College News Archive

WWU College of the Environment’s weekly speaker series open to all

Two heads and two talk bubbles in blues and greens

Urban and Environmental Planning & Policy announces Business and Sustainability Fall Lecture series; begins Nov. 10

UEPP Business & Sustainability Fall Lecture Series on a green background with two leaves floating

RISE program in WWU’s College of the Environment gives undergrads valuable research opportunities

Four people work together to get water samples at the edge of the Nooksack River

WWU alumnus leaves the University a legacy of sustainability in the Methow 

Lee Whittaker points to an area on a map that is laid out on a table.

WWU’s Rebekah Paci-Green leads massive new report on school safety affecting 330 million children worldwide 

A bright pink painted building in Nepal.

One Quick Question: Salmon are jumping in Whatcom Creek. What kind are they, and what are they doing?

A salmon jumping in a creek

Applications now open for summer 2026 Sustainability Pathways fellowships in the Methow Valley

A group of students pose for a photo outside a buildling

One Quick Question: Fat Bear Week is over (congrats to ‘Chunk’!), but does its impact live on?

A large bear stands in a river

WWU’s Institute for Watershed Studies deepens research of Northwest lakes

Two people carry a canoe into a lake, while a third person stands on the end of a dock in the background.

One Quick Question: Ivy got banned: what’s the gripe with this grippy greenery?

A small group of people stand by the Commissary building with piles of ivy around them

WWU urban planning students help launch Washington State Zoning Atlas

A screengrab of the Washington State Zoning Atlas webpage showing an image of the state with counties and other regions marked.

WWU Urban Planning students help Washington plan for inclusive and sustainable urban development

Urban Planning students stand near posters titled Urban Analysis surrounded by community members

Methow Valley Fellowship Creates Pathways to Sustainable Futures

A group of people on a large rock in the forest

Applications now open to all majors for Sustainability Pathways Fellowships in the Methow Valley

The 2023 cohort of Sustainability Pathways fellows poses for a photo under bright blue skies in the Methow Valley.

Introductions: Dr. Franciso Laso’s Galápagos research focuses on where “productive and protected areas meet”

After one of the farms in Isabela Island was successfully mapped, Laso posed with farmers for a selfie with their crops. Photo: Francisco Laso

“Unstable Properties,” co-authored by WWU geography professor Dr. David Rossiter, selected as one of The Hill Times’ “Top 100 Books of 2022.”

The cover of "Unstable Properties," features an aerial photo of a forest cut horizontally by a body of water

Sounds Like Regrowth: Examining Regenerative Agriculture Solutions in the Puget Sound Region

Brian Kerkvliet, Co-Steward of Inspiration Farm, holds a basket of freshly harvested produce. Everything in the basket, plus more unpictured, had been picked in the last 10 minutes.

The Clean Water Act turns 50: A Q&A with WWU's Jean Melious and Angela Strecker

Cleveland's Cuyahoga River burns in 1969 as fire crews scramble to put out the blaze

My summer in the Methow Valley with Sustainability Pathways

Two young adults sitting outside on lounge chairs, next to a table with a microphone

Winthrop embraces ‘Wayfinding Plan’ for improved signage

Students start a mini forest

Neighbors helping neighbors against wildfire risk

WA’s wildfire future: More volatile forests amid slashed budgets

Washington forced to fight fire with less

WWU team probes impact of wildfire pollution on Greenland ice sheet

U.S. Polycentricity and Climate-change Governance: Exploring Effectiveness

City planners want to simplify development. Residents worry that retiring neighborhood plans means loss of voice

College of the Environment student to facilitate eco-anxiety workshop series for Western community

Where do WA’s candidates for governor stand on climate change?

EPA tightened refinery regs. Why did emissions rise?

Using Moss To Push Government Action in Seattle’s Duwamish Valley

Mercy Housing Northwest's Ellen Lohe to speak at Western Dec. 9

Get to Know: Emily Cone

Student Lauren Squires speaks at fall commencement