Winter 2022 Featured Publications from Future Rivers Advisors
Future Rivers advisors Dr. Holtgrieve, Dr. Butman and Dr. Olden all had co-authored papers published this winter. We’ve compiled featured information about each paper’s subject matter and a summary below.
Application Now Open for Future Rivers 2023/24
We are now accepting applications for our third cohort, to begin Autumn quarter 2023. Please spread the word and encourage any prospective or current PhD or Masters students from any discipline across campus to apply by January 27, 2023 to be considered for funding.
Future Rivers Film Series: Picture A Scientist
In collaboration with EarthLab & the UW College of the Environment, Future Rivers is pleased to present our Fall 2022 Series screening of the film “Picture A Scientist.”
This documentary chronicles the groundswell of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists.
Future Rivers trainee Rachel Fricke wins research award
Future Rivers trainee Rachel Fricke has been hard at work counting and surveying lake and public park users across lowland lakes in western Washington to understand when, how, and why people use public waterbodies, and what barriers may impede waterbody access.
Future River Film Series: The Revolution Generation
In collaboration with EarthLab, ROCO Films International and its grant funders, Future Rivers is pleased to present our Spring 2022 Series virtual screening of the documentary Revolution Generation. This film is an exploration of the world-changing activism and potential of the largest youth generation in history.
VIDEO: Water & the World As We Know It: In Conversation with Giulio Boccaletti
In his latest book, “Water: A Biography,” Giulio Boccaletti—honorary research associate at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford—shrewdly examines how irrigation structures have informed our social structures throughout the ages.
Future Rivers Film Series: Into Dust
In collaboration with EarthLab & the Jackson School’s South Asia Center, Future Rivers is pleased to present our Fall 2021 Series virtual screening of the documentary Into Dust. This film is about the Pakistani water crisis and one woman’s fight for justice for the city’s most vulnerable residents.
Future Rivers Presents: A Conversation with Eddy Harris
UW Future Rivers, EarthLab and the College of the Environment co-hosted a special film screening of River to the Heart (105m), followed by a conversation with the director, Eddy Harris, author of Mississippi Solo.
Early Career Faculty Innovator Program Award
The National Center for Atmospheric Research recently named Future Rivers faculty advisor Cleo Woelfle-Erskine, to its Early Career Faculty Innovator Program.
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