Superfund Research Program

July 20, 2020

ArtSci Roundup: Virtual Author Event, Drop-In Meditation Session, and More

During this time of uncertainty and isolation, find solace in digital opportunities聽to connect, share, and engage. Each week, we will share upcoming events that bring the UW, and the greater community, together online.聽 Many of these online opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All 91探花faculty, staff, and students have access to聽Zoom Pro via UW-IT.聽 Virtual Author Event: BJ Cummings, Cecile Hansen And Lynda Mapes Discuss The River That Made Seattle July 27, 7:00-8:00 PM | Online In this event sponsored…

July 7, 2020

History of Duwamish River, its people, explored in new book ‘The River That Made Seattle’

BJ Cummings,community engagement manager for the Superfund Research Program at the UW, discusses her book “The River that Made Seattle: A Human and Natural History of the Duwamish,” published in July by 91探花Press.

June 24, 2020

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It could take another generation before resident fish in the heavily polluted Lower Duwamish Waterway in Seattle will be safe to eat. Yet many fishers from a wide range of cultural backgrounds continue to fish the 5-mile stretch of river for fun, cultural connections and food even as cleanup of this designated Superfund site continues. The Duwamish was listed on the Environmental Protection Agency鈥檚 National Priority (or 鈥淪uperfund鈥�) List of sites that require cleanup in 2001. Since that time, federal,…