SEFS in the News: June – August 2024

Browse recent mentions of SEFS researchers in the news. Have news to share? Send your updates to sefscomm@uw.edu.

Assistant Professor Greg Bratman interviewed on Oregon Public Radio. Bratman’s research on how the smells of nature can affect human well-being are discussed. 

Associate Professor Heidi Gough featured at the Joint Fund Research Symposium at Ain Shams University in Cairo

 
The Joint Fund Research Symposium took place on June 5, 2024 at the Ain Shams University Innovation Hub in Cairo, Egypt. With over 100 attendees from the United States and Egypt, the research symposium aims to explore how science-based cooperation can advance innovation and diplomacy between the U.S. 

SEFS remembers College of Forest Resources faculty member, Robert Lee

We are saddened to share the news that former College of Forest Resources faculty member, Robert Lee, passed away on July 12, 2024, at age 83. Professor Lee was a member of the College of Forest Resources from 1978 to 2008. 

SEFS Emeritus Professor Robert Edmonds gifts his book on the history of forestry education and research to UW alums, students, faculty and the public

SEFS Emeritus Professor Robert Edmonds has penned a detailed history of forestry at the University of Washington. His well-researched book offers an in-depth, 113-year account of the evolution of the teaching, research, and outreach programs of the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences. 

SEFS Professor Aaron Wirsing co-authors new international research on sharks in the Anthropocene ocean

The study published in Science, “The roles and importance of sharks in the Anthropocene ocean” involved most of the leading shark experts from around the world. The international study reveals that most species affected by fishing are those most needed for healthy oceans. 

SEFS Professor L. Monika Moskal awarded UW EarthLab Innovations Grant

SEFS Professor and Director of Precision Forestry Cooperative L. Monika Moskal and her research team have been awarded a UW EarthLab Innovations Grant. The study aptly named Fish, Fire, Food, and Floodplains: Healing Place and People was inspired by the Klamath Tribal members of the Ambodat Department. 

UW Farm Wapato Pond Nears Completion

SEFS communications team traveled to UW Farm’s Wapato Pond to speak with Kove Janeski, the farm’s Operations Lead. While volunteering in the sun and trimming garlic for the week’s CSA baskets we got to speak to Janeski about the Wapato Pond project and what the team has planned next. 

New research reveals Seattle’s linear barriers may limit the movement of coyotes

New research led by Sam Kreling, SEFS PhD student, out of UW’s Prugh Lab reveals much about the movement of Seattle’s coyote population. Despite coyotes’ exceptional mobility, Kreling’s research reveals that Seattle’s unique linear barriers (I-5, Ship Canal, I-90 and other waterways) may limit the movement of coyotes in the city. 

SEFS Associate Professor Brian Harvey awarded prestigious NSF CAREER grant

The National Science Foundation has selected SEFS Associate Professor Brian Harvey as a recipient of its most prestigious award in support of early-career faculty. This award recognizes faculty with the potential to serve as not only academic role models in research and education but individuals with the ability to lead advances in the mission of their department and organization.  

In a landscape shaped by humans and occupied by predators, how do Washington’s white-tailed deer fare?

New research out of UW’s Prugh Lab and led by Taylor Ganz looks at data from 280 white-tailed deer in northeastern Washington who were tracked for 5 years, beginning in 2017, using radio collars.