Mayor to be on NPR’s Science Friday
June 12, 2013
…Science Center. Host and veteran science journalist Ira Flatow will be chatting with the mayor on what the city is doing to reduce its carbon footprint. Learn more on how…
Utilities’ Scientists Re-map Seattle’s Flood-prone Areas
October 6, 2009
NEWS RELEASE Oct. 5, 2009 For Immediate Release: Contact: Holly McCracken, 206-386-4195 holly.mccracken@seattle.gov With New Technology, Utilities Scientists Re-map Seattle’s Flood-prone Areas Urban Flood-prone Areas Face Significant Risk to Personal…
See Us at the Seattle Science Festival
May 28, 2013
Discover what’s in stormwater runoff at the Seattle Public Utilities exhibit The Science of Stormwater – part of the Seattle Science Festival on June 8 at the Pacific Science Center….
Earth Month In Action: Creating Communities of Young People Empowered to Save Water
April 18, 2022
…of Seattle Public Utilities’ regional water conservation program—the Saving Water Partnership. All those science supplies come in handy as Mx. Dandy leads an enthusiastic class through experiments that test how…
SPU’s Ground-Breaking Work in Urban Creek Restoration and Engineering Featured at Seattle International Film Festival
May 31, 2019
…with an assembled team of federal, state, and local partners, which included research scientists and engineers, the project results far exceeded expectations. Today, adjacent neighborhoods no longer flood annually, and pollutants associated with urban…
Meet SPU’s Summer and Year-Long Interns for 2023
October 3, 2023
…come this way!) Jennifer Pohly: Gaining Insight About Making Essential Services Accessible School: University of Washington Year & Major: Senior, Environmental Science and Resource Management (Minor in Freshwater Science and…
From Tree Tops to Sewer Drains, SPU’s Amanda Bidwell is Working to Detect & Prevent Pollution
March 3, 2021
While in her Master’s program her research included climbing big leaf maples to collect canopy moss. Amanda Bidwell is a Data Scientist with the Source Control & Pollution Prevention Division, a team dedicated…
SPU’s ‘Paws-On’ Approach to Pollution Prevention
March 1, 2019
…from the Department of Ecology to fund Sampson’s first year of employment. Buckley says he’s impressed by the scientific rigor and innovative thinking that went in to making the effort…
Plastics Unwrapped at the Burke
February 19, 2013
…environment. See pre-plastic objects from the Burke Museum’s collection, understand what the recycling numbers mean on plastic items, and learn about promising breakthroughs in science that are changing the role…
Sea level rise will bring flooding to parts of Seattle by 2050
January 14, 2013
…tides, according to a new map developed by City planners, using conservative scientific assumptions. Warming oceans are raising sea levels and changing shorelines worldwide. A new map created by Seattle…