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UW rates gold in sustainability assessment, strongest performer in Pac-12
The University of Washington has the strongest sustainability performance in the Pac-12 and is among the top 10 of all North American universities and colleges according to a new self-rating system to...
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International study provides more solid measure of shrinking in polar ice sheets
The planet’s two largest ice sheets have been losing ice faster during the past decade, causing widespread confusion and concern. A new international study provides a firmer read on the state of...
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Energy Dept. funds UW project to turn wasted natural gas into diesel
The U.S. Department of Energy recently awarded a group led by the University of Washington $4 million to develop bacteria that can turn the methane in natural gas into diesel fuel for transportation....
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Potential harvest of most fish stocks largely unrelated to abundance
Fisheries managers should sharpen their ability to spot environmental conditions that hamper or help fish stocks, rather than assuming that having a certain abundance of fish assures how much can be...
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Organic ferroelectric molecule shows promise for memory chips, sensors
At the heart of computing are tiny crystals that transmit and store digital information’s ones and zeroes. Today these are hard and brittle materials. But cheap, flexible, nontoxic organic molecules...
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UW garners highest score possible, named again to Green Honor Roll
The University of Washington has again been named to the Princeton Review’s Green Honor Roll, receiving the highest score possible for the 2012-13 academic year. This marks the fifth year the UW has...
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Barry Witham chronicles rustic repertory in new book, ‘A Sustainable Theatre’
Barry Witham is a professor emeritus in the University of Washington School of Drama and author of the new book, “A Sustainable Theatre: Jasper Deeter at Hedgerow.” He answered a few questions about...
View ArticleUW moving to online course evaluations to save paper, money
The University of Washington is expanding online course evaluations to reduce its use of paper. The online evaluations are expected to save the university tens of thousands of dollars every year in...
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Sustainable, sharing communities explored in Karen Litfin’s book ‘Ecovillages’
The forest provides firewood for the 40,000 Tamil villagers who live around Auroville, founded in 1968 in South India. Auroville is now home to 2,000 people from 43 different countries and is one of...
View ArticleUniversity of Washington receives gold sustainability rating from STARS
The University of Washington is among the most sustainable schools in North America, according to the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS). The UW submitted its most recent...
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International study provides more solid measure of shrinking in polar ice sheets
The planet’s two largest ice sheets have been losing ice faster during the past decade, causing widespread confusion and concern. A new international study provides a firmer read on the state of...
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Energy Dept. funds UW project to turn wasted natural gas into diesel
The U.S. Department of Energy recently awarded a group led by the University of Washington $4 million to develop bacteria that can turn the methane in natural gas into diesel fuel for transportation....
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Potential harvest of most fish stocks largely unrelated to abundance
Fisheries managers should sharpen their ability to spot environmental conditions that hamper or help fish stocks, rather than assuming that having a certain abundance of fish assures how much can be...
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Organic ferroelectric molecule shows promise for memory chips, sensors
At the heart of computing are tiny crystals that transmit and store digital information’s ones and zeroes. Today these are hard and brittle materials. But cheap, flexible, nontoxic organic molecules...
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News Digest: Flower and garden show winner, RecycleMania under way, Honor:...
Riz Reyes said he took inspiration from movies like Raiders of the Lost Ark for his garden featuring rare, wild and little-seen plant species.Tracy Mehlin Part-time UW gardener designs winning display...
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UW garners highest score possible, named again to Green Honor Roll
The University of Washington has again been named to the Princeton Review’s Green Honor Roll, receiving the highest score possible for the 2012-13 academic year. This marks the fifth year the UW has...
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Barry Witham chronicles rustic repertory in new book, ‘A Sustainable Theatre’
Barry Witham is a professor emeritus in the University of Washington School of Drama and author of the new book, “A Sustainable Theatre: Jasper Deeter at Hedgerow.” He answered a few questions about...
View ArticleUW moving to online course evaluations to save paper, money
The University of Washington is expanding online course evaluations to reduce its use of paper. The online evaluations are expected to save the university tens of thousands of dollars every year in...
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Sustainable, sharing communities explored in Karen Litfin’s book ‘Ecovillages’
The forest provides firewood for the 40,000 Tamil villagers who live around Auroville, founded in 1968 in South India. Auroville is now home to 2,000 people from 43 different countries and is one of...
View ArticleUniversity of Washington receives gold sustainability rating from STARS
The University of Washington is among the most sustainable schools in North America, according to the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS). The UW submitted its most recent...
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