Genevieve Conley, the UW Tacoma Student Sustainability Coordinator, talks about the new UW Tacoma Husky Sustainability Fund and how it will impact sustainability efforts on the Tacoma campus.

UW Recycling with Adam Fehn

Mar 1st, 2023 27m 25s

Adam Fehn, Program Coordinator with UW Recycling, joins us for a discussion on how to properly recycle and compost, as well as waste reduction goals and efforts at the University of Washington.Learn more about UW Recycling at uwrecycling.com o

UW Energy Conservation with Norm Menter

Dec 23rd, 2022 22m 23s

Norm Menter is the Assistant Director for Energy, Utilities and Operations with UW Facilities. Since 2013, Norm has managed the UW's Energy Conservation program. He talks about what the UW is doing around energy conservation, why it's important

UW Sustainability Director Lisa Dulude

Nov 2nd, 2022 20m 52s

We're back! We're re-launching the podcast by talking to the new director of UW Sustainability. Lisa Dulude joined the UW Sustainability office in May 2022. Prior to starting at UW, she served for 12 years as the Energy and Sustainability Manag

CSF Spotlight 7 Interview with UW Sustainability Director, Claudia Frere-Anderson

Sep 27th, 2021 1h

On this episode of the CSF Spotlight, we are joined by UW Sustainability director, Claudia Frere-Anderson. Claudia joined the University of Washington in 2009 and she has led huge Sustainability efforts since then, working as a pioneer of susta

Tri-campus Q&A: talking sustainability with Bothell, Seattle and Tacoma

Apr 2nd, 2021 53m 57s

Daimon Eklund and Toren Elste of UW Sustainability are joined by UW Bothell's Alexa Russo and UW Tacoma's Allan Cortina to answer questions about sustainability on all three UW campuses.Learn more:UW Sustainability website: green.uw.eduFaceb

CSF Spotlight # 6 Interview with the U of Arizona Green Fund

Jan 14th, 2021 56m 51s

On this episode of the CSF Spotlight, we were joined by Stella and Ryan from the University of Arizona’s Green Fund program. Tune in to listen to our conversation about university green funds and the different roles they play. We exchanged some

CSF Spotlight #5: David Frantz, Committee Chair

Nov 20th, 2020 1h 3m

On today's episode, Yahia Ali is joined with David Frantz. David is a senior at the University of Washington and is the current CSF Committee Chair. During the talk, they discuss both of their experiences coming from rural towns to Seattle, how

Kate Simonen - 2020 Husky Green Award winner

Nov 5th, 2020 19m 25s

Kate Simonen is the executive director of the Carbon Leadership Forum and Professor and Chair of the Department of Architecture at the University of Washington. Her research has focused on the innovation of construction materials and practices

CSF Spotlight #4: Ronnie Fang w/ Interactive Biogas Foodcart

Oct 23rd, 2020 48m 11s

On this episode of CSF Spotlight, Yahia Ali and Fotima Ibrokhim interview Ronnie Fang, A former UW Environmental Studies student and current Seattle Outreach Specialist at Waste Management. Ronnie is a part of the Interactive Biogas Foodcart pr

Ursula Valdez - 2020 Husky Green Award winner

Oct 19th, 2020 42m 25s

UW Sustainability student intern Annika Prom talks with Ursula Valdez, a faculty member in UW Bothell's School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences. Ursula Valdez is a 2020 Husky Green Award winner for her work promoting sustainability and cons

CSF Spotlight #3: Africa Now

Oct 5th, 2020 46m 57s

In this week’s podcast, we have guests from the Africa Now Project. Tune in to hear from Program Director Michelle Mvundura and ANA Board Member Kemi Akinlosotu about their experience working with Africa Now . In the past 3 years of collaborati

CSF Spotlight #2: Anaerobic Digester

Sep 11th, 2020 52m 14s

On this episode of CSF Spotlight, Fotima and Yahia talk to Aaron Flaster, the project lead for the Anaerobic Digester project and current Research Study Coordinator at UW. This project was funded twice in 2018 for a total of $45,000 and receive

CSF Spotlight #1: Meet the Team!

