Department of Atmospheric Sciences

UWAA is offering $2,000 scholarships to students who exemplify the difference a UW education has made on their lives. How has your time at the UW changed you? Apply to be a 2020 Homecoming Scholar today! 

Want to be an ally to the disability community but not quite sure where to start? Join us for an overview of the social model of disability and relevant terminologies, from the UW’s Disability/Deaf Cultural Center’s manager, Lesley Ellis! 

This year UW’s 2020 Earth Day celebration has a focus on diversity, equity and inclusion. A student coalition including students affiliated with the Ethnic Cultural Center, Sustainability Credit Coalition, Campus Sustainability Fund, School of Social Work, and Program on the Environment created a grassroots digital campaign to connect and learn from each other. 

Check out the College’s Student Advisory Council weekly Beyond Academia Speaker Series!  The next session takes place Tuesday, April 21st at 4pm.

In honor of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Dr. Jennifer Thomson will give a talk untangling the history of oil corporations, climate justice, and environmental governance. Beginning with physicist James Lovelock’s Gaia hypothesis, she’ll discuss the involvement of oil corporations in climate research, and explore a truly liberatory environmental politics. 

The Chipotle fundraiser previously scheduled for Wednesday, March 11th has now been rescheduled for March 31st from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. 

Next Wednesday, March 11th from 4-8 p.m. UWAMS will be having a profit share fundraiser at Chipotle on the Ave! All you have to do is show them the flyer below or mention American Meteorological Society UW Student Chapter to the cashier. 

This is a great new course and is perfect for students seeking to fufill NW credits. STEM background is not necessary.
*Please note the course is posted as a 5 credit course, but will actually be adjusted to a 3 credit course (there is no lab requirement for this course). 

This a friendly reminder that this Wednesday, March 4th is our annual Youth Programs Summer Job Fair for UW students interested in working in youth-serving settings! We have employers from both UW and the community who are collectively recruiting for over 650 paid positions and over 150 volunteer positions.   

The School of Environmental and Forest Sciences (SEFS) is searching for a Graduate Research Assistant during Spring 2020 through Fall 2021.  The job posting with full details and the SEFS Application form can be found below.