News & Events

News & Events

[job]: Island County Natural Resources Water Quality EH Specialist, Coupeville, WA

good, entry-level position working with water quality sampling. Looking for people with some Envir. Health coursework, GIS, and the ‘ability to maintain objectivity when dealing with individuals and groups with conflicting or competing interests’. 

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Happy Holidays from all of us at UW Environmental Studies! Holiday cheer courtesy of the WholeU Carolers including Julie Johnston and Megan Horst!
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[internship]: 2015 Young Leaders in Climate Change internship (paid)

application for this national internship program is due January 30, 2015: go get ‘em! -joe
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The George Melendez Wright Young Leaders in Climate Change program provides paid summer internships to highly accomplished graduate and upper-level undergraduate students to work on diverse issues related to climate change and its effects in national parks. 

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[funding]: College of the Environment Student Travel and Meeting Fund

The College of the Environment (CoEnv) supports undergraduate, Masters, and PhD students in furthering their careers, and in particular in connecting students to networking opportunities afforded by the presentation of their original work in meeting venues.  

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Online tool lets Washington residents calculate carbon tax impacts | UW Today

Online tool lets Washington residents calculate carbon tax impacts | UW Today

University of Washington computer scientists have partnered with members of theCarbon Washington grassroots campaign to create an online tool that lets residents calculate how a state carbon tax swap proposed by the organization would impact them financially. 

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[course]: Literature & the Environment ENGL 365b

[course]: Literature & the Environment ENGL 365b

ENGL 365: Literature and Discourses on the Environment  (VLPA)Professor Jesse Oak TaylorT Th9:30-11:20SLN14016
Global climate change has been described as the “end of nature.” What does that mean for art? 

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*Internship* GIS Intern with Seattle Public Utilities

*Internship* GIS Intern with Seattle Public Utilities

cepmakinithappen:

Seattle Public Utilities has a great opportunity that was just posted today for an undergraduate GIS Internship. This will be working with our Water Line of Business staff, and is a wonderful opportunity for learning how GIS is used within a public Utility setting. 

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*Job* Current Use Planning Permit Manager with Island County, WA

*Job* Current Use Planning Permit Manager with Island County, WA

cepmakinithappen:

Responsible for assisting the Planning Director in the overall operation of the current use function of the Planning and Community Development Department. 

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*Job* Development Director with Bike Works

*Job* Development Director with Bike Works

cepmakinithappen:

The Development Director, in partnership with the Executive Director and Board of Directors, is responsible for meeting or exceeding the organization’s annual fundraising goals. 

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[internship]: Farm and Nature Preschool Internship

[internship]: Farm and Nature Preschool Internship

more details through the official position description in the link above! -joe
Farm and Nature Preschool Internship 
Nature Vision is a non-profit environmental education organization that fosters appreciation and stewardship of our environment through integration of school and community for a sustainable future.   

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