As a time of year when we are spending more time indoors, winter presents a wonderful opportunity to think about how we can get more from life by living with less. As a time of new beginnings, winter is also a great time to act on your goals of living more sustainably with respect to [...]

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Celebrated forest ecologist and UW Professor Emeritus Jerry Franklin once thought he’d been grabbed by Sasquatch while conducting research in Gifford Pinchot National Forest in southwest Washington. It turned out to be a mature Douglas fir shedding 1,000 pounds of its bark. Professor Franklin, a longtime steward of old growth forests and advocate for ecological [...]

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So much of the material we handle on a daily basis is made of plastic. Let’s delve into some common questions about the puzzling predicament of perplexing plastic! What does the number in the chasing arrow symbol mean? Understandably, many people often think that the chasing arrow symbol on a plastic item means that the [...]

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The Whole U works to promote health and wellness among the University of Washington community through a variety of different engaging pillars, including Eating Well, Being Active, and Financially Fit. But we also recognize that notions of health and wellness extend well beyond the needs of the individual to encompass how each of us can [...]

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Somewhere along the way to hauling yet another five-liter jug of water up to her second-floor room in a small village high in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains, Kristi Straus decided enough was enough. She paused and looked around, reflecting on the community of subsistence farmers with whom she’d spent the past two years as a 22-year-old Peace Corps volunteer. “The people [...]

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Sustainability efforts and events happen across the University of Washington every day, by students, faculty, and staff who are passionate about our future. The SustainableUW Festival from Monday, October 26 to Saturday, October 31 celebrates those contributions and highlights opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to get involved. The SustainableUW Festival is designed to showcase [...]

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