Spring 2012 Freshman Seminars

For a list of complete descriptions please visit: http://fyp.washington.edu/?page_id=43 General Studies 197 B: The Role of Uncertainty in Scientific Discovery and the Scientific Method (SLN: 14079) Mon 10:30-11:20am (1 credit), MGH 248 Instructor: Keisha Carlson, Dept of Genome Sciences General Studies 197 C: Challenging Boundaries: Richard Feynman, Science, and the Theatre (SLN: 14080) Tues 9:30-10:20 [...]

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Sketching the City – Summer “A” Term 2012, LARC 498B

Great Summer “A” Term class: Sketching the City LARC 498B, Summer Quarter 2012, “A” Term, SLN# 13976, (2) credits, Lecturer Julie Parrett Class meets TTh 9:40-11:40. Field-based course. Each class will meet at a different urban site. Through the act of drawing, expressive or measured, we learn to see more precisely and in dimensions we [...]

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“Surrealist Paris” Exploration Seminar 2012

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE FRANCE: SURREALIST PARIS For Early Fall Quarter 2012 (August 19 to September 14), the UW Department of Comparative Literature will offer again its Exploration Seminar on Surrealism in Paris. This program offers students a unique opportunity to earn 5 UW credits while exploring one of the most vibrant and beautiful cities in the [...]

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Job Opening: PFT Research Air Quality Engineer GS-12/13/14 in Seattle; Applications due 3/2/2012

JOB OPENING: RESEARCH AIR QUALITY ENGINEER PERMANENT FULL-TIME GS-12/13/14 U.S. Forest Service AirFire Team, Seattle, Washington Deadline: March 2, 2012 Full outreach announcement below and at: http://bit.ly/A07MkG Where to apply (for non-PFT Feds): http://1.usa.gov/zLJ5Lt Where to apply (PFT Feds only): http://1.usa.gov/wzPkuC The AirFire Team of the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, Pacific Wildfire [...]

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APPLY NOW! AMS Named Scholarship Program~Extended deadline

URGENT NEED FOR MORE ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES!! Date extension for the AMS Named Scholarship Program ONLY The American Meteorological Society (AMS) is extending its deadline date for the AMS Named Scholarship Program. We have received a very low number of applicants this year and we hope to increase that number! The program was designed to assist [...]

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SPR 2012 ATM S Courses: What Causes a Hurricane? Is Climate Changing? Take a course in ATM S to find out!

What causes hurricanes, thunderstorms, and severe weather? How are weather forecasts made? Are weather and climate changing? Learn the answers to these and other weather or climate questions AND earn NW credit from a course in ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES: ATM S 101: Weather (5) NW SLN 10657; MTWTh 10:30-11:20 – Th or F Quiz times vary; [...]

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Non-Major ESS Courses with plenty of room!

ESS 101 (NW) INTRO TO GEOL SCI After taking this course students will never look at the Earth the same! Students will learn about how the Earth evolved from primordial dust to form the compositionally zoned planet upon which life now exists. Students will learn about the unifying concept of plate tectonics, which will provide [...]

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Spring 2012: Environmental Studies 100 – Spots Still Open! I&S/NW Credit!

Spring 2012 ENVIR 100 - Environmental Studies: Interdisciplinary Foundations Co-taught by Peter Kahn and Kristi Straus TTH 12:30-1:50 + sections TH or F 5 credits! I&S/NW credit! http://www.washington.edu/students/timeschd/SPR2012/envst.html#envir100 A broad overview of the the environment from an interdisciplinary perspective (human/social, natural sciences and policy). Topics covered include Humans and Nature, Biodiversity, Environmental Ethics, Climate Change, [...]

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summer internship for Atmos Sci undergrads

REGIONAL APPROACHES TO CLIMATE CHANGE FOR AGRICULTURE 2012 REACCH Summer Internship Program OPPORTUNITIES: Regional Approaches to Climate Change in Pacific Northwest Agriculture (REACCH PNA) is sponsoring 15 undergraduate interns across three cooperating universities for a 9-week period from June 11 – August 10, 2012. Five undergraduate researchers will be accepted at each of the following [...]

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Spring Course: ESS 454 Hydrogeology

Hydrogeology ESS 454 Spring 2012 3 credits MWF 1:30 to 2:20 pm JHN 026 Text: Hydrogeology 4th edition by C.W. Fetter Instructors: Michael Brown Hydrogeology encompasses the relationship between geologic materials and the process of water movement within the Earth. Water within the matrix of rocks and soil has a volume some 70 times greater [...]

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