September 18, 2018
News | iSchool Students Help Connect Emergency Responders with New App
The “Elevate” Capstone team visits Airlift Northwest’s headquarters near Boeing Field in Seattle. From left are Vincent van der Meulen, Jessica Basa, J. Benjamin Leeds and Tiffany Chen. Image credit: UW iSchool. Love this story. It’s a perfect example of intersection of sustainability (effective, efficient operations) and resilience (emergency preparedness and response). UW iSchool students recently…
September 14, 2018
News | Jackson School Centers Receive $13.4 million for Advancing Understanding of Global Issues
Congrats to the students, faculty, and staff of the Jackson School! International understanding and interaction is a huge part of the social/cultural sphere of sustainability. >> Read more here This news item relates to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG):
September 7, 2018
My Dawg Life | Ribbon Cutting for New Life Sciences Building
I was super excited to attend the ribbon cutting for the new Life Sciences Building. State of the art research facilities, amazing architecture, and many – MANY – innovative sustainability features. Check out their dedicated website: www.convergence-lsb.com that is all about harnessing the power of nature and technology. >> Read more here UW president Ana…
My Dawg Life | First Purple Friday of the Academic Year – Go Huskies!!!
Woo hoo! The first Purple Friday of the academic year. This one with co-worker Toren Elste. Many more to come 😉
September 2, 2018
News | University of Miami Partners with Adidas, Parley to Launch Uniforms Made from Upcycled Ocean Waste
I was super excited to watch the Miami vs. LSU game today, in part because it’s college football season (WOO HOO!) but also because Miami was wearing their new Adidas uniforms made from upcycled ocean plastic waste. >> Read more here
August 23, 2018
My Dawg Life | Visit to the UW Farm
Had a great visit to the UW Farm today. Purple and green for days! Go Huskies!!! LOL…when lavender attacks. Farm tours at UW also provide an opportunity to wear your purple frog socks…and to dangle your feet over high ledges for great sock selfies 😉 Go Huskies!
August 21, 2018
My Dawg Life | Staff Summer Picnic
We had our office summer picnic today. There’s nothing better than kisses from Kakoa from Washington Alaskan Malamute Adoption League (WAMAL). Our office invites ambassador dogs from WAMAL to some of our events to promote their efforts to find homes for huskies and malamutes in the region. Many people get the breed because of the…
August 17, 2018
News | Healthy Buildings Have Arrived
Standing in front of the Fitwel certification plaque at Bellevue City Hall are city resource conservation manager Emma Johnson, assistant professor Amy Kim and post-doc Shuoqi (Stanley) Wang, from left. Image via UW CEE. This was exciting news! CEE researchers helped get the first government building in Puget Sound, Bellevue City Hall, certified using the…
August 16, 2018
My Dawg Life | My New TOA Cap
My latest UW cap. Art by Sifa Heimuli of C4DZYNZ. Part of Zephyr’s TOA Collection. Text on da tag: “TOA COLLECTION. Dedicated to the proud people of Polynesia. TOA: THE POLYNESIAN WARRIOR. All across the sea, in ancient times, we would fight to preserve our CULTURE, our FAMILIES, and our PEOPLE. Today there is still…
June 19, 2018
My Dawg Life | UW Tacoma
Always love my UW Tacoma days! This si the Snoqualmie Falls Powerhouse Building, part of the main library at UW Tacoma.