Four University of Washington researchers have been selected as Fulbright Scholars for 2025-2026 and will pursue studies in Spain, Taiwan, Poland and Japan.
The scholars are Jamie Donatuto, a clinical associate professor in the Department of Environment & Occupational Health Sciences; Shelly Gray, a professor in the School of Pharmacy; Michael Kula, an associate professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at UW Tacoma; and Yen-Chu Weng, an assistant teaching professor in the College of the Environment. 

The Program on the Environment will host the Spring 2025 Capstone Symposium on Wednesday, May 28th (online) AND on Wednesday, June 4th (in person) at the UW School of Aquatic Fisheries & Science.  

Each spring, the University of Washington announces the Husky 100, an honor awarded to just 100 undergraduate and graduate students across all three UW campuses, who exemplify what it means to make the most of their time at the University. 

A HUGE congratulations to the 🎉5🎉 PoE students who were selected to be part of the 2025 Husky 100 cohort! Alec Baron, Elena Vega de Soto, Kort Maeda, Megan Hassi, and Nina Pursai — we are so excited to celebrate you and your accomplishments. 

For Annie Schlanger, a senior in Environmental Studies, her capstone project has been an eye-opening dive into the world of citizen science and Dungeness crab conservation. As part of the Pacific Northwest Crab Research Group (PCRG), Annie and other student volunteers have been collecting valuable data to help improve our understanding of the early life stages of Dungeness crabs—an iconic species in the Salish Sea, vital to both the ecosystem and local fisheries. 

The Program on the Environment will host the Autumn 2024 Capstone Symposium on Tuesday, November 26th (online) AND on Wednesday, December 4th (in person) at the UW School of Aquatic Fisheries & Science.  

The University of Washington Program on the Environment (PoE) invites applications for 2 faculty positions at the level of Assistant Teaching Professor in any field of Environmental Studies. These positions may teach courses in at least one of the following areas:

Bioregional natural history
International socio-ecological issues
Quantitative and qualitative data analysis
Environmental justice

Positions are full-time (100% FTE) over a 9-month service period with additional possible summer teaching.  

The Program on the Environment will host the Spring 2024 Capstone Symposium on Wednesday, May 22nd (online) AND on Tuesday, May 28th (in person) at the UW School of Aquatic Fisheries & Science.  

Are you a previous ENVIR 240 student who couldn’t get enough of the course content? Apply to be a TA for Autumn quarter 2024! See the flyer above for quick details, and check out this link for a complete job description. 

Round out your summer quarter schedule with one (or both!) of these exciting new ENVIR courses, offered under ENVIR 495: Special Topics in Environmental Studies.
ENVIR 495 A, Talking Animals in Global Literature & Environmental Studies, explores the literary, political, and scientific significance of nonhuman talking animals across diverse cultural contexts.