The Program on the Environment is thrilled to highlight 9 students from Environmental Studies who will be presenting their research at the 2025 Mary Gates Undergraduate Research Symposium this Friday, 5/16, from 11am – 5pm. 

Each spring, the University of Washington announces the Husky 100, an honor awarded to just 100 undergraduate and graduate students across all three UW campuses, who exemplify what it means to make the most of their time at the University. 

Are you interested in helping your community adapt to climate change impacts? Would you like to shape what your local government is doing to help us to reduce pollution, prepare for climate impacts, and to partner with Black, Indigenous, People of Color, immigrant, and refugee communities in this work? 

A HUGE congratulations to the 🎉5🎉 PoE students who were selected to be part of the 2025 Husky 100 cohort! Alec Baron, Elena Vega de Soto, Kort Maeda, Megan Hassi, and Nina Pursai — we are so excited to celebrate you and your accomplishments. 

Explore the connection between environmental and social sustainability in Palestine. Learn about the impact of settler colonialism on land and water, human rights violations, and the psychological effects of war. Join us for a discussion on education, culture, and resilience. 

treatment systems in the United States.
Topic Overview:
The WSRA-WORC Conference will have nearly 20 unique breakouts representing nearly 40 different sessions. Some of the key subject areas being covered include:

Waste Reduction is a Team Effort
Glass Panel
Farm Waste
Organic Management Laws
Textiles
Food Waste
Offal
Electric Fleets
Bin contamination
Grant Opportunities
Fighting waste contamination

Students can apply to receive free registration! 

We’re thrilled to announce the annual Environmental Career Fair is now open for registration!
Register here
Event Details:

Date: Thursday, February 13th
Time: 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Location: The HUB North Ballroom

How You Can Prepare:

Update your resume and be prepared to talk about your interests and career goals. 

For Annie Schlanger, a senior in Environmental Studies, her capstone project has been an eye-opening dive into the world of citizen science and Dungeness crab conservation. As part of the Pacific Northwest Crab Research Group (PCRG), Annie and other student volunteers have been collecting valuable data to help improve our understanding of the early life stages of Dungeness crabs—an iconic species in the Salish Sea, vital to both the ecosystem and local fisheries. 

On a windy June afternoon, Chris Mantegna, ’21, encourages a half-dozen undergraduates to flip over barnacle-studded rocks and sift through seaweed. Equipped with clipboards to record their findings, they’re creating a snapshot of the organisms in the island’s intertidal zone — from orange sea cucumbers to the camouflaged armored mollusks called chitons. 

PANEL: ALUMNI IN THE NON-PROFIT SECTOR
Thursday, November 21, 2024
5:30-6:30 PM Pacific Time
Attend via Zoom: https://washington.zoom.us/j/9584529669
Co-hosted by Jackson School Career Services and the Jackson School Student Association (JSSA)
Want to find out about diverse and fulfilling career paths in the non-profit sector?