News & Events
[event] American Water Works Assoc. and Water Environment Foundation speakers forum: Storm Water
American Water Works Association and Water Environment Federation (AWWA-WEF)Speakers Forum: Storm Water
6:00 PM Thursday, May 12Johnson Hall Room 075
Panelists from:
CH2MHillKing County Water & Land ResourcesSeattle Public UtilitiesWashington Stormwater CenterNW Space and Naval Warfare System
[internship] Peer Instructor for UW summer course with Japanese students
A Summer 2011 internship!I am recruiting students interested in a peer instructor role with a summer field course for 35 students from Keio University in Japan. The course is “Humans and the Environment in the Northwest Bioregion” and will run from 8/5 to 8/24.
Read more[event] - Film Screening "DIVE!" (dumpster diving)
The student organization, College Greens UW, is holding its 2nd annual three-part film/speaker series dedicated to issues of environmental and social justice. The first event (with The Economics of Happiness and speaker Joanna Wright) was a great success and we’re excited about the next two!
Read more[registration] - Autumn Quarter 2011
Autumn Quarter 2011 Time Schedule:http://www.washington.edu/students/timeschd/AUT2011/
Autumn Quarter 2011 Registration Dates (begins April 18, 2011):http://www.washington.edu/students/reg/priorau11.html
Please review environmental studies major or minor requirements: Major: http://depts.washington.edu/poeweb/students/requirements.html Minor: http://depts.washington.edu/poeweb/students/es_minor.html
Autumn Quarter 2011 Perspectives & Experiences lists are now updated:http://depts.washington.edu/poeweb/students/perspexp.html
ENVIR 490 (pre-capstone seminar): For students who will beginning the capstone series (490-491-492), we are offering the pre-capstone seminar in Autumn 2011.
[event] Film screening TONIGHT!
Why have Tibetans become environmentalists? How do Tibetan conceptions of nature differ from Western ones? The UW Program on the Environment presents Shielding the Mountains, a narrative on the Tibetan environmental culture and conservation movements, that illustrates these questions and explores the necessity behind protecting our precious environments.
Read more[internship] COASST
INTERNSHIP IN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY AND MARINE ECOLOGY
Want to gain valuable research experience?Contemplating working for a non-profit after graduation?
Interested in marine conservation?
The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) is seeking 3-4 undergraduate students to assist with data entry and management, volunteer recruitment, tracking, training and communication for 2-3 college credits.
ENVIR 480: Transportation & Sustainability on Campus
ENVIR 480: Sustainability StudioTransportation & Sustainability on Campus
Fall 2011Tu & Th 1:30-2:50, Fr 1:30-3:20
A 5-credit course focused on transportation & sustainability on the UW Campus, centered around a quarter-long team project.