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News & Events

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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| News, Community

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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| Community

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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| Community

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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PoE & Taiwan Studies Taiwan Study Abroad 2023 Recap: Exploring Environmental and Social Resilience

Article Contributor: Ian Oates, Program Coordinator, Taiwan Studies
The second iteration of the UW Taiwan Studies Program and UW Program on the Environment summer study abroad course, Exploring Environmental and Social Resilience, concluded two weeks ago. 

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Week 4: PoE’s Summer Study Abroad Program on Taiwan: Exploring Environmental and Social Resilience

In the final week of Program on the Environment’s Taiwan study Abroad Program, we went to Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, to explore topics of eco-tourism and indigenous communities. We were greeted by our partners in the Geography Department of National Kaohsiung Normal University. 

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| Study Abroad

PoE’s Summer Study Abroad Program on Taiwan: Exploring Environmental and Social Resilience

UW TSP and UW Program on the Environment Professor Yen-Chu Weng‘s study abroad program just completed its second week!  The theme of Week 2 was Food and Agriculture.

“We started off the week with Professor Po-Yi Hung’s insightful lecture on Food and Society Issues in Taiwan. 

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| Internships

Two Student Opportunities: NOAA and Washington Sea Grant

Washington Sea Grant has an outstanding opportunity for a Community Engagement Specialist with a focus on the West Coast of Washington State. Priority consideration will be given to applications received by July 14.  

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