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Two SEFS students named NASA fellows
Another School of Environmental and Forest Sciences student has been named as a recipient of a prestigious NASA fellowship that funds student research projects in the fields of Earth and planetary sciences and astrophysics.
Read moreEarthLab Presents the 2019 Doug Walker Lecture: Why I Write for Birds
UW EarthLab is holding its 2019 Doug Walker Lecture on Oct. 30 with author, poet and professor J. Drew Lanham, Ph.D.
Dr. Lanham will present “Why I Write for the Birds – The Convergence of Art, Science and Culture in Making Conservation More Inclusive” at 6:30 p.m.
Director’s Message: Welcome Back!
To the SEFS community:
A warm welcome back to autumn term on a cool, fall day! As we gather back in Seattle for a new academic year, I’m heartened by all the great stories of your research and learning adventures over the summer.
Associate professor Sarah Converse receives Department of the Interior’s highest honor
Sarah Converse, associate professor with the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences and leader of the Washington Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, earlier this month received the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Distinguished Service Award.
Read moreSEFS Seminar schedule for fall 2019 set
The fall 2019 School of Environmental and Forest Sciences Seminar is set! Please join us for great presentations, engaging question and answer sessions and a post-event reception after every seminar. Titles that are still to be determined will be updated, and you can view the schedule with speaker abstracts here.
Read moreErnesto Alvarado featured in Crosscut story on indigenous fire practices
When settlers traveled to Washington, they assumed the forests they found were untouched lands full of vibrant plant and animal life.
But as a recent Crosscut story says, that idea was a myth.
SEFS Carbon Project to hold Carbon Leadership Panel
Want to learn more about the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences’ Carbon Project is up to? Join SEFS for a special Carbon Leadership Panel from 9-10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept.
Read moreListening to trees: Sharon Doty discusses plant communication in WTA story
Plants are talking, but who is listening? UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences professor Sharon Doty and her team are paying attention.
In a recent story for the Washington Trails Association‘s Washington Trails fall 2019 issue, Doty talked about how trees and plants communicate.
Ernesto Alvarado speaks to KING5 News about Amazon wildfires
As record fires raged in South America’s Amazon, University of Washington’s School of Environmental and Forest Sciences research associate professor Ernesto Alvarado spoke to KING5 News about his time studying the region and what can still be done to save the land.
Read moreAssistant professor’s work on wildfires west of the Cascades featured on UW News
When it comes to wildfires, Washingtonians often think about the dry, eastern part of the state. While rare, wildfires do happen west of the Cascades, and School of Environmental and Forest Sciences assistant professor Brian J.
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