In celebration of Women’s History Month, the College of Engineering is holding the 22nd annual Women in Science & Engineering (WiSE) Conference.
When: Saturday, March 2nd, 2013, 8:30am-5:00pm
Where: The Husky Union Building (HUB)
Register Online at www.engr.washington.edu/wiseconf or contact uwwise@uw.edu for more information. 

The Oceanography summer study abroad program in Pohnpei, Micronesia will take place June 22-July 20, 2013. The class will focus on coastal ecosystems in a changing climate, and will provide students with field experience studying coral reefs, mangrove forests, estuaries, and atolls, and the ways that human activities affect those ecosystems. 

Come support Friends of Cedar River Watershed by volunteering at one of their upcoming restoration events. ** Many of these events are supported by two interns who are PoE students! 
Martin Luther King Jr Day of Service Planting at Madrona Woods
Monday, January 21 ~ 10am-2pm
Madrona Woods, Seattle
Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr Day of Service by planting trees to improve your local watershed!  

Nothing says Happy New Year like sharing a pint with an “auld acquaintance”. So come kick start your new year with the PoE Community at our quarterly PoE Community Drinks event at Urban Family Public House in Ballard (now open to all ages) on January 17th from 6:30pm to 9:00pm.  

This Summer ‘A’ term 2013, the Department of Anthropology is holding a field study school taught in Colorado and New Mexico. The 5 course involves experiential learning on the topics of agroecology, restoration ecology, and permaculture methods and materials at historic acequia farms, which are sustainable, equitable, and resilient farming systems. 

What: Ocean Career Day
When: Saturday, February 2nd, 2013 from 9am to 2pm
Where: The Seattle Aquarium 
Description: The goal of Ocean Career Day is to educate young people about career, education and volunteer opportunities available in the field of marine science. 

Come check out PoE’s lost and found! We currently have the following items:
1. A pair of leopard print, bejeweled glasses.
2. A paisley pashmina.
3. Lab coat (size small) with accompanying goggles. 

Program Directors: Ursula Valdez and Tim BilloDates of instruction: August 28th-September 20th, 2013
The eastern slope of the Peruvian Andes ranges from altitudes of over 20,000 feet among rugged, glacier-clad peaks, to altitudes of under 500 feet in the hot, humid forests of the Amazon Basin, one of the most biologically diverse place on Earth. 

Journalist and senior environmental reporter, Glen Martin will discuss his book, Game Changer: Animal Rights and the Fate of Africa’s Wildlife, on Thursday, January 17 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. in the Smith Room (room 324) of Suzzallo Library. 

This spring, Harvard University is offering a free online course to students called Human Health and Global Environmental Change. Students do no receive credit for the course, but it is nonetheless an excellent resource and path to more knowledge.