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Lillian Williamson

2023 Undergraduate Dean’s Medalist Award: Congratulations to Lillian Williamson, UW PoE student!

 
The prestigious 2023 College of the Environment Dean’s Medalist award goes to our Program on the Environment student, Lillian Williamson, a double-major in Environmental Studies and Political Science. Lillian’s extraordinary academic and civic accomplishments include being named a Rhodes Scholarship finalist, a Mitchell scholarship semi-finalist, a Husky 100 student, and now, the Dean’s Medalist 2023 award! 

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| Spotlight, Profiles

Hannah Whobrey

Congratulations, Hannah Whobrey, 2023 Husky Sustainability Award Recipient!

Congratulations to Hannah on being one of eight recipients of the 2023 Husky Sustainability Awards!

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| Featured

College of the Environment SPRING CELEBRATION May 25th 2023

Come join the College of the Environment for an afternoon of games, food, and merriment to celebrate an outstanding College community! All College faculty, staff, students, postdocs, and their guests are invited to attend.

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| Spotlight

Two Program on the Environment Students Named to Husky 100!

The Husky 100 recognizes the achievements of both undergraduate and graduate students from across the three UW campuses. Students are recognized for their unique contributions to the UW campus community both inside and outside of the classroom. 

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| Course Announcement, Featured

Five people standing on a snowfield in the mountains.

Backpack in Olympic National Park with ENVIR 380 this Summer!

Spend 9 days (July 8 to 16) backpacking in Olympic National Park this Summer as part of the course, Wilderness in the Anthropocene (ENVIR 380)!
This 5-credit A term course includes hands on activities and remote assignments. 

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Register for Summer Quarter Today!

Summer Registration is now open!

Check out this new Special Topic Course ENVIR 295 B: Rivers in the Environmental Humanities. This 5 credit course will run during A- Term (June 20 – July 19) and only has 20 spots available, so register soon! 

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| News, Community

TODAY is Husky Giving Day (April 6th)

Today is the day to show your support for Program on the Environment (PoE) with  Husky Giving Day!
You can donate here: https://givingday.uw.edu/o/university-of-washington/i/husky-giving-day/p/college-of-the-environment 
You can select the specific program you want to support on the donation page. 

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| Community, Profiles, Scholarships

Congratulations Scholarship Recipients!

Anya Gavrylko, Environmental Community Legacy Scholarship
Anya is an Environmental Studies and Community, Environmental & Planning double major graduating in the spring of 2023. She is from Chicago, Illinois, and is currently working as a research assistant on a project monitoring bird-collisions on campus to bring more bird safe architectural design-based solutions to the University of Washington. 

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| News, Capstone

Autumn 2022 Symposium Schedule: November 30 and December 7

The Program on the Environment will host the Autumn 2022 Capstone Symposium on Wednesday, November 30, online AND on Wednesday, December 7, in person at the UW School of Aquatic Fisheries & Science.  

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| News, Spotlight, Scholarships

Congratulations! 6 Program on the Environments receive College of the Environment scholarships

Congratulations to six students from the Program on the Environment who were recently awarded scholarships and funding for the 2022-2023 school year!  These competitive funds are awarded by the Dean’s office, and represent a significant achievement for the individual students.  

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