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Environmental Studies Scholarship Recipients

Environmental Studies Endowed Student Support Fund ACADEMIC YEAR 2020-21 RECIPIENTS: Batoul Al-Sadi Batoul is an Environmental Studies and Political Science major graduating 2021. She is from Mukilteo, Washington, and is currently a Storytelling and Editorial Fellow at Our Climate Voices, a digital media platform seeking to humanize the climate crisis by centering the voices of those most impacted by environmental harm through ethical storytelling. 

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February 3: Online and Digital Media Communications Panel

Please join Wednesday (4:30PM PST) for our Conversations in Environmental Communication Seminar Series. Open to the public. Our last seminar was another standout. Catch it on our YouTube Channel and be sure to subscribe and click on the bell icon to be notified when future seminars are streaming or content is uploaded. 

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Spring 2021 Course Offerings

Note: Curriculum is being updated. Please contact advisor with questions. Listed below are the courses offered by the Program on the Environment for Spring 2021. Also see videos instructors have created for their courses. 

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WOHESC Panelist: PoE Student Jenna Truong

UW Program on the Environment student Jenna Truong was selected to be on the panel “Climate Grief, Eco-Anxiety, and Mental Health in the Face of Overlapping Crises” at the 2021 Washington Oregon Higher Education Sustainability Conference (WOHESC)! 

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Conversations in Environmental Communication

Explore environmental communication through the perspective of a diverse group of professionals working in the arts, journalism, social media, advocacy, business, and science. We’ll investigate how messages about nature and the environment permeate our public discourse through insightful presentations and riveting Q&A with leading experts. 

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Featured Winter 2021 Courses

Below are some featured courses offered in Winter 2021 from the Program on the Environment: ENVIR 480 – Sustainability Studio (Alexa Schreier) Prerequisites: None Course flyer TTh 11:30am – 1:20pm ENVIR 495 C – Environmental Issues in East Asia (Yen-Chu Weng) I&S Prerequisites: None Course flyer TTh 5:00pm – 6:50pm 

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