Register for these fall courses: Health and/or Environmental Innovation Practicums

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Register for Fall Quarter:  Two unique 2-credit classes

Open to all Undergraduate & Graduate students from any department. No experience necessary.

 

Environmental Innovation Practicum (2 credits, credit/no-credit) | Tuesdays | 4 to 5:50 pm

Jointly-listed: ENTRE 443/543, ENGR 498A, ENVIR 495

Interested in finding solutions to today’s climate and environmental challenges? Take this Autumn Quarter class and find out how! The environmental innovation practicum (ENTRE 443/543, ENGR 498A, ENVIR 495) is instructed by Christian Primack Metcalfe, president and co-founder of Korvata, a company he was inspired to create as a student in this exact class! Each week you'll fill your toolbox with new skills and problem-solving experience while also engaging with guest speakers from multiple industries. This 2 credit/no credit course is open to all levels of undergraduates and graduate students providing a great opportunity for these groups of students to connect. An idea you work on as part of the class could even gain enough traction to do well in the Environmental Innovation Challenge. Questions? E-mail Lauren Brohawn at brohal@uw.edu.

 

Health Innovation Practicum (2 credits, credit/no-credit) | Thursdays | 4 to 5:50 pm (update to time schedule coming soon)

Jointly-listed: ENTRE 445 / 545 A/B, PHARM 595

Interested in learning how new technologies are developed and deployed in healthcare? Register for the Health Innovation Practicum (ENTRE 445/545, PHARM 595) in Autumn 2024! This elective course takes place on Thursdays from 4 to 5:50 p.m. and offers students a chance to explore the biggest challenges in the health field, both domestic and global. Students will also learn how various local entrepreneurs are creating solutions to these challenges through innovation. This is a great experiential learning opportunity and students will also receive the tools to succeed in the Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge student competition in late Winter. Open to both undergraduate and graduate students at the UW Seattle campus. If you have questions, e-mail Jessica Roberto at jlb42@uw.edu.

 

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