BEST POSTER PRESENTATION: Scout McHugh, “On the Right Track: Addressing the Barriers in Non-Profit Organization Collaborations”. HONORABLE MENTION – BEST POSTER: Grace Cui, “Broadening Participation in Green Stormwater Infrastructure: Customizing RainWise Outreach through Community Lifestyles, Cultures, and Interests”.
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PoE student Carilyn Brandt awarded 2024-2025 Sophomore Medal for High Scholarship
When I introduce myself for the first time, people are often surprised by what they hear. “Creative writing and environmental studies?” They’ll say. “That’s an interesting combo.” I wasn’t always carrying this dual focus.
Read more »Stephanie Lopez-Jaime receives Labor Studies Undergrad Research Grant for PoE Capstone Project
Stephanie recently graduated from UW after completing her degree through the Program on the Environment. But before graduation, she embarked on a year-long senior Capstone project to examine the links between sustainable agriculture, environmental justice, and farmworker rights.
Read more »Alumni Spotlight: Mia Nelson, Class of 2024
Our alumni are doing amazing things! Read below to hear Mia Nelson, a 2024 graduate of the Program on the Environment, share about her work with Nature Adventure Trek in Seattle’s Discovery Park.
Read more »Congratulations 2025-2026 College of the Environment Scholarship Awardees!
Victoria Bigga, Leo Reitan Endowed Scholarship Victoria is an Environmental Studies and Law, Societies, & Justice double major, graduating in the Spring 2027. As well as being a student, she is a project manager for the Foster School’s Net Impact Consultancy where she works with outside businesses on sustainability and environmental awareness through research and marketing projects.
Read more »Professor P. Sean McDonald's latest publication: High-resolution monitoring of Salish Sea estuarine communities through participatory science
Congratulations to PoE Professor P. Sean McDonald on his latest publication in Frontiers in Marine Science! The research article, titled “High resolution monitoring of Salish Sea estuarine communities through participatory science”, is a collaboration with colleagues from Washington Sea Grant, the Program on the Environment, and the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences.
Read more »Autumn 2025 Symposium Schedule: November 25th and December 2nd
The Program on the Environment will host the Autumn 2025 Capstone Symposium on Tuesday, November 25th (online) AND on Tuesday, December 2nd (in person) at the UW School of Aquatic Fisheries & Science.
Read more »Environmental Career Pathfinding Workshop
Join PoE Director L. Monika Moskal & PoE Advisor Derek Lee for a series of Career Pathfinding workshops this fall — food provided! These workshops are designed to help you reflect on your strengths, interests, and priorities in order to identify what matters most to you during your job search.
Read more »PoE Trio Reflect on a Summer of Recycling with WM
If you are walking around Greenlake, eating at a restaurant in the Chinatown International District or even out exploring in Bremerton, chances are that some of the businesses around you have been visited by a pair of WM Recycle Corps Interns.
Read more »PoE Senior Maisie Walker Interns with the Friends of Camas Prairie Golf Park
There is some serendipity in everyone’s journey, and for Maisie Walker, a chance encounter led her to spend this summer serving an internship at a golf course and creating her future.
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