SEFS Professor Aaron Wirsing is a co-author on a new study published this week in Science, indicating that overfishing is driving reef sharks toward extinction in coral reefs globally.
The researchers pinpointed overfishing as the main driver of the species’ decline based on 22,000 hours of footage from baited underwater video stations across 391 reefs in 67 nations and territories.
On Friday, June 9th, SEFS celebrated the graduation of the Class of 2023 at Kane Hall. 129 undergraduate students, 16 master’s students, and 11 Ph.D. students walked the stage, celebrating years of hard work and dedication.
Read moreWhere some see waste, SEFS alumna Danielle Pascoli sees possibility. That perspective has led her from looking for higher-value uses for plant waste during her PhD to becoming the sole founder of an innovative nanofiber company in the last year.
Read moreThe uncharacteristic warmth of late spring this year has brought us back to gathering outdoors and enjoying the extra daylight. As the academic year draws to a close, we took a moment to applaud the dedication, outstanding achievements, hard work, and compassion demonstrated by the SEFS community at our annual Year-End Celebration.
Read moreSEFS Environmental Science and Resource Management student Jessie Cox was awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to travel to South Korea. Jessie plans to become proficient in the Korean language, experience cultures outside of her own and gain skills in international relations.
Read moreTo celebrate the end of the spring semester, the UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences hosts an annual award ceremony to recognize community members who demonstrate outstanding leadership, enthusiasm, and innovation at SEFS.
Read moreLed by SEFS Associate Professor Laura Prugh, new research published the journal Science shows that in Washington state, the presence of apex predators like wolves and cougars can push coyotes and bobcats into areas with higher levels of human activity.
Read moreThe Population Health Initiative announced today the award of a dozen planning grants to University of Washington researchers to support the launch of new climate-focused collaborations
Congratulations to SEFS researchers Sameer Shah, Jonathan Bakker, Heidi Gough, Joshua Lawler, who were among the 12 teams awarded $10,000 grants to support the launch of new projects ranging from net zero emissions to native plant production to wastewater reuse.
Get to know SEFS staff! This series provides an opportunity to find out more about SEFS staff members — what they do in their daily job and how they spend their time outside the office.
Read moreTwo SEFS undergraduate students in the Environmental Science and Resource Management major were recognized for their passion, leadership and commitment in the UW community as part of the 2023 Husky 100 list this week.
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