Spring 2016 Course: ENVIR 480
ENVIR 480: Sustainability Studio class is open to all majors and has no prerequisite courses. This quarters topic is greening health at UW.
In this course:
In Our Nature
the UW Sustainability blog
Academics
Spring 2016 Course: ENVIR 300
ENVIR 300: Analysis of Environmental Cases is open to Environmental Studies majors only.
In this course you will:
Spring 2016 Course: ENVIR 280
ENVIR 280: Natural History of the Puget Sound is open to students of all majors.
In this course you will:
Spring 2016 course: ENVIR 100
ENVIR 100: Introduction to Environmental Studies is open to students in all majors and would be a great intro course for Freshman and Sophomores who are exploring environmental majors.
In this course, you will:
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Sean Notes | Faculty Friday: Anu Taranath
Really fascinating Faculty Friday post today by Quinn Russel Brown on a class being taught by Anu Taranath, a senior lecturer in Comparative History of Ideas and English about how to talk about power and privilege on campuses. Getting comfortable about talking about uncomfortable things is a key element of the course and Taranath has multiple ways in which she facilitates the conversation.
Environmental innovation prototype funding deadline Sunday
If you have a great idea for an innovation that will contribute to a healthier planet, there is $50,000 in funding available to help you build a prototype. Don't wait - the deadline to apply for funding is this Sunday, Dec. 20.
UW Farm looking for interested readers
The UW Farm is currently gauging interest and seeing which time slots would work best for an Agroecology Reading Group in Winter 2016, led by Professor Jennifer Ruesink.
Help shape a food studies minor at UW
A committee of faculty from the College of Built Environments, the College of the Environment, and the College of Arts and Sciences are in the process of developing a proposal for a new Interdisciplinary Food Studies Minor, and they need your help.
UW students can help make sure the new minor is interesting, useful and relevant to students by answering a quick 10-question survey, which will help assess student demand.
Toren's Tidbits: Health Dairy Project
Did you know that there are nearly 500 dairy farms in Washington state? According to the Department of Agriculture, milk is the No. 2 agricultural commodity in Washington, produced by both small and large scale farming operations. One UW student is working to learn how to make dairy production sustainable across the state.