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BSE students take $1,000 prize in 2019 Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge
While the Bioresource Engineering & Science (BSE) students who participated in the 2019 Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge didn’t win any of the top awards, they did take home favor from the judges and a $1,000 prize.
Read moreSEFS professor contributes to UN report on biodiversity loss, climate change impacts
A startling new report released by the United Nations warned that 1 million animals and plant species could quickly become extinct without a radical increase in conservation efforts.
The report was widely covered by U.S.
ESRM student named Bonderman Fellow
A UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences student was chosen as one of nine undergraduate students to be chosen as a 2019 Bonderman Travel Fellow.
Thadeus Sternberg, an environmental science and resource management (ESRM) with departmental honors student, plans to explore how people around the world rely on their natural spaces and resources, and how environmental protection laws may differ among countries.
Grad student Jenna Morris presents at ecology annual meeting
After receiving support from the UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences (SEFS) Director’s Student Travel Fund, graduate student Jenna Morris was able to travel to and give an oral presentation at the 2019 annual meeting of the North American Regional Association of the International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE-North America) on April 7-11 in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Read moreSEFS Alumni: We want to hear from you!
The School of Environmental and Forest Sciences (SEFS) is planning for its 10-Year Program Review, and we want to hear from you! The 10-Year Review is an opportunity for SEFS to reflect on what it does and identify opportunities for the future.
Read moreSEFS alumnus, affiliate faculty member Morris Johnson featured in Crosscut story
Morris Johnson, an affiliate faculty member at the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, was recently featured in a Crosscut story about his work as a research fire scientist with the U.S.
Read moreClimate Change Film Festival set for May 3
The 2019 Climate Change Film Festival, hosted by the UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences and EarthLab, submissions have been received and a screening of the top contenders is set.
Read moreErnesto Alvarado honored by Latino Center for Health
School of Environmental and Forest Sciences research associate professor Ernesto Alvarado has been named one of 33 Latinx University of Washington faculty honored this year by the Latino Center for Health for scholarly achievements, promotion, mentorship and contributions.
Read moreSEFS graduate student Catherine Kuhn named to Husky 100
A School of Environmental and Forest Sciences graduate student was the only student from the school to be named to the 2019 Husky 100.
Catherine Kuhn, a PhD student, is studying global environmental change in rivers, lakes and streams.
Wild Washington exhibit, Enviro Film Fridays provide Earth Week activities in Allen Library
A new exhibit, Wild Washington: Earth Day at the UW Libraries, in the Allen Library’s North Lobby focuses on Washington’s wild places, with an emphasis on conservation and environmental protection. The exhibit will remain throughout April, in honor of Earth Day, on April 22.
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