Come join John Palka at a reading and signing event for the book he has been working on since his retirement from the Department of Zoology and the Program of the Environment at UW in 2002. 

1:00pm:  Terence Leach“Uncovering the Evolutionary Relationships of Pseudo-nitzschia”Terence Leach is currently a freshman attending the University of Washington- Seattle.  His intended major is Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology with a minor in Marine Biology.  

Tired of large classes? Looking for a unique class only offered this spring? The following course can count for the natural science, policy and decision-making, or fieldwork requirements of the Environmental Studies major or minor. 

In 2011 Education Outside, in partnership with San Francisco Unified School District launched the Corps for Education Outside—the first service corps program in the United States dedicated to transforming urban public schools into centers of 21st century experiential learning, environmental sustainability, and innovation. 

The Mangrove Action Project, an international NGO focused on conserving and restoring mangrove forests around the world, has launched a campaign called “Question Your Shrimp.”  The campaign aims to increase awareness and change behaviors around the consumption of farmed shrimp from overseas, which has proven to be so highly destructive of mangrove forests around the world and the rich ecology and marine life these forests support. 

The next Sound Steward training is coming up in two weeks!  Sound Stewards is a volunteer program that ensures the long-term success of nearshore restoration areas while creating environmental leaders of all ages and walks of life. 

This is a reminder to register by Thursday, February 28 for the Defining Diversity Event on March 4th from 3-4pm in the PoE Commons in Wallace Hall.  
If a university is a bastion of academic freedom, can the students be required to take diversity courses? 

The Environmental Stewardship & Sustainability office (ESS) created a Green Office Certification Program for buildings and labs around UW. The certification is voluntary and has 66 questions. Each question falls within a specific category such as water use, energy conservation, and chemical disposal. 

Are you studying or researching wetlands at UW? The Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) Pacific Northwest Chapter is offering a $1000 student travel award for any graduate or undergraduate student to attend the SWS national meeting this June 2-6 in Duluth Minnesota.  

UW Earth Club is collecting old cell phones in collaboration with LG. Help reduce e-waste, recycle your phone & get a gift in return! For every cell phone received, a Starbucks gift card will be given in return.