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Environmental Studies

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Troy Abel presents at EPA conference in Washington, D.C.
3.16.10
Faculty publication
Environmental Studies | faculty | huxley | presentations | Troy Abel

Troy D. Abel (Environmental Studies) presented a poster titled "Skewed riskscapes and environmental injustice from St. Louis to Seattle" at the Environmental Protection Agency's conference "Strengthening Environmental Justice and Decision Making: A Symposium on the Science of Disproportionate Environmental Health Impacts" on March 17 in Washington, D.C.
Tomorrow: WWU's Urban Transitions Studio to present urban planning proposals at City Hall
3.9.10
In the spotlight
downtown | Environmental Studies | faculty | huxley | Nicholas Zaferatos | students | Urban Transitions Studio

Western Washington University’s Urban Transitions Studio will present sustainable urban planning concepts from 7-10 p.m. on Wednesday, March 10, in the Council Chambers in City Hall at 210 Lottie St. in Bellingham.

The presentation, which is free and open to the public, will include a concept proposal for revitalizing downtown Bellingham’s retail core and a proposal for transitioning single-use retail zones into New Urbanism neighborhoods.
Discussion today will focus on real-world projects for students
2.11.10
Campus news
Environmental Studies | faculty | huxley | On-campus events | staff | students | Wendy Walker

Wendy Walker, a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Studies in Huxley College of the Environment, will lead a discussion at 4 p.m. today, Feb. 11, about developing real-world projects for students. Walker's presentation is titled “Inviting the Real World to Help You Teach: Examples, Strategies and Rewards.” She will speak about empowering students to guide their own learning—where the final product matters to people and issues outside academia.
WWU faculty members, students to discuss solutions to unfolding Haiti disaster
2.8.10
Campus news
Anthropology | chss | Environmental Studies | faculty | huxley | On-campus events | sociology | staff | students

Faculty members from the anthropology, sociology and environmental studies departments are getting together from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, in Academic Instructional Center West Room 204 to discuss the recent earthquake and ongoing humanitarian situation in Haiti, says Scott Miles, an assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Studies at Western Washington University.
Gigi Berardi writes cover story for Feb. Dance Magazine
2.5.10
Faculty publication
Environmental Studies | faculty | Gigi Berardi | huxley | publications

Gigi Berardi (Environmental Studies) wrote the cover story for the February 2010 issue of Dance Magazine. The story traces the trials and challenges in the career of Brazilian ballerina Carla Korbes, from New York to Seattle.
 
Campus tour: Environmental Studies building
1.6.10
Photos
Environmental Studies | huxley

The Environmental Studies Building at Western Washington University houses Huxley College of the Environment and the Geology Department. Let's take a look inside. Photos by Michael Leese | WWU intern
Miles interviewed about new book on TVW's "Author's Hour"
11.5.09
Video
Environmental Studies | huxley | interview | John Miles | TV

TVW's Author's Hour with host Terry Tazioli and guest John Miles and a conversation on his book "Wilderness in National Parks: Playground or Preserve?" Miles is a professor of Environmental Studies at Western Washington University.
John Miles (Environmental Studies) has book published
10.27.09
Faculty publication
Environmental Studies | John C. Miles | publication

John C. Miles (Environmental Studies) had his book "Wilderness in National Parks: Playground or Preserve" published by the University of Washington Press in Seattle in July of 2009.
Gene Myers (Environmental Studies) has book "Conservation Psychology" published
10.1.09
Faculty publication
book | Environmental Studies | Gene Myers | publication

Gene Myers (Environmental Studies) has had his book “Conservation Psychology – Understanding and Promoting Human Care for Nature” published and will read from and host a discussion on the book, co-written by fellow psychologist Susan Clayton, at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at Village Books in Fairhaven. Myers’ new book focuses primarily on two core areas:  the role of the natural environment in human psychology and how behavioral psychology could play a greater role in the study and promotion of sustainability.