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<p class="elementtoproof"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4B2E83">New UW course explores sustainable animal agriculture complexities and tradeoffs in Winter quarter 2024 </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="color:#242424"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#3D3D3D">A new course offered by the
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black">University of Washington School of Public Health</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#3D3D3D"> in winter 2024 examines
<b>complexities and tradeoffs in animal agriculture sustainability</b> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#444746">and explores how to build greater shared awareness between food producers and consumers.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#3D3D3D"> The
course is jointly offered by the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences and the Nutritional Sciences Program.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#242424"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#3D3D3D">The 3-credit elective course is now open for registration to all undergraduate, graduate, and professional students at the UW.
Students can register under </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#3D3D3D"><a href="https://sdb.admin.uw.edu/timeschd/uwnetid/sln.asp?QTRYR=WIN+2024&SLN=14505" title="https://sdb.admin.uw.edu/timeschd/uwnetid/sln.asp?QTRYR=WIN+2024&SLN=14505">ENV H 490
A</a> or <a href="https://sdb.admin.uw.edu/timeschd/UWNetID/sln.asp?QTRYR=WIN+2024&SLN=18455" title="https://sdb.admin.uw.edu/timeschd/UWNetID/sln.asp?QTRYR=WIN+2024&SLN=18455">
NUTR 490 B</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#3D3D3D">This course introduces students to complexities and tradeoffs that influence the
<b>sustainability of meat production</b> and <b>consumption</b> in the United States, with an emphasis on<b> environmental impacts</b> and
<b>animal welfare.</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#3D3D3D">Topics include:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Types </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">and
<b>scales </b>of production for beef, pork, and poultry in the U.S. context.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#3D3D3D;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Tradeoffs </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">and
<b>synergies </b>between environmental, social, and economic sustainability considerations.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#3D3D3D;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt">How do producers balance <b>environmental</b> and <b>
animal welfare goals </b>day-to-day? Which are broadly shared, and where do different types of farms diverge? </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#3D3D3D;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt">What<b> economic</b> and <b>operational constraints</b> do farmers and ranchers face in trying to meet these goals? </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#3D3D3D;margin-bottom:11.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt">How do the <b>sustainability-related opinions, preferences</b>, and
<b>purchases </b>of the general public <b>influence</b> the <b>decisions</b> of <b>
livestock producers</b>? </span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#3D3D3D">This team-taught course draws upon interdisciplinary knowledge from agriculture, public health, systems science, and the social sciences. Students will
not only learn but, at the same time, contribute to innovative research in this area by participating in data collection activities related to group deliberation and individual reflection. Students from all majors are welcome. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<h2 style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4B2E83;font-weight:normal">Course Details </span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#2F5496;font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#3D3D3D;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt">ENV H 490/NUTR 490 Sustainable Animal Agriculture: Complexities and Tradeoffs </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#3D3D3D;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt">Credits: 3 </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#3D3D3D;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt">SLN: </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;background:white">14505 or 18455</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#3D3D3D;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt">Meets: W 2:30 p.m. – 5:20 p.m </span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#3D3D3D;margin-bottom:11.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt">Denny Hall 303</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="line-height:22.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#4B2E83">About the Instructors</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="line-height:22.5pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#3D3D3D">ENV H 490 Sustainable Animal Agriculture: Complexities and Tradeoffs is taught by
<u><a href="https://deohs.washington.edu/faculty/sarah-m-collier" target="_blank"><span style="color:#3D3D3D">Sarah Collier</span></a></u>,
<u><a href="https://deohs.washington.edu/faculty/jennifer-j-otten" target="_blank"><span style="color:#3D3D3D">Jennifer Otten</span></a></u>, and
<u><a href="https://deohs.washington.edu/faculty/marie-spiker" target="_blank"><span style="color:#3D3D3D">Marie Spiker,</span></a></u> core faculty and food systems experts in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences and the Nutritional
Sciences Program in the UW School of Public Health. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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