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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…


May 17, 2018

Isabelle de Mozenette Infuses Sustainability into UW School of Dentistry

The US throws away 50 million pounds of plastic toothbrushes every year. Isabelle de Mozenette, a UW Community, Environment, and Planning (CEP) student piloted a small project with the University of Washington School of Dentistry students to switch to compostable options in dental patient goodie bags. I was super psyched about this project when Isabelle brought it up to…