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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">So, you’re interested in environmental + climate innovation and action? Feeling inspired and motivated to
<b>start</b> (or be part of starting) <b>something</b>? Consider forming a team for this year’s Environmental Innovation Challenge!<br>
<br>
The annual <a href="https://foster.uw.edu/centers/buerk-ctr-entrepreneurship/entrepreneurship-competitions/eic/">
Environmental Innovation Challenge</a> is an exciting extracurricular experience that gives students the opportunity to come up with meaningful solutions to big problems the world faces related to climate and the environment. The competition is open to both
undergrad and graduate students at accredited colleges and universities across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska, and British Columbia.
<i>Not a current student in the region?</i> Share this opportunity with someone who is!<br>
<br>
<b>Application:</b> <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/platform.younoodle.com/competition/2025_environmental_innovation_challenge__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!gPHHey9lFsURiy_HuPm6DHJqS8QmhCjkZackulphX84dks5CWqBVqLIzGIr3TJ0VCepucYU2rcP1$">
https://platform.younoodle.com/competition/2025_environmental_innovation_challenge</a><br>
<b>Deadline:</b> February 10, 12 noon PT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
Here are the events coming up next week+ to support your interest in applying to the Environmental Innovation Challenge or other
<a href="https://foster.uw.edu/centers/buerk-ctr-entrepreneurship/entrepreneurship-competitions/eic/">
Buerk Center competitions</a>:<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Form a Team, Find a Team:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Attend <b>
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/event/s/Fmzsof4Hg2BsAAwuasZjgW/Team-Building-*252B-Networking-Night__;JQ!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!jj66C0TfwgEOYtGoaOy4CdeBZx3lmQLxX91tudg4kNUVNq6TjEzwoLrLbPa-rSBxIgHDmIsif-cGAg$">Team Building and Networking
Night</a></b>, Tuesday, January 21 at 7 pm – 8:30 pm<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Find inspiration for an EIC idea:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Attend the<b>
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/event/s/LVjHTvf58HQw8zv6pikyFX/Climate-*252B-Sustainability-Idea-Jam__;JQ!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!jj66C0TfwgEOYtGoaOy4CdeBZx3lmQLxX91tudg4kNUVNq6TjEzwoLrLbPa-rSBxIgHDmItjLZBS1w$">
Climate + Sustainability Idea Jam</a>, </b>Wednesday, January 22 at 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Info Session: </span>
</b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/event/s/VHkTTA4NWLoLzASHi5teUV/Info-Session*253A-Environmental-Innovation-Challenge__;JQ!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!gPHHey9lFsURiy_HuPm6DHJqS8QmhCjkZackulphX84dks5CWqBVqLIzGIr3TJ0VCepuccWit5Ew$">Virtual
| Friday, January 24, 12 – 12:45 pm</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Info Session: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/event/s/SNfFrXtJ9iUTSgWBNtd7ww/Info-Session*253A-Environmental-Innovation-Challenge__;JQ!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!gPHHey9lFsURiy_HuPm6DHJqS8QmhCjkZackulphX84dks5CWqBVqLIzGIr3TJ0VCepucVOQcXlR$"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">In-Person
| Tuesday, February 4</span></a>, 11 am – 12:00 pm (stay for <a href="https://washington.startuptree.co/event/s/PWCa2YtMahicc3siXqAwFU/Students-%2526-Startups%253A-Team-Tuesday-Meetups">
Team Tuesday</a> directly after!) </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">And here are a few takeaways that I captured from
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/event/s/YQUBA37SPTF69ocdSJuqb2/Women-Innovators-in-Climate*252C-Environment*252C-and-Sustainability__;JSU!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!gPHHey9lFsURiy_HuPm6DHJqS8QmhCjkZackulphX84dks5CWqBVqLIzGIr3TJ0VCepucWnx5A8I$">
the panelists</a> at an event earlier this week who all <i>started something</i> in the climate + environmental space:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Be curious, find a gap, and just start!
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pilot, iterate, pilot, iterate<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Spaces they’d like to see disrupted or where solutions are needed:<o:p></o:p></span></li><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2 level2 lfo6"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Data Centers + AI and the energy and resources they do/will require
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2 level2 lfo6"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Furniture designed for repair and dismantling<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2 level2 lfo6"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Food and climate resilience
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2 level2 lfo6"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Secondhand Indian and “non-white” wedding attire
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l2 level2 lfo6">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">American standards for food and food regulations<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Happy to set up a time to connect if you have questions or want to talk through ideas!<br>
<br>
Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br>
Lauren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black">Lauren Brohawn</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black">
</span><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black">(she/her)</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black">Associate Director, Environmental Innovation Challenge</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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