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NASA DEVELOP Spring 2025 Internships
NASA DEVELOP is an applied science, capacity-building program in NASA’s Earth Science Division. In collaboration with partner organizations, NASA DEVELOP conducts 10-week feasibility studies that address local, national, and international environmental and policy concerns using data collected by NASA’s Earth-observing fleet of satellites.
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UW Dawg Daze Thrift Swap
Join us THIS FRIDAY from 2 – 6PM down in Wallace Hall for an exciting Dawg Daze event in partnership with PoE RSO SPORES! Bring your unwanted clothing items to participate in a thrift swap and enjoy light refreshments.
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Seattle REconomy Tool Sale
Tool Sale @ NE Seattle Tool Library (9/21): All Offers Accepted!
Seattle REconomy is hosting a Tool Sale at the NE Seattle Tool Library (NESTL) on September 21st from 9am–3pm! This event is free and open to the community.
Apply Now: Assistant Teaching Professor, Environmental Studies
The University of Washington Program on the Environment (PoE) invites applications for 2 faculty positions at the level of Assistant Teaching Professor in any field of Environmental Studies. These positions may teach courses in at least one of the following areas:
Bioregional natural history
International socio-ecological issues
Quantitative and qualitative data analysis
Environmental justice
Positions are full-time (100% FTE) over a 9-month service period with additional possible summer teaching.
Read moreAutumn Course: ENVIR 495 A, Environmental Innovation Practicum
Environmental Innovation Practicum (2 credits, credit/no-credit) | Tuesdays | 4 to 5:50 pm
Jointly-listed: ENVIR 495, ENTRE 443/543, ENGR 498A
Interested in finding solutions to today’s climate and environmental challenges? Take this Autumn Quarter class and find out how!

Reuse Seattle Volunteer Opportunity
Are you interested in supporting reuse efforts in Seattle? Look no further!
Reuse Seattle is a City of Seattle initiative, partnering with community events throughout the city to
pilot reusable dishware.
UW CELE Center Student Job Opportunity: Communications Assistant
Position available: CEC Communications Assistant
Department: UAA, Community Engagement and Leadership Education (CELE) Center
Hours: 12-15 hours per week, flexible with student’s schedule
Compensation: $19.97 per hour
Work Study Job Number: CELE02
Undergraduate Academic Affairs (UAA) shapes, advances, and stewards a world-class
undergraduate academic experience for students at the University of Washington.

Bloomberg Green Festival -- Students attend free!
Bloomberg Green Festival is a global collaboration between innovators, policymakers, entrepreneurs, artists, activists, musicians and more, to explore new solutions spanning the entire climate spectrum.
Headquartered at our Seattle Center campus, the festival will cover four themes vital to creating practical, collective change: Technology and Innovation, The Climate Economy, Greener Living and Green Policy.
CoEnv Highlight: UW researchers use DNA to investigate a green crab whodunit
Over the past several years, shellfish growers in Washington’s Willapa Bay have raised the alarm that Manila clams, one of the region’s most important commercially grown shellfish, were inexplicably declining. At the same time, these aquaculturists have witnessed growing populations of one of North America’s most destructive invaders: the European green crab.
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COIL Project Bringing Students from the UW and Taiwan Together for An Interdisciplinary and Cross-Cultural Learning Experience
This spring, students in Professor Yen-Chu Weng’s course “Environmental Issues in East Asia” participated in an Online International Collaboration Learning (COIL) project with students from Taiwan on evaluating the accessibility of interpretive signs in nature parks.
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