SEFS alumna Lucy Hutyra, an environmental ecologist studying the impacts of urbanization on environmental carbon cycle dynamics, has been named a 2023 MacArthur Fellow. The MacArthur Fellows Program recognizes people of outstanding talent and enables recipients to exercise their own creative instincts for the benefit of human society.
Read moreAs we kick off a new semester, we’re excited to share an update on the upcoming renovation of Anderson Hall. Last spring, the Washington State Legislature passed the 2023-25 state budget, including $28.65M toward the $40M cost to renovate Anderson Hall.
Read moreWe’re pleased to share the SEFS 2023-2028 Strategic Plan. Thanks to our faculty for their hard work in developing the strategic goals that will bring a renewed energy to our mission, and support SEFS researchers, faculty, and students working to improve the long-term sustainability and resilience of ecological and socio-environmental systems.
Read moreSEFS Associate Professor Heidi Gough was recognized in the inaugural cohort of UW Excellence in Global Engagement Award Nominees as part of the UW Awards of Excellence Ceremony in June of 2023.
Read moreSince transferring to the University of Washington in her junior year, SEFS alumna Ally Kruper has made the most of opportunities to get involved outside the classroom. Her passion for horticulture and working with communities led to an internship with the SER-UW Native Plant Nursery at the Center for Urban Horticulture.
Read moreA recent study published in Geophysical Research Letters by UW researchers, including SEFS Associate Professor Laura Prugh, examines the relationship between early-season snow and total snowfall in the western U.S. Using data from a network of snow sensors, the researchers looked at air temperature and accumulated precipitation from 2001 to 2022 for over 800 sites.
Read moreEach autumn, I enjoy welcoming students back to campus. This time of year gives us an opportunity to look ahead to how we can achieve our goals, both as individuals and as a School.
Read moreBrowse recent mentions of SEFS researchers in the news. Have news to share? Send your updates to sefscomm@uw.edu.
Greg Bratman, SEFS assistant professor, was featured in a Seattle Times article about the benefits of trees in cities.
Read moreLong-time SEFS affiliate professor Don Hanley passed away on September 2nd after years of battling cancer. Don was a valued colleague, mentor, and friend, and had recently celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary with his wife, Kris Hanley.
Read moreSEFS director Dan Brown is a co-author on a recent publication in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) that demonstrates how corporate farms, which have steadily risen in Africa, can displace small farmers leading to greater land inequity, poverty, and food insecurity.
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