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UW researchers are engineering sustainable solutions
In the UW’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, researchers are working toward a more sustainable future. They’re studying 3D printing solar cells and batteries, converting the energy in ocean waves into electricity and creating new recyclable plastics.

Check out Earth Day events
The University of Washington has participated in Earth Day celebrations since the very first observance in 1970. This year there are events, volunteer opportunities and other ways to recognize Earth Day happening on all three UW campuses, organized by many different groups and units across our university.

Medical research changes lives
Treatments for everything from breast cancer to Alzheimer’s disease are being developed by UW Medicine researchers.
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