After an exciting round of project proposals and deliberations, the CSF is pleased to announce that it has awarded a total of $105,367 to six student-led projects! Congratulations to the following projects for crafting excellent proposals and making the UW a more environmentally conscious campus:
The CSF was mentioned in the Mother Nature Network's highlighting of UW as one of the top green colleges campuses!
Final project presentations for ENVIR 495E / CEP 498A-- Environmental Grant Writing Practicum Class will be held on Wednesday March 11 from 2:30 to 4:30 in PoE Commons (ACC Main floor).
Map here: http://depts.washington.edu/poeweb/about/contact.php
Walk by the IMA at any time of the day and you’re bound to see students on treadmills and elliptical machines, running and walking for miles on end. That is potential energy.
UW is currently undergoing Salmon-Safe recertification after first being certified in 2011. Salmon-Safe is a regional eco-label that ensures a site (farm, vineyard, university campus, landscape, etc.) has minimized its impact on local watersheds by increasing the quality and reducing the quantity of stormwater discharged. Through a grant from the CSF, the Sustainable Stormwater program has catalyzed student efforts to become integrally involved with the recertification effort and is leading the process. Learn more about the Salmon Safe program from this video and get involved with the S
Dani Gilmour describes herself as a former junk food fiend, something one wouldn’t expect from the coordinator of Husky Real Food Challenge (HRFC).
Since she was a child growing up in Cheney, Wash., she has known she wanted to address climate change, but food production had never occurred to her as something that has a significant impact on the environment. Gilmour attributes her newfound interest in food to the food-related classes at the UW and opportunities to volunteer at the UW Farm during her first year on campus.
Join the discussion about biofuels on campus and beyond! The UW Biodiesel Cooperative is hosting the Biofuels Panel where students will get a chance to hear from industry experts and participate in a Q&A afterwards. The event will be held in Anderson 223 at 5:30 this Wednesday.
The Campus Sustainability Fund wants to hear from YOU, the UW student body, about what kinds of sustainability projects you want to see on campus. Join us for a night of ideas, discussions, and brainstorming sessions with students from different disciplines all over campus. Attendees will get a chance to engage in small group and large group discussions, as well as a chance to meet and chat with students on the CSF staff and committee. We are looking to hear your ideas!
The due dates for the second funding round have been determined! Please electronically submit your Letter of Intent (LOI) by Tuesday, March 3rd by 11:59pm, and your full proposal by Tuesday, April 21st by 11:59pm. You can access the application page by clicking here or via the "Apply" link in the menu bar above.
The Engineers Without Borders chapter at the University of Washington (EWB-UW) is collaborating with the UW Farm to construct a greenhouse by the Center of Urban Horticulture (CUH). This project was funded in part by the Campus Sustainability Fund. EWB-UW is continuing its construction of the greenhouse this year, led by Adi Junus, Sergey Lukin, and Nammy Tran.