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May 31st Capstone Symposium

Program on the Environment will host Day 2 of our Spring 2023 Capstone Symposium Wednesday, May 31, in person at the UW School of Aquatic Fisheries & Sciences.  All are welcome to attend and support students as they present on the culmination of their hard work over three quarters. 

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'Wildcat' Documentary Features PoE Alumni Samantha Zwicker

‘WILDCAT,’ a documentary featuring our UW PoE alumni Samantha Zwicker, focuses on her ecological wild cat conservation work in the Amazon rainforest. ‘WILDCAT’ has won multiple documentary awards including Best Documentary (San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2023; Iowa Film Critics Awards 2023; National Board of Review Top Five Documentaries 2022; Utah Film Critics Association Awards) and Audience Award (Montclair Film Festival 2022; Santa Fe International Film Festival 2022) and includes numerous nominations. 

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UW Farm Annual Plant Sale Fundraiser and Festival: Saturday May 20th 10am-2 pm

Land Acknowledgement The UW Farm stands on the lands of the Coast Salish peoples, whose ancestors resided here since time immemorial. Many Indigenous peoples thrive in this place—alive and strong. UW Farm Annual Plant Sale Fundraiser and Festival Hosted by the UW Farm and Dirty Dozen Farm Club RSO May 20th, 10am-2pm On the campus farm  just west of the Center for Urban Horticulture Help support the UW Farm and Student Dirty Dozen Farm Club on May 20th by visiting our our annual Plant Sale. 

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2023 Undergraduate Dean’s Medalist Award: Congratulations to Lillian Williamson, UW PoE student!

Lillian Williamson

  The prestigious 2023 College of the Environment Dean’s Medalist award goes to our Program on the Environment student, Lillian Williamson, a double-major in Environmental Studies and Political Science. Lillian’s extraordinary academic and civic accomplishments include being named a Rhodes Scholarship finalist, a Mitchell scholarship semi-finalist, a Husky 100 student, and now, the Dean’s Medalist 2023 award! 

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