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SEFS Affiliate Professor Profiled in Article about Fuel Treatments
Growing up, SEFS affiliate professor Dr. Morris Johnson thought he might join the military or be a powerlifter.
“No one really talked about going to college,” he said. “The big push for us upon high school graduation, unless you were the one best basketball player who got a scholarship, was Army, Air Force, or Marines.”
Today, he is a fire ecologist for the U.S.
Doctoral Student Contributes to Carbon Storage Study
Earlier this month, Ecotrust, in partnership with the University of Washington, published “Tradeoffs in Timber, Carbon and Cash Flow under Alternative Management Systems for Douglas-Fir in the Pacific Northwest,” a peer-reviewed study that looks at the carbon storage in Washington and Oregon forests.
Read moreSEFS Alumni Alexander Friend Tapped to Lead Research at U.S. Forest Service
A School of Environmental and Forest Sciences alumnus Alexander Friend, PhD, was recently named deputy chief of research and development at the U.S. Forest Service (USFS).
He joins current U.S. Forest Service chief and SEFS alumna Vicki Christiansen on the USFS leadership team.
UW Botanic Gardens Announces 2019 Urban Natural Areas Seminar
The University of Washington Botanic Gardens is pleased to announce the 2019 Urban Natural Areas Seminar.
The seminar, “Stewardship Required: The Power of Interdisciplinary Collaboration for Long-Term Function of Urban Areas,” will be held 8:30 a.m.
SEFS Researchers Contribute to Fourth National Climate Assessment
Two researchers at the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences contributed to a chapter in the new volume of the Fourth National Climate Assessment, an assessment of climate change across the nation produced every four years by the federal government.
Read moreCommon allergen, ragweed, will shift northward under climate change
New research from the University of Washington and the University of Massachusetts – Amherst looks at how the most common cause of sneezing and sniffling in North America is likely to shift under climate change.
Read moreRacial, ethnic minorities face greater vulnerability to wildfires
Environmental disasters in the U.S. often hit minority groups the hardest.
When Hurricane Katrina slammed New Orleans in 2005, the city’s black residents were disproportionately affected. Their neighborhoods were located in the low-lying, less-protected areas of the city, and many people lacked the resources to evacuate safely.
SEFS alumna Vicki Christiansen appointed Forest Service chief
School of Environmental and Forest Sciences alumna Vicki Christiansen (’83, B.S.) is the 19th Chief of the USDA Forest Service after spending seven months as the interim chief.
She was appointed on Oct.
A dose of nature: New UW initiative to spearhead research on health benefits of time outside
Time spent in nature can reduce anxiety and help you sleep better at night, experts have found. It also offers promising benefits for a range of health issues, including cardiovascular disease, depression and obesity.
Read moreGreg Bratman Selected for Harvard Fellowship
Greg Bratman, assistant professor at SEFS, has been selected as a JPB Environmental Health (EH) Fellow by Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Professor Bratman is one of 15 new fellows that were selected through a competitive process.
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