Past Events
Botanical Explosions: The Evolutionary Impact of Ultra-fast Plants by Joan Edwards
Friday, March 3, 2017, 7:30 pm - Campus Center Carroll Room
This lecture explores ultra-fast plant movements through high-speed video.
Joan Edwards is a botanist whose research focus is plant-animal interactions. She is Professor and Chair of the Biology Department at Williams College.
The New Volunteer 2017 three day training session runs from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm each day. Registration is required.
Understanding Northampton's Landscape:
A Sense of Place
Presented by Laurie Sanders '88, Co-Executive Director of Historic Northampton
LOCATION CHANGE: Campus Center Carroll Room - 7:30 pm
The Smith College Campus Tree Advisory Committee and students invite the community to celebrate our Champion Trees on Campus during Arbor Day, April 29th from 11:00 am-1:00pm.
Trees, Science, You and the Future presented by Lea Sloan, Vice President for Communications, American Forests
Thursday, April 21, 4:15 in the Neilson Library Browsing Room.
Science continues to gather compelling evidence of how physical and emotional health are essentially connected to trees and forests in ways that were likely more obvious to our ancestors. We’ll discuss those findings, and opportunities for you to get involved, and to change the way city planners, the health industry, developers, politicians and educators shape our future.
To celebrate Botanic Garden Director, Michael Marcotrigiano's retirement, Dr. William Friedman will present a special guest lecture.
