News & Events

2021 PoE Alumni Scholarship
The PoE Alumni Council (PAC) is proud to support environmental studies students by providing a $500 scholarship to help in the advancement of their academic endeavors. This is an opportunity to showcase what motivated you to pursue a degree in environmental studies.
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Fashioning Sustainability Seminars
Explore environmental, social, and economic impacts of the human relationship with clothing and fashion through the perspective of a diverse group of professionals working in academia, advocacy, arts, business, and science.
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Sustainability Studio Final Presentations
You’re invited to the Sustainability Studio (ENVIR 480) final presentations next Thursday (3/11) from 11:30am – 1pm. Below is the Zoom link (+password!) for our class. The presentation flyer is also attached.
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Environmental Studies Scholarship Recipients
Environmental Studies Endowed Student Support Fund
ACADEMIC YEAR 2020-21 RECIPIENTS:
Batoul Al-Sadi
Batoul is an Environmental Studies and Political Science major graduating 2021. She is from Mukilteo, Washington, and is currently a Storytelling and Editorial Fellow at Our Climate Voices, a digital media platform seeking to humanize the climate crisis by centering the voices of those most impacted by environmental harm through ethical storytelling.

ENVIR 100 Highlighted in Continuum College Year in Review
The PoE’s ENVIR 100 Introduction to Environmental Studies and faculty member Kristi Straus was featured in this year’s annual report from Continuum College! Read a snippet of the feature:
Read the full feature and rest of the annual report here.

February 3: Online and Digital Media Communications Panel
Please join Wednesday (4:30PM PST) for our Conversations in Environmental Communication Seminar Series. Open to the public. Our last seminar was another standout. Catch it on our YouTube Channel and be sure to subscribe and click on the bell icon to be notified when future seminars are streaming or content is uploaded.
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Spring 2021 Course Offerings
Note: Curriculum is being updated. Please contact advisor with questions.
Listed below are the courses offered by the Program on the Environment for Spring 2021. Also see videos instructors have created for their courses.

Speaker Series on Environmental Issues in Taiwan
Join the UW Taiwan Studies Program and Program on the Environment for any or all parts of their Winter 2021 Lecture Series, Contemporary Environmental Issues in Taiwan. All events run from 5 – 6pm Pacific Time and are publicly available for viewing and participation.
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WOHESC Panelist: PoE Student Jenna Truong
UW Program on the Environment student Jenna Truong was selected to be on the panel “Climate Grief, Eco-Anxiety, and Mental Health in the Face of Overlapping Crises” at the 2021 Washington Oregon Higher Education Sustainability Conference (WOHESC)!
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Conversations in Environmental Communication
Explore environmental communication through the perspective of a diverse group of professionals working in the arts, journalism, social media, advocacy, business, and science. We’ll investigate how messages about nature and the environment permeate our public discourse through insightful presentations and riveting Q&A with leading experts.
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