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5/13/2013
TEDxUCIrvine - Collaborating Forward
UCI Student Center, Pacific Ballroom A-D
3:00-8:00 pm

TEDxUCIrvine would like to officially invite you to their second annual event themed Collaborating Forward. The event will feature 14 speakers, including UCCHM Director Jay Famiglietti, who’ve embarked on discovering unconventional perspectives for our everyday thoughts. Join us as we create, discuss, and implement "ideas worth spreading."
 
Event tickets and the speaker lineup are available at tedxucirvine2013.eventbrite.com.
More information about TEDxUCIrvine | Collaborating Forward can be found at TEDxUCIrvine.com.
 
 
Every Thursday Truthloader holds a live debate on different topics.
 
Check out the video below for this week's debate on "Are We in Denial About Climate Change?" 
 


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4/29/2013
Distinguished Speaker Series at Center for Integrated Earth System Science at The University of Texas at Austin
Jay Famiglietti - “A Strategy for Accelerating the Development of Hydrological Models: Societal Needs, Observational Requirements and Public Communication”

3/27/2013-3/28/2013
Children's Water Education Festival
UC Irvine

2013 marks the 17th year of the Children's Water Education Festival. The Festival, the largest of its kind in the United States, will take place March 27 - 28, 2013 at the University of California, Irvine.
 
More than 7,000 third, fourth, and fifth grade students and their teachers are expected to attend the event, presented by the Orange County Water District, Disneyland Resort, National Water Research Institute and the Orange County Water District Groundwater Guardian Team.
 
The Festival presents a unique opportunity to educate students about local water issues and help them understand how they can protect water supplies and their environment. Since its inception, more than 95,000 children from schools throughout Orange County have been able to experience the Festival and all it has to offer.
 
Last year's festival hosted students from nearly 65 public, private and home schools from 21 Orange County cities. More than 60 California organizations generously devoted their time and resources to assist in educating budding young environmental stewards.
 
Throughout the Festival, participating organizations engage the students through interactive educational presentations that are taught to California State Science Standards. Because of this, educators consistently rate the education value of the Festival very high.
 
The Festival is provided at no cost to Orange County schools. Hosting an event of this magnitude is made possible by many generous sponsors, presenters and dedicated volunteers. We are proud to work with such committed organizations and individuals each year.
 
It is more important than ever to teach our children that they can be responsible by making "blue" and "green" choices to help protect our precious water resources and environment now and for the future.

More information here: http://www.childrenwaterfestival.com/Default.aspx

2/24/2013 10 am & 1 pm EST
"Global Public Square" Covering 
Study on Groundwater Depletion in
the Middle East - CNN

2/14/2013 9:00 am PST
Katalyn Voss and Matt Rodell
on HUFFPOST LIVE on Middle East
Publication 

1/25/2013
Documentary Chasing Ice opens
in Irvine Movie Theaters

12/5/2012
American Geophysical Union (AGU) Honors Tribute
Jay Famiglietti acknowledged as 2012 AGU Fellow during the 2012 AGU Fall Meeting
San Francisco, CA

Each year during the Fall Meeting, AGU hosts a two-part Honors Tribute that acknowledges the achievements of our Union Awardees, Prize Recipient, Fellows, and Medalists.

Honors Ceremony and Reception
Wednesday, 5 December, 7:00 PM

Moscone North, Hall E, Room 135
 
AGU will present and pay tribute to the 2012 Union Awardees, Prize Recipient, Fellows, and Medalists. A champagne reception celebrating the honorees’ accomplishments follows. Both the ceremony and reception are open to all attendees and their guests.  This is an open event and there is no cost to attend.
 
Learn more about the 2012 Union Fellows.

Learn more about the 2012 Union Awardees, Prize Recipient and Medalists.
 
Check out pictures of the ceremony and reception (especially pictures 45-49).
 

11/19/2012
Orange Coast College 2012-13 Distinguished Speaker Series
Costa Mesa, CA

A noted expert on climate change will launch Orange Coast College’s 2012-2013 Distinguished Speaker Series with a presentation on the global freshwater crisis on Monday, November 19th, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the Robert B. Moore Theatre. The Distinguished Speakers series is sponsored by OCC’s Honors Program and Marine Science Program and by the OCC Foundation.

