News & Events

News & Events

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PoE Student Volunteer's Needed: Support Navigating Organics Recycling!

PoE students can volunteer in multiple capacities! Additional question or interested, reach out to Maggie Brown, maggieb@cgcompost.com.
The attached flyer for this event contains details!
 
  

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PoE Student Opportunity: City of Seattle Youth Transportation Summit, City of Seattle

PoE Students: the Youth Transportation Summit is an opportunity for you to communicate your voices, thoughts, ideas:
You’re Invited to the City of Seattle YOUTH TRANSPORTATION SUMMIT! The City of Seattle wants to center youth voices to identify “what’s next?” for transportation and climate justice! 

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UW Decarbonization & Student Energy Transformation Task Force Meeting on November 27th, 4-5 pm (zoom link below)

Student Energy Transformation task force meetings

By UW Sustainability | Nov 7, 2023

Students interested in learning more about the UW’s Energy Transformation strategy to decarbonize the Seattle campus energy system are invited to attend Student Energy Transformation Task Force meetings every other month. 

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| Featured, Capstone

Autumn 2023 Symposium Schedule: November 29 and December 6

The Program on the Environment will host the Autumn 2023 Capstone Symposium on Wednesday, November 29 (online) AND on Wednesday, December 6 (in person) at the UW School of Aquatic Fisheries & Science.  

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Congratulations! Six PoE students receive College of the Environment scholarships!

Congratulations to our PoE students  recently awarded College of the Environment (CoE) scholarships and funding for the 2023-2024 academic year!  These prestigious scholarship awards are selected by the CoE Dean’s office.  

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| Featured

Decarbonization Town Hall on Wednesday October 25th

Decarbonization Town Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 25

By UW Sustainability | Oct 11, 2023

The Faculty Council on Campus Planning and Stewardship is hosting a panel discussion on the UW’s efforts to decarbonize our operations and address climate change. 

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Two 2023 PoE Graduates Capstone Survey Work on Pedestrianizing Pike Place Market Featured in The Urbanist

 
2023 Environmental Studies graduates, Kat Lykins and Henry Lau, have their capstone survey work featured in The Urbanist:
Most Vendors Don’t Oppose Pedestrianizing Pike Place Market, Survey Shows 

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| Scholarships

Congratulations 2023-2024 PoE Scholarship Recipients!

Ariana Milo, Environmental Community Legacy Scholarship & PoE Alumni Council Scholarship
Ariana is an Environmental Studies major from St. Louis, Missouri, and is graduating in 2026. Her focus lies in sustainability, along with interests in ecology and agriculture. 

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The Climate-Mental Health Nexus: How a well-being approach can provide lessons for win-win policies

Join the University of Washington’s EarthLab, the UW Environment and Well-Being Lab, and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Centre on Well-being, Inclusion, Sustainability and Equal Opportunity (WISE) in a half-day public symposium on the intersection of climate change and mental health. 

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UW Farm Harvest Dinner 2023

You are invited to an unforgettable evening at the annual “UW Farm Harvest Dinner” fundraiser.

Join us at the Center for Urban Horticulture to support and celebrate the UW Farm’s contributions to our community! 

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