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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 | 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 | Climate Change, Sustainability

Improving Accessibility of the UW Sustainability Climate Action Plan

Nazmah Hasaan

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2017 Autumn | Climate Change, Education & Outreach, Sustainability

Utility Green Power Programs: Addressing Concerns to Increase Renewable Energy Generation in the Pacific Northwest

Cassie Maylor

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2017 Autumn | Climate Change, Education & Outreach, Natural Science & Restoration

Climate Resiliency and Different Definitions of Success: How Costa Rica is Preparing for Climate Change

Alexandra Johnson

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2019 Autumn | Arts & Humanities, Climate Change

Funding Climate Action: The Role of Small Funders

Elan Wong

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2019 Spring | Climate Change, Education & Outreach

Climate Communications: How Can We Reach Goals More Effectively?

Jessica Murphy

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2019 Spring | Agriculture and Food Systems, Climate Change, Education & Outreach

Evaluating Single-Time Environmental Outreach Program and Their Effects in Stem Education

Lorraine Lee

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2019 Spring | Climate Change, Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice

Environmental Outreach and Community Engagement: What Does it Take to Spur Climate Action in King County?

Pooja Kumar

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2019 Spring | Climate Change, Policy & Regulation, Sustainability

Coastal Resilience: Shoreline Management and Sea Level Rise in Andalucía and the Puget Sound

Tiara Adler

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2019 Spring | Arts & Humanities, Climate Change, Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice, Sustainability

Ocean Acidification and Native Tribes: Sharing Stories from the Olympic Coast

Sam Kleinfinger

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2019 Spring | Business & Sustainability, Climate Change, Education & Outreach, Sustainability

Promoting Alternative Transportation and Environmental Awareness to Encourage Sustainable Commuting Habits

Kathleen Peterson

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2019 Spring | Climate Change, Education & Outreach, Sustainability

Barriers to Composting Correctly: A Case Study of Seattle Schools

Jane Green

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2019 Spring | Arts & Humanities, Climate Change, Education & Outreach

How does Technology Impact our Connection with Nature?

Meghan Strom

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2019 Spring | Business & Sustainability, Climate Change, Policy & Regulation, Sustainability

Sustainable Oil Production: Can It Be Done?

Eunice Lee

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2019 Spring | Climate Change, Education & Outreach, Sustainability

Farmland Preservation in the U.S.: Public Perceptions and Communication Strategy

Erin Filley

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2019 Spring | Agriculture and Food Systems, Business & Sustainability, Climate Change, Natural Science & Restoration, Sustainability

Obstacles to Practicing Regenerative Agriculture

Byambasuren Enkhee

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2019 Spring | Climate Change, Policy & Regulation, Sustainability

Lawn Care 101: Grassroots Mobilization and Political Polarization

Jon Akira Doyle

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2019 Spring | Climate Change, Environmental Justice, Natural Science & Restoration, Sustainability

Urban Forestry and Equity in the Puget Sound Region

Olivia Clark

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2020 Autumn | Climate Change, Education & Outreach, Sustainability

15-Minute Neighborhoods: Improving Environmental Health by Increasing Walkability

Nick Tritt

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2020 Autumn | Climate Change, Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice

Climate Activism: A Connection Between the Youth and Minorities

Brian Muoneke

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2020 Autumn | Climate Change, Education & Outreach

Communicating the Climate Crisis: Assessing the Role of Rhetoric in Climate Change Communication

Allison Kirste

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2020 Spring | Climate Change, Environmental Justice, Policy & Regulation

Changing Plans In A Changing Climate: Using Environmental Plans To Understand Tribal Climate Adaptation Priorities

Julie Tolmie

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2020 Spring | Climate Change, Environmental Justice, Policy & Regulation

Tribal Climate Adaptation: Restructuring U.S. Government Support

Sophia Romanelli

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2020 Autumn | Climate Change, Education & Outreach, Environmental Justice

Building Smoke Ready Communities in Washington: How to Prepare, Not React

Nektarios Hagler

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2020 Autumn | Agriculture and Food Systems, Climate Change, Education & Outreach, Sustainability

The Realities of Home Composting

Amber Pfeifer

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2021 Spring | Agriculture and Food Systems, Climate Change, Natural Science & Restoration, Sustainability

Application of ‘Kelpost’ to Pasture and Significance for Soil Carbon Sequestration

Nathan Mock

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2021 Spring | Climate Change, Environmental Justice, Policy & Regulation

Putting the “Trust” in Trust Responsibility: Sovereignty and Climate Adaptation for Federally Recognized Tribes, Nations, and Confederacies

Angie Lai

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2021 Spring | Business & Sustainability, Climate Change, Policy & Regulation, Sustainability

Risk Analysis of a Market Wide Scale Transition to Electric Vehicles

Christine Hoang

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2021 Spring | Climate Change, Natural Science & Restoration, Sustainability

What is Happening with the Purple Orange Sea Star?

Madeline Corbett

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2021 Spring | Climate Change, Natural Science & Restoration, Policy & Regulation, Sustainability

Learning From the Forest Chorus: Indicator Songbirds on the Olympic Peninsula

Levi Casto

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2020 Spring | Agriculture and Food Systems, Climate Change, Natural Science & Restoration

Bring The Ocean To The Country: How Kelp Amendments On Grasslands Can Sequester Carbon

Chrina Munn

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2021 Autumn | Business & Sustainability, Climate Change

Corporate Sustainability: Unlocking the Potential of Carbon Offsets to Help Businesses Reach Carbon Neutrality

Grace Zamzow

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2021 Autumn | Climate Change, Environmental Justice

Can’t Take the Heat? Create Defensible Space: Delivering Defensible Space to Wildfire Vulnerable Populations

Annabelle Acosta

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2021 Autumn | Climate Change, Environmental Justice

Climate Justice: The Role of Human Values in Effective Communication and Inspiring Action

Naeemah Zakarya

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2021 Autumn | Climate Change, Natural Science & Restoration

Vulnerability: Can We Define It Before It Is Too Late For Fish?

Madison Weise

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2021 Spring | Climate Change, Education & Outreach, Natural Science & Restoration

Hot Take: The Best Ways to Promote Resilience in the Face of Wildfires.

Gabby Lacson

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2021 Spring | Climate Change, Education & Outreach, Sustainability

Listen Up! Use of Podcasts in Environmental Education

Noah Gauntz

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2022 Autumn | Climate Change, Education & Outreach

What Does It Take for a Workforce Development Program to Be Successful?

Mackenzie RIppel

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2022 Autumn | Climate Change, Education & Outreach, Sustainability

HOW TO CRUSH CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION

Paige Millham

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