Public Events
The University of Cincinnati welcomes the Greater Cincinnati community to participate in Sustainability@UC Week, January 27th-February 1st, 2025. Join us for screenings of sustainability-related films, a sustainable art fair, a public lecture, and more! All events are free of charge unless otherwise indicated.
This week is organized by the UC Office of Sustainability, the School of Environment and Sustainability (SEaS), Student Government, and the Center for Public Engagement with Science (PEWS).
For a full list of scheduled events for the UC community, follow the link!
Plant Pot Painting with UC Horticulture & Beekeeping Club
Wednesday, January 29th, 7:00-8:00pm
Swift 519, Tangeman University Center, 2766 UC MainStreet, Cincinnati.
Join us to have a fun time painting pots in which you can plant pollinator friendly flowers! Paint, pots, and a variety of pollinator friendly flower seeds will be provided.
This event is sponsored by Student Government, the UC Horticulture Club, and the UC Beekeeping Club.
Sustainable Art Fair
Wednesday, January 29th, 5:00-7:00pm
DAAP Room 4425
Experience a gallery of sustainable art open to all and created by local artists, enjoy snacks & refreshments, and support SFI mission, with proceeds helping to fund future meetings.
This event is sponsored by Student Government and Sustainable Fashion Initiative.
Flowers of Ukraine: Film Screening and Post-film Discussion
Wednesday, January 29th, 7:00pm
Esquire Theatre, 320 Ludlow Ave, Cincinnati
Standard movie ticket cost for the public
(Free admission for UC community with RSVP)
Reserve your ticket here!
Flowers of Ukraine: On a flowery plot of land, in the middle of a block of flats in Kiev, lives 67-year-old Natalia. She raises goats and chickens, cultivates a garden, and for years has been fighting against investors who would like to build another property in place of her house. Excavators are common sight in her daily life. Natalia drives them away from her property with the same determination each time. Just when it seems that the fight against developers is the worst thing she faces, the attack of Russia on Ukraine begins.
Followed by a discussion with Adelina Borets (Poland/Ukraine), Teri Jacobs (School of Environmental Studies and Sustainability), and Michael Gott (School of Communication, Film, and Media Studies and RALL)
This event is sponsored by the Niehoff Center for Film & Media Studies and the School of Environment and Sustainability (SEaS).
Thursday, January 30th
6:00-6:30pm – Reception
6:30-8:00pm – Public Lecture
Probasco Auditorium, University of Cincinnati
2839 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati
Beyond Brownfields: Nature, Design and Urban Regeneration in the Post-Industrial Landscape – Niall Kirkwood, FASLA Charles Eliot Professor, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA
The class of site known as ‘brownfield’ is universal. That is, it is not only found across every part of the country, but in every nation and across each continent. It is also still the most contentious-politically, ecologically, culturally and therefore important for planners, architects and landscape architects in shaping the places and sensibilities of any national, regional or local civic landscape. Some of the wider issues surrounding the subject of brownfields will be introduced. Topics will range from Kirkwood’s research into brownfield sites internationally over the last 35 years to a summary of the principles and strategies of site design that demonstrate brownfield remediation and recovery as an infrastructural investment in communities and society. Finally, speculation on the next decade will focus on more integrated yet complex global brownfield futures where stark and forgotten landscapes, places of devastation and neglect, will ultimately be redeemable, and vital as part of any national vision in the 21st century.
Niall Kirkwood is a landscape architect, technologist and the Charles Eliot Professor at Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD) where he has taught full time since 1991. In addition, for the last five years he served as the Academic Dean at the GSD. He also holds research appointments at Tsinghua University, Beijing and Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok.
Kirkwood is a leading expert in the reuse and remaking of global brownfields and their integration of environmental remediation, site engineering, landscape design and cultural and social programs.
This event is sponsored by the Center for Public Engagement with Science (PEWS).
Saturday, February 1st, 8:30am-4:15pm
Clifton Court Hall Auditorium, University of Cincinnati, 2800 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati
Spend the day watching and discussing children’s sustainable educational television from around the world! All are welcome. Breakfast and lunch provided.
Schedule:
8:30am – Breakfast/Check-in
10:00am – First Viewing Begins
12:30pm – Lunch
1:30pm – Second Viewing Begins
4:15pm – End of Day
This event is sponsored by Prix Jeunesse International, Cheer, the UC Niehoff Center for Film and Media Studies, and the Center for Public Engagement with Science (PEWS).
Critical Walk: In Conversation with Viral Justice: How We Grow the World We Want
Saturday, February 1st, 12:30-1:30pm
Meet at Sitwells Act II, 324 Ludlow Avenue, Cincinnati, OH, 45220
Stretch your legs and join this Critical Walk for faculty, students, and the public. We will lead you on a walk and read curated passages from Ruha Benjamin’s Viral Justice: Building the World We Want. The walk will provide opportunities for reflection, pause, and mindful walking in the winter months. Please dress for outdoor weather.
This event is sponsored by the School of Environment and Sustainability (SEaS) and the Taft Research Center.
Sponsors
The History of Sustainability@UC Week
The first Sustainability@UC Week was organized by PEWS in January 2024, with support from the Research2030 Initiative of the UC Office of Research and a UC Provost Office Faculty Award. The week featured Dr. Mitchell Thomashow, a leader in environmental learning.
This year, again with support from the Office of Research, PEWS is collaborating with the Office of Sustainability, the School of Environment and Sustainability (SEaS), and Student Government to create a more extensive and wide-reaching program of events for UC and public audiences.
Questions? Email engagingscience@uc.edu