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Autumn 2025 | Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice, Natural Science & Restoration

Accessible and Attractive Science: A Case Study in the Chehalis

Claire Farber

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Autumn 2025 | Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice, Policy & Regulation

CTRL + Recycle: Making Digital Zero Waste Resources Accessible

Callista Walla

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Autumn 2025 | Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice, Policy & Regulation

Atoms and Inequities: Exploring the Demographic Divide in Nuclear Understanding

Cassia Vinci

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Autumn 2025 | Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice, Policy & Regulation

Strengthening Resilience In Washington’s Coastal Communities: Integrating Social Vulnerability Into Regional Hazard Mitigation Planning

Ava Vaughan

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Storytelling as Empowerment: Bridging Scientific Knowledge and Youth Action through Sustainability Ambassadors in King County

Mara Munkhjargal

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Autumn 2025 | Agriculture and Food Systems, Environmental Justice

Cultivating Belonging: Accessibility and Inclusion at the UW Farm

Ariana Milo

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Autumn 2025 | Agriculture and Food Systems, Environmental Justice

“I made $70 in one day working in extreme heat”: Oral Histories and Consumer Perceptions in the Struggle for Farm Workers Rights and Environmental Accountability

Stephanie Lopez-Jaime

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Autumn 2025 | Agriculture and Food Systems, Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice

The Control on Food Security Distribution and Environmental Education

Clare Larsen

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Autumn 2025 | Environmental Justice

Reimagining Industrial Waterfronts as Blue Urban Third Spaces

Peter Kelleher

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Autumn 2025 | Agriculture and Food Systems, Environmental Justice

Cultivating Equity: Sustainable Urban Fruit Harvesting for Waste Reduction & Community Benefit

Yuchen Jiang

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Autumn 2025 | Agriculture and Food Systems, Environmental Justice

Clearing the Air: Uncovering Wildfire Smoke Safety Communication for Spanish-Speaking Agricultural Workers

Haylee Jarrett

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Autumn 2025 | Environmental Justice, Policy & Regulation

This is how we Cool It: Comparing Heat Planning and Heat Response in Pierce County

Ethan Hynes

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Autumn 2025 | Environmental Justice

The Lorax, Dorceta Taylor, and Me: How Film Perpetuates Environmental Racism

Makenzie Edmond

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Autumn 2025 | Agriculture and Food Systems, Environmental Justice

Driven to Nourish: Analyzing Accessibility Barriers in Mobile Food Distribution

Flora Eagan

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Protein with a Purpose: Evaluating How Local Nutrition Assistance Programs can “Meat” Community Needs

Tash Drewry

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Autumn 2025 | Agriculture and Food Systems, Environmental Justice

Bridging the Gap: Soil Remediation and Equitable Communication in Contaminated Community Gardens

Leyna Doty

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Autumn 2025 | Arts & Humanities, Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice

Environmental Education Resources: How to make Children’s Books more Accessible and Engaging?

Kaylin Datwyler

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Autumn 2025 | Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice, Natural Science & Restoration

Broadening Participation in Green Stormwater Infrastructure: Customizing RainWise Outreach through Community Lifestyles, Cultures, and Interests

Grace Cui

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Autumn 2025 | Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice, Policy & Regulation

Youth-Led Sustainable Community Development: As Easy As ABCD+E

Silvia Caralas

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Autumn 2025 | Environmental Justice, Natural Science & Restoration, Policy & Regulation

Climate Collaboration: How Jurisdictions Can Strengthen Local Climate Action

Sophia Bender

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Autumn 2025 | Business & Sustainability, Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice

Integrating Nature-Based Practices to Improve Athlete Well-Being and Performance: Reimagining Sports Culture Beyond the Scoreboard

Zjada Baydass

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Spring 2025 | Arts & Humanities, Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice

Mother Earth: Feminizing The Environment And Its Implications On Natural Resource Management

Eliza Weyman

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Spring 2025 | Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice

Transportation Education: Addressing High Schoolers concerns with Seattle Transit

Hailey Roberson

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Spring 2025 | Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice, Natural Science & Restoration

Reshaping Climate Change Education for Elementary Students

Molly Rabus

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Spring 2025 | Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice, Natural Science & Restoration

Raising the Curtain to Husbandry in Aquariums

Kendra Pearson

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Spring 2025 | Arts & Humanities, Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice

3 Barriers to Entering the Environmental Workforce and how to Remove them

Kina Painter

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Spring 2025 | Honorable Mention: Best Poster, Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice, Natural Science & Restoration

Protecting the Puget Sound: How Green Stormwater Infrastructure Can Save our Waters

Dylon Ongwiseth

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Spring 2025 | Environmental Justice, Policy & Regulation

Creating Sustainable Transit-Oriented Development: How Seattle Can Grow its Light Rail Network Sustainably

Callum Mitchell

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Spring 2025 | Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice

Green Minds: Environmental Education as a Catalyst for Eco-Conscious Values

Mayah Levy

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Spring 2025 | Best Poster, Arts & Humanities, Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice

Oral History, TEK, and Trust: Multiple Ways of Knowing in the Climate Crisis

Hope Kuchan

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Spring 2025 | Environmental Justice, Natural Science & Restoration

Salmon, Forests, and Fire: Barriers to Collaboration, Integration of Holistic Practice

Roy Jen

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Spring 2025 | Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice

Before We Engineer The Ocean: Reimagining Community Engagement in Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal

Chloe Jazvic

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Spring 2025 | Honorable Mention: Best Lightning Talk, Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice, Policy & Regulation

Clean Air Action: How Community-Driven Solutions Can Tackle Environmental Injustice in Policy Implementation

Megan Hassi

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Spring 2025 | Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice, Policy & Regulation

Behind the Seams: Understanding Youth Attitudes Toward Sustainable Clothing and Textile Waste

Sammy Harrison

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Spring 2025 | Arts & Humanities, Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice

Trash Talk: Zines, Waste Systems, and Environmental Justice in Seattle

Yifan Han

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Spring 2025 | Environmental Justice

The Hidden Health Risk Next Door: Tackling Urban Noise with Resonator-Enhanced Barriers

Sarah Doolittle

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Spring 2025 | Arts & Humanities, Environmental Justice, Policy & Regulation

The Language of Justice: Participation, Knowledge, and Power in Environmental Policy

Shannon Cosgrove

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Spring 2025 | Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice, Policy & Regulation

Redlining Today: Greenspace Inequity, the Detrimental Effects of It and How the City of Seattle Confronts It

Kristina Gerard Canonizado

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Autumn 2024 | Arts & Humanities, Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice

Emotion in Science: The Role of Emotion in Integrating Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Western Science Methods in Environmental Science

Zachary Flagler

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Autumn 2024 | Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice

Are our Green Spaces Adequate? The Impact of Nature Immersion on Emotional Well-Being

Jaelyn Yanni

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