Climate Change Expert to Discuss Current Issues
Coast Report Online
November 13, 2012

11/15/2012
Milken Institute Summit - California 2012
Changing the World in Innovative Ways
Los Angeles, CA

Panel Details, 10:05 AM - 11:20 AM

California has long been America's produce section, turning out almost 12 percent of U.S. crops in 2010 with just 3.7 percent of the nation's farms. But getting there took great innovation on the part of California agribusiness. This vitally important sector has led the way in irrigation technology, chemical fertilizers and food processing. Due to rising global food prices and recurring water shortages, California's $37.5 billion agriculture sector is at the forefront of developing new agriculture-related technologies. It is also testing technologies from beyond its boundaries in areas such as water efficiency and biomass energy. This panel will examine the significant role of innovation in California agribusiness, and how research and technology affect the state's economy as a whole.

California Agriculture Ripe for Innovation
Milken Institute, Currency of Ideas
November 15, 2012

Check out pictures of the Summit. Director Jay Famiglietti is featured on picture #15.
 

11/14/2012 - 11/15/2012
American Water Summit 2012
Chicago, IL

11/10/2012
FREE AND PUBLIC SCREENING OF "LAST CALL AT THE OASIS"
5:00 PM
Beckman Center, UCI
100 Academy Way, Irvine 92617

11/9/2012-11/11/2012
Groundwater & Climate Change in the Middle East Conference
Next Threat or Chance for Cooperation?
Beckman Center, UCI

The Olive Tree Initiative with UC Center for Hydrologic Modeling, The Center for Unconventional Security Affairs at UCI, The Center for Citizen Peacebuilding at UCI, and UCI Environment Institute

11/8/2012
Screening of "Last Call at the Oasis"
Westlake Village, CA

11/8/2012
The State of California's Natural Resources
Beckman Center, UCI

Video of the presentation of Professor Brett Sanders and CEE Graduate Student, Alice Robinson, on the water research at UCI. UCCHM is featured.
 

10/26/2012
Hot Science-Cool Talks
Birdsall-Dreiss Lecture at University of Texas, Austin
Austin, TX

Jay Famiglietti, expert in the global water cycle, will present "Last Call at the Oasis: Will There Be Enough Water for the 21st Century?"— part of the Hot Science-Cool Talks Outreach Series — from 7 to 8:15 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26, in the Student Activities Center Auditorium (SAC 1.402). A pre-lecture fair starts at 5:45 p.m., featuring engaging activities in the SAC Foyer.

During the past two years, droughts have had dramatic effects on our lives through wildfires, water restrictions and rising food prices. What lies ahead for the 21st century Southwest's freshwater resources? How might climate change and population growth affect the way our water is replenished? Jay Famiglietti explores these questions for Texas and California using innovative satellite technology.
 
Famiglietti, director of the University of California Center for Hydrologic Modeling, is a featured scientist in the film Last Call at the Oasis, which was produced by the same company that produced An Inconvenient Truth. Famiglietti has a passion for, and commitment to, preserving Earth's environment for future generations. His research focuses on modeling and remote sensing of the terrestrial and global water cycles.
 
Can't join us in person? Join our live webcast and ask Dr. Famiglietti questions in real-time! For more information about upcoming or past lectures, visit www.hotsciencecooltalks.org.
 

10/25/2012
Screening of "Last Call at the Oasis" and Campus Sustainability Day at Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA

10/22/2012
Environmental Film Airing in Bay and Saginaw counties discusses water quality and CAFOs
Bay City, MI

10/4/2012
Last Call at the Oasis Screening
Burbank, CA

9/24/2012
BD-Lecture at Department of Energy Water Cycle Workshop
Washington, DC

9/20/2012
BD-Lecture at Stimson Foundation
Washington, DC

9/18/2012
Birdsall-Dreiss Lecture & Movie Screening at University of Virginia, Charlottesville

Professor Jay Famiglietti will give his Birdsall-Dreiss Lecture on "Water Cycle Change and the Human Fingerprint on the Water Landscape of the 21st Century: Observations from a Decade of GRACE" in the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.

The Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District is hosting a screening of the film, "Last Call At The Oasis," on September 18, 2012 (World Water Monitoring Day) at the Carmike 6 Movie Theater in Charlottesville at 7:30 pm. "Last Call" is a compelling movie about water resources, water usage and, environmental issues surrounding these topics and Famiglietti is featured as one of the water experts. This is a must see for all environmental and water resources enthusiasts in this region. Local environmental professionals will be attending to say a few opening remarks, display their information and, answer questions afterwards. To purchase your tickets and for more information, please visit TUGG. Read more

 

9/14/2012
Birdsall-Dreiss Lecture at University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Famiglietti to Speak on Human Impact on 21st Century Water Landscape

LINCOLN, Neb. — A University of California, Irvine, civil and environmental engineer will talk about changes in the water cycle and human impacts on it in the 21st century in a free public lecture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Friday, Sept. 14.

James (Jay) Famiglietti, professor of earth system science in UCI's School of Physical Sciences, will address "Water Cycle Change and the Human Fingerprint on the Water Landscape of the 21st Century: Observations from a Decade of GRACE" at UNL's East Campus Hardin Hall, North 33rd and Holdrege Streets, at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14.
 Read more
 

9/12/2012
Birdsall-Dreiss Lecture at University of California, Berkeley
 

07/25/2012

Jay Famiglietti's Testimony before the 
House Science, Space and Technology Committee
Washington, DC

UCCHM Director Jay Famiglietti was invited to testify during a Full Committee Hearing on "Drought Forecasting, Monitoring and Decision-Making: A review of the National Integrated Drought Information System."

 

The U.S. is currently experiencing the most widespread drought since 1956. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, two-thirds of the continental U.S. is in a moderate to exceptional drought.. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has designated 1,234 counties across the country as disaster areas. In response, the House Science, Space Technology Committee held an oversight hearing examining the state of drought information systems.
 
More specifically, the hearing focused on improving drought forecasting, monitoring and decision-making drought planning. During the hearing, witnesses urged Congress to reauthorize the National Integrated Drought Information System. Notable speakers included the director of NOAA’s National Integrated Drought Information System, the executive director of the Oklahoma Water Resources Board, J.D. Strong and Indianapolis Mayor Gregory Ballard. 
 
The Nation’s corn and soybean crops are most at risk in the disaster. As of July 17, 2012, 88-percent of the country’s corn and 87-percent of the country’s soybeans are in drought-stricken areas.

Read Professor Famiglietti's testimony. - PDF

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Website

Check out the video of Professor Famiglietti's testimony on YouTube 
or the video of the complete hearing on C-SPAN.

“Drought Is an Insidious and Patient Killer”: Water Currents’ Jay Famiglietti Testifies to Congress
National Geographics Water Currents
July 26, 2012

07/23/2012 - 07/27/2012
Empowering Sustainability on Earth
Irvine, California

07/16/2012 - 07/18/2012
CUAHSI Biennial Colloquium on
Hydrologic Science and Engineering
Boulder, Colorado

05/11/2012 and 05/12/2012
Q & A Sessions with Professor
Famiglietti at UTC Cinemas

05/09/2012
NGWA
Groundwater Summit
Garden Grove, CA

05/04/2012
LAST CALL
AT THE OASIS
Release in Select Cities

04/30/2012
Milken Institute
Global Conference
Los Angeles, CA

04/27+04/30/2012
"Last Call at the Oasis"
at Newport Beach
Film Festival 

04/22/2012
Earth Day!

04/21/2012
+H2O Kahului Harbor Clean Up,
Maui, HI

04/05/2012
Birdsall-Dreiss Lecture
California State University, Long Beach

03/28-03/29/2012 
Children's Water Education Festival
Yorba Linda, CA

 

March 22, 2012
WORLD WATER DAY
GROUNDWATER IN TIMES SQUARE

The breathtaking visualizations of Richard Vijgen's winning project of the HeadsUp! and Visualization.org 2011 Visualization contest will be displayed in TIMES SQUARE for a month, premiering on World Water Day. Real groundwater data, including UCCHM's groundwater depletion estimates derived from NASA GRACE observations were used to produce informative and visually-stimulating animations.

HeadsUp!
Times Square Webcam

 

March 22, 2012 

WORLD WATER DAY

In celebration of World Water Day, Participant Media is hosting a live twitter chat tomorrow, March 22, 2012 at 1PM EST with LAST CALL AT THE OASIS director Jessica Yu, plus Jay Famiglietti and Tyrone Hayes. Join the live twitter chat! The Twitter handle is @LastCallOasis. #WaterTalk #worldwaterday
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