University of Washington senior Sarah Hensley knows exactly how she wants to spend her career after she graduates with a degree in marine biology. “As we all know, climate change is occurring, and I am really interested in understanding how these changes we’re seeing in our environmental conditions are influencing the biological components of our systems,” said Hensley. She’s part of a new generation of students who share a similar mentality. Julia Parrish, the associate dean of academics in the College of the Environment at the University of Washington, has witnessed this trend firsthand. “Even over the last four years, the undergraduate population has increased by 50%, so the growth has been explosive,” said Parrish. READ MORE: https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/environment/pnw-colleges-see-recent-increase-environmental-studies-students/281-4bad3119-27c6-4455-9316-c30617169026