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If you haven't heard, Earth Day is here! Wednesday the party will fill Red Square with exhibitors, music, speakers and awards. There's also a ton of other Earth Day-related events happening this week, which you can find here.

But Earth Day isn't the only thing that's happening on campus. As usual, there are plenty of other sustainability-related events going on throughout UW. All of these events and more are listed on our Sustainability Events calendar, where you can find the full details for...

Earth Week events really get going on Tuesday, leading up to Wednesday's big Earth Day celebration on Red Square.

The day's events start with a healthy living seminar with the Washington Toxics Coalition, sponsored by the Whole U and UW Combined Fund Drive at 12 p.m. in HUB room 145. Nanci Uding, grant and research specialist at WTC, will talk about some of the primary chemicals of concern for the health of people and the environment in the Puget Sound region....

The Washington Higher Education Sustainability Coalition (WAHESC) invites you to learn about cutting edge sustainability initiatives on campuses around Washington State in this first ever state-wide broadcast. The purpose of this event is to inspire, engage, and connect our regional higher education institutions during Earth Week. The broadcast on April 20th from 4:00pm-5:00pm will feature eight short presentations from staff and student sustainability advocates representing these projects:

To recognize Earth Day, the UW Combined Fund Drive and the Whole U are hosting the second annual Earth Day Challenge for UW faculty, staff, students and retirees from April 13-24. 

You can support 35 environmental nonprofits that work to preserve our planet by making a gift, donating your time and pledging to help the environment. The goal is to raise $2,000 by the April 24th deadline 

There are three ways to get involved:

The University of Washington signed the Washington Business Climate Declaration on March 31st, a statement which supports using energy efficiently, investing in cleaner fuels, advancing renewable energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The Declaration was drafted by the Business for Innovative Climate and Energy Policy (BICEP).

Over 100 companies in Washington, including Virginia Mason, Microsoft, REI, and the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce have signed the declaration, which...

Welcome to week three of Spring Quarter! Here is a list of some of the sustainability-related events happening around the UW this week. All of these events and more are listed on our Sustainability Events calendar, where you can find the full details for all events and any last-minute additions. If you'd like to get a weekly email of all the upcoming sustainability events, subscribe here. If you know of any events which should be added, let us know.

Awarded $35,915 by the Green Seed Fund, the research project “UWT Husky Lines” strives to tackle the problem of public transportation to the UW Tacoma campus from a geographical and social point of view.

Dr. Britta Ricker, Assistant Professor of Urban Studies at UW Tacoma, along with student Alexa Brockamp, revealed in an interview that the idea for the proposal came from the fact that a significant portion of UW Tacoma’s carbon footprint comes from transportation. They also knew that students - many from the suburban and rural areas near the university - complained about the lack...

The Spring quarter's in full swing, and you can find sustainability-related events on campus every day this week.

All of these events and more are listed on our Sustainability Events calendar, where you can find the full details for all events and any last-minute additions. If you'd like to get a weekly email of all the upcoming sustainability events, subscribe here. If you know of any events which should be added, let us know.

This spring, EcoReps Coordinator Merrick Calder and Green Greek Coordinator Kiyomi Morris both were given the opportunity to present the Excellence in Environmental Awareness awards to the top green houses in the greek community as part of the 2015 Greek Excellence Awards. The winners were Alpha Delta Pi, Kappa Delta, Sigma Kappa, and Zeta Tau Alpha.

It was a great opportunity for EcoReps as the Intrafraternity Council and Panhellenic Council, governing bodies of the Greek community, recognized the need...

The Whole U and UW Sustainability are celebrating National Walk at Work Day at noon this Friday, April 3, with a 45-minute walk highlighting some of UW's environmental efforts on campus.

The walk will start at the north side of Drumheller Fountain. UW Sustainability staff will lead the stroll, highlighting some of the sustainable features on campus, such as LEED buildings, the UW Farm, and more.

The Whole U is also organizing guided walks at the Bothell and Tacoma campuses, as well as Harborview Medical Center. To join any of the walks,...