A little more than a year ago, Allison McGrath was already plenty busy with her graduate school commitments. In addition to pursuing a joint master’s with the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences (SEFS) and the Evans School of Public Affairs, she was working part-time as a student assistant for the Evans School Executive Education program.
Read moreThis past Friday, June 13, we honored and celebrated with our latest graduating class, sending off an incredibly talented group of students to become the next leaders in their fields—both here at home in the Pacific Northwest, and all around the world.
Read moreWe recently heard from Research Scientist Ken Bible, site manager of the Wind River Field Station, with updates from several of their ongoing research projects:
The region’s first carbonyl sulfide (OCS) laser system to operate in a forest ecosystem is scheduled to be deployed at Wind River this June.
Read moreJulie Hower, a senior Environmental Science and Resource Management (ESRM) major, split her childhood between the two coasts: first out west in the Los Angeles area, and then back east near Tampa, Fla., for her high school years.
Read moreEarlier this month, I had the opportunity to participate in the dedication of the new solar arrays that are being installed on the top of one of the Mercer Court buildings.
Read moreWe have finally set the date for this year’s SEFS Recognition Event—Monday, May 19, from 4-6 p.m. in the Forest Club Room—so mark your calendars for our annual celebration of all things SEFS!
Read moreHigh in the desert hills on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, a team of University of Washington designers and researchers is working in the informal urban community of Lomas de Zapallal to implement a series of green space interventions.
Read moreThis week, UW Housing & Food Services released a fun video that introduces the UW Farm and the students and staff who work to bring the food from the farm to the various dining locations on the UW campus—such as the new Cultivate restaurant in the U-District!
Read moreFor the annual Sustaining Our World Lecture coming up on April 10, the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences is extremely pleased to welcome Michael Green of Michael Green Architecture for his talk, “PLANT CUT BUILD REPEAT: Natural solutions to complex problems.”
Last year, we featured architect Thomas Knittel and his exploration of biomimicry, and how design can take lessons from nature to become more efficient and sustainable.
Want to know how wolves are shaping local ecosystems in the forests of eastern Washington? Then check out this great new video from QUEST, which features Professor Aaron Wirsing, one of his graduate students, Justin Dellinger, and some of their research exploring why wolves and other top predators are crucial for healthy ecosystems and biodiversity.
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