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SEFS Student Spotlight: Kira Stewart, Class of 2026
Kira Stewart is majoring in Bioresource Science and Engineering here at UW’s School of Environmental and Forest Sciences. She’s also a Student Ambassador at the College of the Environment, representing the BSE major and offering tips and insight to students curious about the degree.
Read moreSEFS Undergraduates Awarded Barry Goldwater Scholarships
For 40 years the Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation has been supporting talented sophomores and juniors who aspire to become the nation’s next generation of researchers in science, engineering and mathematics.
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A message from Dan Brown, SEFS Director: Spring 2026
Just as it brings longer days, this spring brings several reasons to celebrate, even in the face of all that’s going on in the world. Preparations are underway for the SEFS community to welcome students and classes back to Anderson Hall in Spring quarter.
Read more2026 Sustaining Our World Lecture featuring Peter B. Reich — University of Michigan & University of Minnesota
On May 6, 2026 SEFS will welcome the Director of the Institute for Global Change Biology, Peter Reich, to the newly renovated Anderson Hall for our annual Sustaining Our World lecture series.
Read moreBreathing Nature In: How Our Environments Shape The Nasal Microbiome and Human Well-Being
The benefits of nature exposure for human well-being are well-recognized, yet much remains to be understood about the underlying mechanisms as to how these effects occur. Research out of UW’s Environment & Well Being Lab led by SEFS’ graduate student Connor Lashus is helping us close the gap in understanding the role that microbes in the human nose might play in the relationship between nature exposure and well-being.
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What remains after wildfire here on the wet westside?
In a warming world, research that informs forest management actions and forest resilience are more important than ever
New research out of the Harvey Lab and conducted by recent PhD graduate Jenna Morris builds foundational understanding of the effects of fire in wet temperate forests like the ones here on the westside of Washington state, building essential understanding of fire effects in forests shaped by infrequent and high-severity fires.
SEFS Faculty and Research Scientists Selected for CRESST Awards
In November, the College of the Environment announced the recipients of this year’s Collaborative Research in Earth System Science and Technology (CRESST) Type 1 and Type 2 awards, recognizing outstanding projects that advance innovative, interdisciplinary approaches to understanding our planet and environmental challenges.
Read moreAs SEFS Prepares for the Grand Reopening of Anderson Hall, the Community Reflects on the Building’s 100 Year Anniversary and Looks to the Future
This February the SEFS community will reoccupy Anderson Hall which has been undergoing extensive renovations since the summer of 2024. This year marked the 100 year anniversary of the construction of the building and the SEFS community has had the opportunity to reflect on the building’s history and celebrate all that’s taken place within its walls over the last century – from the evolution of its programs, the celebration of its graduates and the research that has catapulted the school to the forefront of environmental and forest sciences.
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A message from Dan Brown, SEFS Director: Winter 2025-26
We’re only a few months into the school year and there has been much to celebrate and reflect on. In the fall we launched a new major, the Sustainable Bioresource Systems Engineering major which is the next iteration of the BSE major.
Read moreThe Impact of Giving – A SEFS Donor Spotlight Series: Karleen Snetsinger and the Corkery Family
This is the fourth donor spotlight in a series. This series of stories reveals the impact that donors have on students, faculty and research here at the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences and more broadly at the College of the Environment.
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