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Earth Day Brings a Swap Meet

A new UW Tacoma tradition may have started this Earth Day as students, faculty and staff launched a community-driven goods exchange rooted in an age-old tradition: the swap meet.

April 22, 2019

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Ellen Moore Named "Champion of Sustainability"

Senior Lecturer Ellen Moore received a "Champion of Sustainability" award at WOHESC 2019 in Seattle.

February 28, 2019

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Should U-PASS be a universal student benefit?

UW Tacoma students are voting on whether to change this campus's U-PASS program to a universal, opt-out service.

April 18, 2018

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The Giving Garden Grows a SHED

A community partnership with Clover Park Technical College yields the Giving Garden's new Sustainable Hub for Education and Demonstration (SHED).

April 19, 2016

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Tacoma's Center for Urban Waters awarded LEED Platinum Certification

The building, on the east bank of the Thea Foss Waterway, houses the City of Tacoma Environmental Services Division, UW Tacoma researchers and labs and the staff of the Puget Sound Partnership.

May 7, 2012

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Joy Building receives highest green building certification

The Green Building Certification Institute has awarded LEED® Platinum certification — the highest possible, most rigorous certification in the LEED system — to the Russell T. Joy Building.

January 31, 2012

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UW named America’s “coolest” school by Sierra Magazine

The three campuses of UW are recognized by Sierra Magazine for factors including efficiency, energy and transportation.

August 17, 2011

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Air conditioning upgrades to save energy and dollars

Aided by a state grant, the facilities team is launching a $2M project to improve energy efficiency and environmental sustainability.

August 16, 2011

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Water Undone: The Effort to Save the Puyallup River Watershed

An hour-long documentary written,  produced and filmed by UW Tacoma faculty, staff and students, lays out the case: to clean up Puget Sound, start with the watersheds.

October 21, 2010

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Environmental Science program earns Husky Green Award

UW Tacoma's Environmental Science program was honored for its environmental stewardship work with a Husky Green Award.

April 23, 2010

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