Just a reminder that the first Kincaid Ravine restoration work party is around the corner! Please be prepared for the weather and the site. Wear warm clothes that can get dirty. 

TEACH FOR AMERICA
FINAL Application Deadline: Thursday, February 20
UW Info Session: Thursday, February 14 at 5:30PM in THO 135
Learn how to apply and review the application timeline here.
Start your application here. 

“Food and the Environment” C ENV 110 is looking for two teaching assistants for Autumn Quarter 2014, 9/16/2014 – 12/15/2014. 
This course will use food production and consumption as an introduction to many of the elements of environmental science including nutrient cycles, population growth, food webs, water supply and demand, impact of exploitation on natural populations, land transformation, energy consumption and its impact on climate. 

UW Environmental Innovation ChallengeEarly Registration Deadline: extended to February 9Planning to enter the 2014 Environmental Innovation Challenge? We’ve extended the Early Registration period to February 9. (For our planning purposes, we ask that teams make their best effort to notify us of their intent to submit through Early Registration.  

Deadline: March 10, 2014
http://www.seattleaquarium.org/internships
The Seattle Aquarium internship program is designed for those with a strong desire to move into the Zoo/Aquarium field as a career path.
Our internship is an in-depth program requiring a minimum commitment of 400 hours (maximum of 500 hours) in at least 10 weeks but no more than 13 weeks (32-40 hours per week). 

Apply online at uspirg.org/apply by February 8th.

U.S.PIRG and the state PIRGs have won real victories for the public interest. In recent years we’ve won high-speed rail funding in California, cut $150 million of health insurance waste in Oregon, and helped create the Consumer Financial Protect Bureau to protect consumers from Wall Street tricks.  

Hello PoE community!
The PoE Alumni Board invites you to our Winter Quarter Community Drinks onThursday, February 6th, starting at 6:30pm.  This event will be held at theUrban Family Public House in Ballard (see map here), which is an all-ages venue serving beer and other beverages.   

Currently accepting applications for our Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 Arava Institute semester program! We seek applicants who are passionate about environmental studies, coexistence, and reaching across borders to change the world for the better. 

A group of Program on the Environment graduate students is providing NOAA with an understanhding of new and emerging risks from producing and transporting oil and how these risks impact oil spill response planning.