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2019 Autumn | Natural Science & Restoration

Saving the Fisherman’s Greatest Catch

Alex Zhen

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2019 Autumn | Business & Sustainability, Natural Science & Restoration

The Consequences of Delaying Park Restoration

Jessica Zhu

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2018 Spring | Agriculture and Food Systems

Full Circle in the Remote Tropics: 5 Ways to Optimize Permaculture in Unconventional Settings

Summer Cook

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2018 Spring | Business & Sustainability, Sustainability

Greening Sports: How Athletic Facilities can Implement Change to Save Money and the Environment

Lexie Gray

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2018 Spring | Climate Change, Sustainability

Improving Accessibility of the UW Sustainability Climate Action Plan

Nazmah Hasaan

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2018 Spring | Environmental Justice, Natural Science & Restoration

Visions of restoration at Daybreak Star Cultural Center

David Hedin

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2018 Spring | Agriculture and Food Systems, Environmental Justice

Contaminants, comparisons, and consequences: The three c’s of a water quality assessment

Elena Hinz

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2018 Spring | Arts & Humanities, Education & Outreach, Sustainability

Community engagement programs can align with the co-creation mission in higher education sustainability

Shunxi Liu

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2018 Spring | Business & Sustainability, Sustainability

Improving the efficiency of operations and behaviors within athletics facilities

Carla Marigmen

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2018 Spring | Climate Change, Natural Science & Restoration

Predicting the effects of climate change on flatfish distributional shifts into the Chukchi Sea

Staci McMahon

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2018 Spring | Sustainability

Achieving campus sustainability: What practices universities are doing to become leaders in campus sustainability

Jennifer Mitchell

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2018 Spring | Education & Outreach

From top to bottom and back again: How citizen science at all levels can be used to its greatest potential

Colin Piwtorak

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2018 Spring | Agriculture and Food Systems

How low income food bank clients’ concern for the environment and food waste is underestimated

Clyzzel Ann Samson

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2018 Spring | Natural Science & Restoration

Developing an Alternative to Cable Ties for Bird Tagging

Lex Savanh

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2018 Spring | Business & Sustainability, Sustainability

Sustainable Finance and Investment in Higher Education Institutions: Reasoning and Best Practices

Uyen Tran

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2018 Spring | Agriculture and Food Systems

Trees Aren’t Just for the Lorax Anymore: Measuring Northwest Permaculture Efficiency

Brandon Wech

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2018 Spring | Natural Science & Restoration, Sustainability

Promoting Sustainable Moves in a Citizen Science Projects and Correlate Volunteers’ Motivations with their Ongoing Status

Yunbo Xie

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2018 Spring | Natural Science & Restoration

Endangered Species “Summer Chum”: A Way to Save Them

Hualian Xu

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2018 Spring | Environmental Justice, Sustainability

E.W.W!! Education, Waste, and Water: A Case Study in the Las Piedras Region of Peru

Danielle Bogardus

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2018 Spring | Education & Outreach

From the Lab to the Classroom: the Use of Non-Traditional Teaching Tools in Science Communication

Frieda Luoma-Cohan

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2018 Spring | Business & Sustainability

The Dirty Side of Business: How Communication is Key to Streamline Waste Management Practices

Samantha Orcutt

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2018 Spring | Arts & Humanities

Value and Use of Discovery Park by Chinese Communities in Seattle

Yushan Tong

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2018 Spring | Arts & Humanities, Education & Outreach

Raising Environmental Awareness in a Digitized World: the Effectiveness of Visual Art and Photography

Tyler Ung

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2018 Spring | Environmental Justice, Sustainability

Returning to the Roots of Sustainable Ecotourism: Indigenous Knowledge is Power Rooted in Ecology

Ha (Helen) Yoo

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2018 Spring | Education & Outreach

Assessing the Impact of Environmental Education on Childhood Awareness and Relationship to Nature

Sean Adair

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2018 Spring | Agriculture and Food Systems, Education & Outreach

Benefits to Food Recovery: Improved Resource Conservation through Effective Outreach Methods

Maggie Brown

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2018 Spring | Education & Outreach, Policy & Regulation

Back to the Science

Sungkun Choi

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2018 Spring | Education & Outreach, Natural Science & Restoration

A Necessary Evil? Various Perspectives Towards Salmon Hatcheries

Sara Clark

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2018 Spring | Environmental Justice, Policy & Regulation

Hazardous Waste Generators in Tribal Communities of Alaska

Saruul Deglerbayar

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2018 Spring | Environmental Justice, Policy & Regulation

Puget Sound High-Risk Facilities in Relation to Environmental Justice

Marlee Grasser

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2018 Spring | Natural Science & Restoration

Bluff Erosion Mitigation: Should it be Incorporated into Restoration Strategies?

Bridget House

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2018 Spring | Sustainability

Sorting Trash: There’s Gotta be a Better Way!

Katie Hunger

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2018 Spring | Arts & Humanities, Policy & Regulation

The Need for Mandatory Environmental Screening in Daycare Settings in Order to Minimize the Health Risk for Children

Soondus Juncjo

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2018 Spring | Arts & Humanities, Education & Outreach

How does Bike Infrastructure Affect Cycling Safety in the Chinatown-International District

Ziyi Liu

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2018 Spring | Environmental Justice

Park or Ride? An Analysis of Washington State Park Transit Accessibility

Shelby Logsdon

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2018 Spring | Arts & Humanities, Education & Outreach

The Age of Information: Improving the Reliability of Environmental Websites

Chance O'Neal

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2018 Spring | Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice

Underserved and Overlooked: The Roles of Race and Income in Environmental Advocacy

Rachel Pemberton

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2018 Spring | Climate Change, Education & Outreach

We’re All Part of the Problem, but Who Wants to be Part of the Solution?

Gloria Piekarczyk

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2018 Spring | Arts & Humanities, Climate Change

What’s Gender Got to do with It? How Ecofeminism Could Save the Planet

Ellen Short

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2018 Spring | Education & Outreach

Early Outdoor Education: Reconnecting Children with Nature

Chelsy Sirnio

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