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News & Events

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UW Farm Annual Plant Sale Fundraiser and Festival: Saturday May 20th 10am-2 pm

Land Acknowledgement
The UW Farm stands on the lands of the Coast Salish peoples, whose ancestors resided here since time immemorial. Many Indigenous peoples thrive in this place—alive and strong.
UW Farm Annual Plant Sale Fundraiser and Festival
Hosted by the UW Farm and Dirty Dozen Farm Club RSO
May 20th, 10am-2pm
On the campus farm  just west of the Center for Urban Horticulture
Help support the UW Farm and Student Dirty Dozen Farm Club on May 20th by visiting our our annual Plant Sale. 

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| News, Capstone

Spring 2023 Capstone Symposium: May 24 & May 31

The Program on the Environment will host the Spring 2023 Capstone Symposium on Wednesday, May 24, online AND on Wednesday, May 31, in person at the UW School of Aquatic Fisheries & Sciences.  

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| Community

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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