Growing up in Seattle, I dreamed about attending the University of Washington. The UW is a pillar of the Seattle community that offers major opportunities. The level of community involvement, programs, and reputation motivated me to seek opportunities here.
Read moreHere are a few of the recent projects we’ve heard about where SEFS Alumni are making an impact in communities near and far through their work.
Robert (Bob) L. Edmonds, Professor Emeritus, has written a book “Saving Forest Ecosystems: A Century Plus of Research and Education at the University of Washington.” It describes forestry education and research at UW from 1895 to 2018 in relation to the practice of forestry in Washington over the years.
Read moreFind out how Washington’s gray wolf population is managed through fear in an article published in UW Today. Read the full article, written by Kim Eckart.
The University of Washington is proud to announce that 47 faculty and researchers who completed their work while at UW have been named on the annual Highly Cited Researchers 2022 list from Clarivate.
Read moreKorena Mafune, Washington Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow and National Geographic Explorer, had the opportunity to be part of National Geographic’s new show, Tasting Wild. The program follows world-renowned chef Melissa King as she discovers flavors from wild places like the Quinault temperate rainforest.
Read moreLaura Prugh, Associate Professor in the Environment and Forest Sciences, led a team of researchers that discovered daylight savings time changes have an impact on the amount of deer-vehicle collisions in the United States.
Read moreFor four days in September, a group of kids from Yakima’s Wilson Middle School set aside their daily lives and immerse themselves in outdoor science at the University of Washington’s Mount Rainier Pack Forest Institute – part of the School of Environmental and Forest Services.
Read moreSyrup producers, tapping into the natural sugar sap that runs through Pacific Northwest bigleaf maple trees, are hoping to make Washington’s product as well known and sought after as the state’s wines thanks to developing research and support from University of Washington scientists.
Read moreThe School of Environmental and Forest Sciences is pleased to announce that seven students have been awarded scholarship funding for the 2022-23 academic year from the College of the Environment. This includes five undergraduates and two graduate students.
Read moreBy Michelle Ma, UW News
A new study found that nearly any level of human activity in a protected area like a
national park can alter the behavior of animals there.