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Forestry & Environmental Consulting course open for undergrads, grads this winter
If you’ve ever thought about working in the forestry and environmental field, but want to be your own boss, there’s a course for you!
ESRM 490D/SEFS590D: Forestry and Environmental Consulting is available for two credits this Winter Quarter 2021.
SEFS M.S. student wins first prize for poster presentation at ACLCA
Congratulations to Hemalatha Velappan, a M.S. student at SEFS, who won first prize for her poster presentation at the American Center for Life Cycle Assessment (ACLCA).
The presentation was Velappan’s first poster presentation at an international conference, and receiving the top award at such a high level is truly noteworthy.
Professor Kristiina Vogt discusses recent book ‘The Medicine Wheel’ on podcast
UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences professor Kristiina Vogt recently discussed a book she co-authored on the environmental decision-making process of Indigenous people on a Michigan State University Press podcast.
Read moreSEFS students, faculty to participate in WACFWRU Graduate Student Symposium on Oct 28
Please join the Washington Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit for their annual Graduate Student Symposium on 3-6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 28.
The WACFWRU Graduate Student Symposium features graduate student presentations on cutting-edge research in the science and conservation of fish, wildlife, and their habitats in Washington, the Pacific Northwest, and beyond, including a number of UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences faculty and students.
Lisa Graumlich, Melissa Watkinson to present “Queer in STEM” seminar this week
The dean of the UW College of the Environment and an environmental outreach specialist at the College will present this week’s SEFS Seminar on queer representation in STEM fields.
Dean Lisa Graumlich and Melissa K.
UW Chapter of the Wildlife Society to hold virtual talk with conservationist Chris Morgan
The UW Chapter of the Wildlife Society is looking ahead to a year of interesting virtual talks and activities, starting with a conservation talk with filmmaker and KUOW host Chris Morgan.
Harvey interviewed for wildfire photo essay, National Geographic story
Brian J. Harvey, assistant professor with the UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, provided expert input for a wildfire story by National Geographic and a photo essay published by the University of Washington.
Read moreArun Agrawal to present “Cash transfer programs and climate resilience” at Oct. 14 SEFS Seminar
On Oct. 14, SEFS will welcome Arun Agrawal, Professor at the School for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan, as the SEFS Seminar speaker.
Agrawal will present “Cash transfer programs and climate resilience.” Here is the abstract for his presentation:
“This review focuses on the relationship between cash transfer-based social assistance programs and the climate resilience of households and communities.
SEFS Ph.D. student Maria Blancas’ work profiled in Crosscut
A UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences Ph.D. student and her work on the affect wildfires and smoke have on farmworkers is the subject of a recent story in Crosscut.
Read moreWirsing publishes paper in Ecology Letters on predator-prey relationships
A UW School of Environmental and Forest Science professor recently published a paper in Ecology Letters on how predators affect the behaviors of their prey.
Professor Aaron Wirsing co-authored the study along with four other authors.