News & Events

News & Events

The search for the Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences is underway.  The Curriculum Vitaes for the three candidates, Robert Stacey, Kip Hodges, and Franklin Gilliam, are now posted on the Provost Leadership Searches website under Leadership Searches, Deanship of the College of Arts & Sciences. 

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The University of Washington Environmental Health Summer Research Program is offering an opportunity for students to receive hands-on experience in laboratories with researchers and introduce them to environmental and occupational health issues. 

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The National Park Service and the UW College of the Environment are pleased to announce the 2013 George Melendez Wright Climate Change Youth Initiative.

This program provides opportunities for young people to work on diverse issues related to climate change and its effects in national parks. 

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Seattle Community Colleges: Sustainability Coordinator – Graduate Student Intern
Position Summary
This is a part-time temporary internship opportunity in support of the Seattle Community College District’s Sustainability Initiative. The intern will serve as lead coordinator for the development of a District-wide sustainability plan. 

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Come and listen to Mollie Tarte, a graduating PoE Senior, talk about her experiences with the P-Patch and her ideas surrounding community urban gardens.   

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UW College on the Environment is now accepting proposals and applications for the 2013 George Melendez Wright Climate Change Youth Initiative (CCYI). 
Look at the descriptions of each position below, or visit ccyi.org for more information. 

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Network for Business Innovation & Sustainability (NBIS) is seeking highly motivated students and professionals with strong writing and communications skills, as well as program planning and management experience.
With this, NBIS is offering the following internship opportunities:

NBIS non-Profit Leadership Internship
Program/Event Planning Marketing & Communications
By-Product Synergy NW: Pioneering innovation, economic development, and waste reduction strategies for the Puget Sound region
Administrative/Personal Assistant- Program Intern

These are unpaid internships offering students an opportunity to hone their organizational and project management skills in a business-focused environment. 

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Winterthur Museum, Garden, & Library is offering a Research Fellowship Program for 2013–14. The program includes short- and long-term fellowships for graduate students to support research in material culture, architecture, decorative arts, design, consumer culture, garden and landscape studies, Shaker studies, travel and tourism, the Atlantic World, childhood, literary culture, and many other areas of social and cultural history. 

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ENVIR 480: Sustainability Studio students take on the sustainability of UW Laboratories!
Did you know laboratories use 5 to 10 times more energy per square foot than an average office building? 

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Looking for an interesting course to take this winter? Do you care about the environment and ever wonder why we ought to protect it?
Envir/Phil 243: Introduction to Environmental Ethics!                           Tuesday/Thursday from 10:00-11:20AM                                                                      Discussion sections on Wednesdays and Fridays. 

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