ENV H 311: Introduction to Environmental Health is open to all students in all majors and has no prerequisites.

The learning objectives for this class are for students to:

Category: Academics
Tags: Sustainability Courses | Environmental Health | DEOHS

ESRM 320: Marketing & Human Resources from a Sustainability Perspective

The learning objectives for this class are:

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Tags: Sustainability Courses | ESRM

Waste Management is looking for interns to join its Recycle Corps program, which will teach twelve college students the latest strategies in engaging the public and businesses in waste reduction and recycling behavior change. Recycle Corps interns represent the company at various public outreach events.

The Application deadline is April 1. To apply, visit www.wmcareers.com and search for Job #16002668. 

More information:

Waste Management (WM), a Fortune 250 company, is the leading provider of comprehensive...

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Category: Recycling, Compost & Waste
Tags: jobs | Internships | Waste Management

The UW Investment Management Co. (UWINCO), which manages the UW's $4 billion endowment, operating and life income funds, is looking for a student research analyst who will conduct research on environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) related issues for UWINCO. This is a unique opportunity for an intellectually curious and quantitatively minded individual interested in the intersection of social responsibility and investments.

To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to: InvJobs@uw.edu. Interviews, final candidate selection, and...

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Category: UW Seattle
Tags: Internships | jobs | UWINCO | UW Treasury

Shout out to Schindler-Limnology Lab, Berg Lab, Shendure Lab, Keil Lab, and Olmstead Lab for becoming our newest certified Green Labs!

The Schindler-Limnology Lab placed at the Gold level of certification, scoring highest in the communication and education category. With about six staff and graduate students, the lab does research on water quality, fish biology, nutrient cycling, and all things inland water.

The...

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Category: Awards & Recognition | Green Certifications
Tags: Green Labs | Schindler-Limnology Lab | Berg Lab | Shendure Lab | Keil Lab | Olmstead Lab

SOC 201 C: Sociology and the Environment is open to all students in all majors. This course will explore a series of campus-local, state, national and global environmental problems through the lens of environmental activism and social movements.

In this class, students will:

  • Explore the historical and sociological dimensions of environmental social problems.
  • Be introduced to social movement theory from a sociological perspective.
  • ...
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Category: Academics
Tags: Sustainability Courses | sociology | Environmental Justice
Two photos. Left: Winner Lindsey Boisvin smiling. Right: Stuffed Sqwatch with a bowl of papers with names to be drawn.

Thank you to all the folks who nominated their colleagues, supervisors or peers for a Husky Green Award! The Husky Green Awards recognize people who support UW's commitment to sustainability. The award "recognizes an exemplary achievement of an individual or team from the UW community, demonstrating leadership, initiative and dedication to campus sustainability."

This year we received 25 nominations and recently chose the winners of our Husky green award prize packs. Winners won a package containing coffee...

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Category: Awards & Recognition
Tags: Husky Green Awards

Have you been to the Quad to see the beautiful cherry trees? If not, now is the time to go because the blossoms are in full bloom and are incredibly beautiful right now - but they won't be around long in their colorful glory.

The iconic trees on the Quad are the Yoshino variety native to japan. The trees debuted at UW in 1939, though they were initially planted in the arboretum, not on the Quad. The trees were relocated to the quad when construction began on highway 520. Good news, every single tree that was relocated survived!  

The current "crop” of trees in the quad is...

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Category: Buildings & Grounds | UW Seattle
Tags: cherry blossoms | Toren's Tidbits

For 40 years, the University of Washington's Manastash Ridge Observatory near Ellensburg has been home to countless research projects studying our vast universe. Now, it’s working on incorporating environmental sustainability into the mix.

"It’s time to make changes that reflect the use of the facility and our impact on natural resources, particularly our water and energy consumption," said Oliver Fraser, UW astronomy lecturer.

A team of researchers and students have been working to upgrade...

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Category: Buildings & Grounds | Campus Sustainability Fund
Tags: Manastash Ridge Observatory | Astronomy

Next month, several major University of Washington suppliers will help the UW move toward full use of 100% recycled paper for copiers and printers.

Since 2010 the Committee for Paper Reduction (CPR), a multi-disciplinary committee composed of members from all three UW campuses, has been responsible for communicating the need for processes and tools that result in responsible paper use at the University of Washington as dictated by the objectives in Washington State Substitute Bill 2287. This substitute bill requires all state agencies to reduce the...

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Category: Paper Reduction
Tags: Recycled Paper | Purchasing