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News & Events

[internship] - Sustainable Energy Marketing Internship

Internship Topic:
Creating a Sustainable Electrical System in One Generation
Organization:
Negawatt Media, a sustainable energy marketing organization has a small staff and a big mission: getAmericans to stop wasting electricity, start using it smartly, and toensure no new centralized coal, gas or nuclear power plants areconstructed. 

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[opportunity] - AmeriCorps Education Outreach Coordinator with National Wildlife Federation

National Widllife Federation’s mission is Inspiring Americans to protect wildlife for our children’s future.  This AmeriCorps project will help us outreach our programs, connecting Washington families with resources and opportunities.
 
The Pacific Regional Center in Seattle is looking for an AmeriCorps Member to assist the education staff with promoting environmental stewardship and engaging communities, schools, and partners in opportunities that help develop community stewards, supports sustainable environmental education, and restores/protects wildlife habitat.  

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[information session] - Build Schools & Health Clinics with Architecture Brigades

Volunteer Opportunities Abroad –Build Schools & Health Clinics

ARCHITECTURE BRIGADES INFO SESSIONWednesday, July 25 at 5:30pm – Savery 137

Want to build a health clinic & school for a poverty stricken community? 

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[internship]: Seattle Tilth's Garden Hotline Outreach and Information Intern

Seattle Tilth’s Garden Hotline Outreach and Information Intern
Job Description
 
Brief Position Description
Provide support to the Garden Hotline educators for their outreach events and conduct the inventory and assist with maintenance of our internal WIKI information database.
  

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[volunteer] - Mount Rainier NP Citizen Science Program

Dear Students,
I am the 2012 Citizen Science Coordinator for the Aquatics Team at Mount Rainier National Park. You are being emailed based on your interest in Biology, Environmental Studies or Environmental Science and possible interest in volunteering to help conduct amphibian surveys at Mount Rainier National Park this season. 

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[student job] - Writing Peer Tutors at Odegaard Writing and Research Center

The Odegaard Writing and Research Center (OWRC) is now hiring for peer tutor positions with Autumn Quarter start dates. We are looking for applications from both undergraduate and graduate students in all fields who will be enrolled at UW Seattle during the 2012-2013 academic year. 

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Need Help With Your Papers? The OWRC is Open During Summer Quarter

The Odegaard Writing and Research Center is open for summer quarter and is offering FREE writing and research tutoring! We are here to support all students, staff and faculty at all stages of the writing and research process and can help with brainstorming, organization, structure, argument, or just lending a new and different perspective on a piece of writing. 

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[intern] - Internships with the Washington State Parks Foundation (WSPF)

Washington State Parks Foundation is the only statewide independent non-profit organization dedicated to protecting, enhancing and advocating for Washington’s outstanding state parks. For over 10 years, Washington State Parks Foundation has facilitated capital improvements, educational programs and restoration projects at state parks. 

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“Cows are happy in parts of Northern California and not in Florida”

Some new research done by Yoram Bauman (and others) sheds light on climate change and milk production:
http://www.washington.edu/news/articles/got-milk-climate-change-means-stressed-cows-in-southern-u.s.-may-have-less 

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A science love story! Stacey Solie, instructor for ENVIR 500 Environmental Science Writing for Impact, authored a lovely story for the New York Times on the lighter side of science. Stacey is a Seattle-based freelance writer. 

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