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Wildfire smoke from Washington, Oregon and California blanket the Puget Sound Region in hazardous smoke. climate research Carb talk: CBE’s Climate Solutions Community of Practice sparks interdisciplinary collaborations Is there a way to break through knowledge barriers and foster climate change collaboration within and without CBE? Professor Kate Simonen and other faculty think they’ve found it: CBE’s new Climate Solutions Community of Practice (CoP), a group dedicated to generating climate solutions across disciplinary frameworks that encourages student, staff, and faculty participation. Read More
Interior of Gould Hall Building a more just and beautiful future: CBE’s new faculty cohort makes strides on campus The College of Built Environments at the University of Washington has big dreams. Faculty, staff, and students are tackling issues of social and environmental justice and climate change. They’re seeking out innovations in sustainability, breaking out of disciplinary silos, and forging new collaborations Read More
Overhead view of the coastline Youth Perspectives on Disaster Planning project wins Population Health Initiative grant Among the awarded projects was "Incorporating Youth Perspectives to Improve Disaster Planning: Piloting Drone-Based Photovoice to Explore Cultural Assets" whose investigators include UDP Associate Professor Daniel Abramson and UDP Masters' student Matias Korfmacher, in collaboration with researchers from DEOHS. Read More
Birds eye view of campus CBE awardees of climate focused Population Health Initiative grants CBE was well represented across the grant recipients of the Population Health Initiative, with four of the twelve projects including input from researchers in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban Design and Planning, Real Estate, and Construction Management. Read More
Dr. Amos Darko CBE welcomes Dr. Amos Darko to interdisciplinary faculty cohort In pursuit of our vision for a more just and beautiful world, the College of Built Environments continues to implement an important part of our strategic framework: growing our capacity for collaborative interdisciplinary work with the goal of advancing climate solutions. Read More
Aerial view of the University of Washington campus looking toward Lake Washington Urban@UW Announces the 2023 Research to Action Collaboratory Inaugural Cohort Urban@UW is excited to announce the project teams selected for the inaugural cohort of the Research to Action Collaboratory (RAC). Throughout the next 18 months, Urban@UW will work with these teams and provide seed funds, dedicated time to build team cohesion and collaboration skills, and foster opportunities for peer support and shared resources and learning. Read More
ELiS diagram $2 million award from National Science Foundation will support team to develop 3D printed microorganisms for sustainable construction materials An interdisciplinary research team, including University of Washington Associate Professor of Architecture Gundula Proksch, received $2 million in funding from the National Science Foundation’s Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) program. The funding will be used to combine engineered microorganisms with 3D printing to create materials for sustainable built environments. Read More
Duwamish River UW receives $1.2M climate change research grant from EPA Catherine De Almeida, assistant professor of landscape architecture, is part of the interdisciplinary UW team working on a community-based project researching ways to preserve water, soil and sediment along the Duwamish River, famously polluted by decades of industrial contamination. | Fox 13 News Read More
King County's video on UW Green Futures Lab floating wetland UW’s Green Futures Lab: Building wetlands to sustain salmon The Green Futures Lab strives to create habitat and cleaner waterways through the use of floating wetlands. Check out this great video from King County summarizing our Duwamish floating wetland project. | King County TV Read More