In Our Nature

The University of Illinois at Chicago is accepting applications through July 1 for the 6th Annual Summer Institute on Sustainability and Energy (SISE), a two-week intensive workshop and lecture series for students and professionals. Admission into the program is highly competitive, drawing from a national pool of applicants. All participants attend free of charge, and will receive lodging for the duration of the two-week program. Many attendees will also receive partial support for travel costs.

Senior-level undergraduates (as of the fall of 2016),...

The student group UW EcoReps works with the Greek community at UW to promote sustainability. EcoReps has created a Green Greek representative program to bring students from houses across the Greek community together to find opportunities in houses, on campus and beyond. Check out this video for more information on UW's Green Greek representatives:

Get ready for the 4th annual "The Living Breath of wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ: Indigenous Foods and Ecological Knowledge Symposium" this Friday and Saturday. The event starts at 9 a.m. each day in the Intellectual House.

Enjoy two full days of breakout discussions on tribal food sovereignty initiatives, food justice and security, traditional foods and health, indigenous foods systems and global climate change. Plus, traditional food meals will be provided...

For some UW students and even faculty choosing between eating a sufficient meal or paying for rent, books, or tuition is a daily struggle. In an effort to eliminate that choice altogether, the UW now offers an on-campus food pantry.  

During its grand opening last Monday the pantry was stocked with 954 food items, including 106 cans of fish, 80 cans of beans, and 276 cans of soups and stews. The pantry served about 10 to 15 people while it was open.

"Although it was small, Monday was a big success,” said...

By Mishu Pham-Whipple

Electronic waste, or e-waste, is yet another new problem inhabitants of the 21st century must face. There are ways to recycle this waste but the recycling of this e-waste often looks much different from what we imagine recycling to look like. The waste is often shipped to developing countries through loopholes in international convention where toxic components are handled by workers who do not have proper training or safety practices. Only a portion of the materials are actually recycled and the rest is either discarded or burned. With solutions to...

There's a whole new lineup of sustainability events this week, ranging from discussions on climate change to bike to campus month and UW Farm volunteer hours. Some of the week's highlights are listed below, and you can find out even more items happening on campus with our full Sustainability events calendar, which is the best place to find the most up-to-date listings and details on all events. If you know of any events which should be added to the calendar, please let us know. And if you'd like to get a weekly email of all the upcoming...

Two sustainability-focused groups at the University of Washington, UW-Solar and the Green Greek Representative Program, are collaborating on a project that has sunny prospects and dazzling potential. Essentially, the two groups will be working together to determine opportunities for solar power in the UW Greek Community.

UW-Solar brings students and faculty together to carry out solar energy projects. The project tasks range from planning, governance...

The Daily was on Red Square for Earth Day and put together this video of the festivities, featuring UW Earth Club president (and Husky Green Award winner) Aaron Tam. 

By Mishu Pham-Whipple

The “Carbon Challenge” at the UW Tacoma campus, led by professor Ellen Moore, was part of a project funded by the Green Seed Fund. The Carbon Challenge consisted of three tiers of challenges: 1) professor to student ("lose 5,000 pounds"); 2) professor to professor competition; and 3) student to other members of the UW community. The multi-faceted project incorporated the classroom carbon reduction competition, data analysis of written reflections by students, faculty support of sustainability principles through revised syllabi, and...

By Mishu Pham-Whipple

In 2013, a team from the Green Futures Lab in the Department of Landscape Architecture designed and oversaw construction on the UW Biodiversity Green Wall on the side of Gould Hall. Funding to build the wall was secured through the Campus Sustainability Fund (CSF), which is supported through student tuition. The wall was originally planned to be built to study the potential benefits of green walls, which include increasing biodiversity, reducing the heat island effect...