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Since 1969, WWU’s Huxley College of the Environment has enjoyed a reputation as a premier institution for the education of future environmental experts and leaders. Our distinctive, interdisciplinary curriculum grants degrees from the Department of Environmental Studies (B.A., B.A.E., M.A., M.Ed.) and the Department of Environmental Sciences (B.S., M.S.). Each department offers multiple majors, from urban planning and environmental policy to estuarine science and terrestrial ecology.

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Huxley in the News

The Realities of Climate Change: What WWU scientists see in the field
In the first of a two-part Q&A, WWU's Doug Clark (Geology) and John Rybczyk (Environmental Science) talk about their research and how their fieldwork is increasingly tied to some aspect...

Huxley in the News

Peruvian students enjoy culture and classes at WWU over winter quarter
Over the past few weeks you might have had the pleasure of meeting one or more of the 10 students visiting Western Washington University from their homes in distant Peru.
WWU to Hold Winter Commencement March 23
Supply chain professional Deborah Dull, a Western Washington University alumna, will address WWU graduates and their families at the winter commencement ceremony March 23 at 9:45 a.m.
Reimagining Ferndale: WWU's Urban Transitions Studio to present project findings to city officials March 19
WWU’s senior Urban Transitions Studio (UTS) and Urban Planning and Sustainable Development program, in conjunction with the university’s Sustainable Communities Partnership, will present the...

Huxley Today

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I chose Western because Bellingham is a beautiful place and I heard amazing things about the school.
Sarah Hirnyck Class of 2014

The Planet Magazine

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The Planet is a publication class offered through the Environmental Studies department. It combines the environmental focus of Huxley College with the writing and reporting skills taught in the journalism department to produce a quarterly environmental magazine, which is published in print version as well as online. The Planet class is advised by Warren Cornwall.

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Up Next

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What is this Slime in My Water? WWU's Institute for Watershed Studies
April 4, 2019
Speaker Series
4:45 - 4:45pm

Upcoming Events

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"The River that Caught Fire" - A Brief History of the Cuyahoga River
April 11, 2019
Speaker Series
4:30 - 4:30pm
Wildlands Studies Information Session
April 16, 2019
ES 534
Event
4:00 - 4:00pm
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A Vanishing Ecosystem: Mountain Caribou and the Inland Temperate Rainforest of the Pacific Northwest
April 18, 2019
Speaker Series
4:30 - 4:30pm

Huxley Today

Huxley College acknowledges with respect...

We acknowledge with respect to the Coast Salish peoples on whose traditional territory Huxley College stands, and to the Lummi and Nooksack peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.