In Our Nature

The University of Washington will host the 2026 Washington & Oregon Higher Education Sustainability Conference (WOHESC) on the Seattle campus March 2-4, 2026. 

WOHESC brings together staff, faculty and students from schools across our region as well as community partners to advance sustainability in higher education. The conference will be held primarily at the UW's Husky Union Building. WOHESC conferences feature presentations from a wide variety of sustainability practitioners in sessions, keynotes, panel discussions, workshops and more.

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This spring, the UW Earth Day Committee - made up of passionate and driven students - was the driving force behind a dynamic week of programming that celebrated sustainability in all forms. Through weekly planning meetings with my supervisor Emily and coworker Kellie, we co-created interactive and educational events that raised visibility for intersectional sustainability and highlighted the importance of environmental action. Collaborating with student leaders connected us with a wide array of on-campus organizations and helped us...

The 2025 Husky Sustainability Awards have been awarded to nine recipients, as well as a Husky Sustainability Legacy Award honoree.

The winners will be recognized at an award ceremony on Thursday, May 29 at 3:30 p.m. in the Kane Hall Walker-Ames Room. All are invited to attend.

This year's winners include students, faculty and staff who have demonstrated impact, initiative and leadership for sustainability. This is the 16th year the UW Environment Stewardship Committee has presented sustainability...

Sustainability Action Plan Community Briefing

Friday, June 6, 10-11 a.m. online
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Join us for a virtual update on the University of Washington's Sustainability Action Plan (SAP) development.

More than 350 students, staff, and faculty across all UW campuses have contributed their vision for our sustainable future over the past six months. In this one-hour...

UW Transportation Services is hosting an Earth Day-themed scavenger hunt! Pick up a scavenger sheet at the UW Sustainability office in the basement of Gerberding Hall, room B40, or see the list below. Complete three of the five items and return to Transportation Services to win a prize. If you complete all five, you'll also be entered in a grand giveaway.

Find Transportation Services' table on Red Square on Earth Day, Tuesday, April 22, from 1-5 p.m. to turn in your scavenger sheet or learn more about transportation options on campus. 

Scavenger items:

Campus artists utilized their own waste to create thoughtful and delightful pieces in UW Recycling’s sixth annual contest. This year’s submissions included a cat statuette made entirely from bread bag tags, a life-size bathroom display constructed by a house of students and placemats weaved from plastic newspaper bags.

Each of these art pieces represent an artist re-contextualizing their waste into a new form. This is UW Recycling’s goal...

The University of Washington is hosting events to recognize Earth Day throughout the month of April - and beyond.

See the full UW Earth Month calendar to see all of the events happening at all three UW campuses, hosted by many different departments and student groups. Volunteer opportunities, inspiring speakers, discussions, tours, hands-on activities and much more are happening nearly every day this month.

Starting April 21, some of the highlights of the student-driven Earth Week programming include:

The Washington Applied Sustainability Internship (WASI) program is an undergraduate summer internship program designed to link dedicated engineering, chemistry, sustainability and environmental sciences students with business and industry in Washington. This program is open to Washington-based undergraduate student with junior or senior standing (including graduating seniors) in business, economics, engineering, environmental science, green chemistry, physical science or sustainability science programs.

Interns will be placed into Oregon or Washington based businesses to achieve...

UW Sustainability invites all members of the UW community to share their visions for a sustainable and equitable future through creative expression by participating in the "Message to the Future" campaign.

This project is part of the work to update the University's Sustainability Action Plan, which sets our sustainability goals and informs the UW's actions. As part of the update process, there have been a range of engagement opportunities...

King County’s Finance and Business Operations Division, Procurement & Payables section, is seeking a Sustainable Purchasing Graduate Intern to join the Education, Compliance and Training team. This internship is expected to begin in May or June and will continue through the 2025-2026 academic year. The position is open to students who are enrolled in a Master's program for the full duration of the internship. Typically, interns work part-time (10-20 hours per week) during the academic term and may work full-time (40 hours per week) during the summer and school breaks.

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