Morris Johnson, an affiliate faculty member at the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, was recently featured in a Crosscut story about his work as a research fire scientist with the U.S.
Read moreSchool of Environmental and Forest Sciences research associate professor Ernesto Alvarado has been named one of 33 Latinx University of Washington faculty honored this year by the Latino Center for Health for scholarly achievements, promotion, mentorship and contributions.
Read moreA School of Environmental and Forest Sciences graduate student was the only student from the school to be named to the 2019 Husky 100.
Catherine Kuhn, a PhD student, is studying global environmental change in rivers, lakes and streams.
The University of Washington and a School of Environmental and Forest Sciences doctoral student have collaborated with the U.S. Geological Survey to develop a tool that can map huckleberries, which can help track grizzly bears.
Read moreA common story reported these days is about the benefits of going outside and into nature. A story in the March 2019 issue of Columns, a University of Washington alumni magazine, touched again on these benefits, and also shared that scientists don’t know exactly why we benefit from time in the outdoors.
Read moreJust before the end of the winter 2019 quarter, a group of School of Environmental and Forest Sciences students prepared and served more than 120 burritos for the residents of Tent City 3, a community of men and women who are homeless and living under shelters managed by Seattle Housing and Resource Effort and the Women’s Equality and Enhancement League.
Read moreIn March, The University of Washington Population Health Initiative announced it would be awarding about $280,000 in grant funding to six teams at UW. The School of Environmental and Forest Sciences is proud to congratulate a team of three investigators from the school who were awarded some of this funding.
Read moreCongratulations to John Wott, an emeritus professor with the UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, recently received a national award from the American Horticultural Society.
Wott received the organization’s Professional Award for his significant influence on horticulture in the Pacific Northwest over the course of his career.
Congratulations to John Wott, an emeritus professor with the UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, recently received a national award from the American Horticultural Society.
Wott received the organization’s Professional Award for his significant influence on horticulture in the Pacific Northwest over the course of his career.
Read moreCrosscut recently featured SEFS PhD student Clint Robins.
Clint Robins, a PhD student at the UW School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, was recently featured in Crosscut’s “I Am STEM,” a series that features diverse stories of people who work in STEM and adjacent fields in the Pacific Northwest.
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