SEFS project looking at data, forest management receives USDA grant, seeks six fellows
The UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences has received a $246,000 award from the USDA‘s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to support fellowships for a cohort of students who will receive training and conduct research that aims to study forests using geospatial data.
Read moreDr. Nathan Urban to present on quantifying climate change with UW Chemistry Department
The UW Chemistry Department is hosting a presentation on quantifying climate change.
Dr. Nathan Urban, leader of the Applied Mathematics group in the Computational Science Initiative at Brookhaven National Laboratory, on Long Island, New York, will present “Projecting the Future: Quantifying Uncertainties in How the Climate Will Change” on Nov.
Looking for Fern Gully? You can find it in the Hoh Rainforest, SEFS research says
One of the many natural wonders of Washington is located on the Olympic Peninsula: The Hoh Rainforest.
It’s also the location where UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences fungi researcher Korena Mafune spends her days, climbing the tall trees to study moss and lichen.
More of the world is exposed to flooding, according to study co-authored by SEFS recent grad
New research, published in the journal Nature and co-authored by a UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences Ph.D. graduate, reports that 24 percent more of the world’s population is exposed to flooding since 2000.
Read moreNew leadership for UW Botanic Gardens announced
The School of Environmental and Forest Sciences (SEFS) is proud to announce the appointment of two new leaders for the research, education, and outreach programs of the University of Washington Botanic Gardens (UWBG).
Read moreSEFS Ph.D. graduate, fungal expert subject of PBS Terra piece
A fungal expert and UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences Ph.D. graduate is one of the subjects of a recent PBS Terra piece on saving an ancient forest.
Korena Mafune, Ph.D., who completed her Ph.D.
SEFS Ph.D. graduate, beaver expert Ben Dittbrenner shares insight with The Seattle Times
A UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences 2019 Ph.D. graduate and beaver expert was quoted in a recent story by The Seattle Times.
Ben Dittbrenner ’19, who also founded Beavers Northwest in 2013, discussed with the newspaper how beavers view roads as dams and the culverts in them as spaces that need patching up.
SEFS student awarded UW President’s Medal, named Gonfaloniere
A UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences graduate has been named the winner of the prestigious UW President’s Medal for 2021 and appointed as the 2021 Gonfaloniere for the College of the Environment.
Read moreRSVP now for “Lessons from Plants: Insight for Human Thriving”
This year, SEFS is proud to welcome Dr. Beronda L. Montgomery as the 2021 Sustaining Our World Lecture speaker. She will present, “Lessons from Plants: Insights for Human Thriving.”
Date: Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Time: 5 p.m.
Dean Graumlich named president-elect of American Geophysical Union
UW College of the Environment Dean and School of Environmental and Forest Science alumna Lisa Graumlich was named president-elect of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) starting Jan. 1.
After two years in this role, Graumlich will begin a two-year term as president of the AGU board beginning in 2023.