News & Events

News & Events

EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson visits the UW (video)

EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson visits the UW (video)

In case you missed the EPA Administrator’s visit on 1/25, the link above through ‘UW Today’ has the video of the entire town hall seminar. 

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Apply to be a Peer TA for ENVIR 100 in spring 2012!

The Program on the Environment is currently accepting applications for 3 peer TA positions for the spring  quarter 2012 offering of ENVIR 100: Environmental Studies 100: Interdisciplinary Foundations. Peer TAs are registered undergraduate students with superior qualifications, who are trained in teaching skills, and serve in the same capacity as graduate student TAs. 

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[training] Environmental Writers Workshop - Burke Museum - April 21, 2012

Environmental Writers Workshop – Burke Museum – April 21, 2012

For the fourth year in a row, the Burke Museum brings together a trio of outstanding writers to present a one-day workshop on writing about the environment. 

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*job**internship* TWO opportunities with Mountains to Sound Greenway

*job**internship* TWO opportunities with Mountains to Sound Greenway

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Trails Project Coordinator: The Trails Project Coordinator is a full-time, permanent position with the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust’s Land Stewardship Program. 

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REMINDER – PoE Community Drinks Social in the heart of Ballard at the ’Urban Family Public House’ this Thursday, 1/26 from 7:30 ~ whenever! Come meet PoE students, alumni, and others. 

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[event]: Capstone Information Session

Everything you wanted to know about the PoE Capstone**but were afraid to ask
PoE Commons (ACC 012)Tuesday, Februrary 73:30 ~ 4:30 
Please join us for an information session all about the Environmental Studies Capstone experience. 

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Announcing the winners of the PoE Cookie Cookoff!

1st Place: The Sassy Salty Chocolate Chip Cookieby Tikvah Weiner (PoE Admin)
If you’re curious to see what the 1st place Sassy Salty Chocolate Chip Cookie is all about, be sure to check out the “read more” link below to find the recipe.  

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Environmental Career Apprenticeship Program

The Sierra Club is now accepting applications for the the 2012 Environmental Apprenticeship program!
The online application and essay are due Friday, February 24, 2012. All required supplemental materials (transcript, letters of recommendation) are due Friday, March 9, 2012. 

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[event] Art Exhibition: Particles on the Wall

Join Nick Thorp from WPSR and INND/Toxipedia for the opening reception of the latest installation of Particles on the Wall at the University of Washington in Seattle, in Odegaard Undergraduate Library. 

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Exploration Seminar in Peru!

Interested in an ecological and cultural exploration throughout eastern Peru? Join Ursula Valdez and Tim Bill in an Exploration Seminar in Peru this year! 
Information Seminar: 27 Jan 2012, PAA A023D (Kincaid Basement 2-5 PM)

Click here for the seminar website!  

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