Earth Week Events

Earth Week is held annually the week of April 22, Earth Day!

Celebrate Earth Week with this discussion of norms and practices in sustainable study abroad.

W&M Sustainability Symposium Event 2

Understanding our Interconnectedness: A Discussion with Céline Cousteau on Why Protecting the Rights of the Indigenous Communities of the Vale do Javari in Brazil is Essential to Our Survival  

With the help of VIMS scientists like Marta Sanderson, researchers have begun understanding how and why harmful algal blooms happen. This information can aid in improving the detection of these blooms and even forecast when they may happen. 

Understanding our Interconnectedness: A keynote with Winona LaDuke, Native American environmentalist and political activist, on the importance of connecting with your local communities and ecosystems to the benefit of the future and world. 

Join us for an online version of our popular Scientist Walks Into a Bar program. Grab your favorite beverage and relax with us as three VIMS graduate students give a quick overview of their research during 5-minute fast talks with a Q&A after each talk.

When you think about the impacts of climate change, do you see visions of far-off polar bears? What about our own backyard?

Educators from CBNERR-VA and the VIMS Marine Advisory Program/Virginia Sea Grant Extension Program invite Virginia's K-12 teachers to our fourth annual Lesson Plan Expo featuring classroom-tested lesson plans developed by science graduate students.

Please join us for a talk by  Dr. Noa Kekuewa Lincoln, The University of Hawai`i - Manoa  titled "Towards understanding long-term impacts of indigenous agriculture on soils: Hawai`i as a model system"

Make your own hydroponics garden for your dorm! Come plant some herbs or vegetables that you can use for display or cooking, using a sustainable method of gardening.