Aug 28th, 2020 41m 4s

In the first episode of “CSF Spotlight”, the Campus Sustainability Fund’s student staff members Fotima Ibrokhim (Outreach Coordinator) and Yahia Ali (Project Development Specialist) discuss their individual journeys to the CSF, what their perso

Plastic Free July with UW Recycling

Jul 30th, 2020 45m 39s

Each year, millions of people around the globe take the Plastic Free July challenge and choose to refuse single-use plastics. UW Recycling was leading the charge this month to provide the UW community with resources, encouragement and tips to r

Sustainability Stories: Investing in intersectional sustainability with the Campus Sustainability Fund

Jul 10th, 2020 41m 14s

This is the audio from an online talk by Fotima Ibrokhim, Yahia Ali and Michael Diamond of the Campus Sustainability Fund (CSF), as part of the Sustainability Stories @ UW series. The University of Washington's Campus Sustainability Fund (CSF)

2020 Earth Day talk: State of Sustainability at the UW with Provost Mark Richards

May 4th, 2020 57m 1s

As part of the University of Washington's recognition of Earth Day's 50th anniversary, Provost Mark Richards and VP of Facilities Lou Cariello spoke about current and future sustainability efforts at the UW, including the newly-released Sustain

UW Creative Communications

Nov 15th, 2019 31m 6s

Katy Folk-Way, Director of Creative Communications, and Steven Roberts, Assistant Director of Mailing, Safety and Building Services, join us. The discussion starts with information on how Creative Communications integrates sustainability into i

UW Green Greeks Representative Program

Oct 9th, 2019 18m 25s

The University of Washington's Green Greek Representative Program works to engage UW fraternity and sororities on topics of sustainability. Members work on projects to improve sustainability in the Greek chapters as well as promoting sustainabi

" Campus Sustainability, Diversity & Inclusion" - WOHESC 2019 opening plenary

Mar 27th, 2019 56m 47s

Students and executive leaders from Washington and Oregon shared perspectives on integrating social sustainability across academic systems in this opening plenary at the 2019 Washington & Oregon Higher Education Sustainability Conference (WOHES

WOHESC 2019 opening keynote by Dean Lisa Graumlich

Mar 8th, 2019 13m 56s

UW College of the Environment Dean Lisa Graumlich gave the opening keynote at the 2019 Washington & Oregon Higher Education Sustainability Conference, hosted at the University of Washington on February 26-27. She was introduced by Scarlett Fost

6 - UW Bothell Sustainability Coordinator Alexa Russo

Nov 28th, 2018 17m 11s

Alexa Russo, sustainability coordinator at UW Bothell, discusses sustainability features on the Bothell campus and ways the UWB community and others can get involved.Find more info on UW Bothell sustainability:uwb.edu/sustainabilityinstagra

5 - Beth Wheat

Aug 14th, 2018 19m 52s

Program on the Environment lecturer Beth Wheat owns and operates SkyRoot Farm, practicing regenerative agriculture on Whidbey Island. She is the recipient of a 2018 UW Husky Green Award and a 2010 Excellence in Teaching Award. On this podcast,

4 - Business sustainability and students

Jul 17th, 2018 20m 40s

UW Foster School of Business students Sydney Solis (Net Impact) and Serena Allendorfer (ReThink) talk with UW Sustainability's Jayna Milan about the importance of corporate social responsibility, and the different UW student groups working on

3 - UW Campus Sustainability Fund (CSF)

May 23rd, 2018 12m 38s

The University of Washington's Campus Sustainability Fund (CSF) funds student-led sustainability projects at UW. The CSF has granted more than $2.2 million to over 100 projects since it started in 2010. This episode of the "In Our Nature" podca