Last December, Forbes magazine published an article on the 10 “worst” college degrees, and a sister article on the 15 “most valuable” college degrees. Even though I immediately disagreed with the reduction of “value” to a dollar figure—and noted that “most valuable” is not a direct antonym for “worst”—the message to readers was unmistakable: A college degree is valued by the employment potential and the starting wages for recent grads.
Read moreWhen Laura Cooper moved from Pittsburgh to Seattle about eight years ago, she was eager for a change of scenery—a better mix of city and nature, skyscrapers and sky. “I was looking for a city on the coast,” she says, “and I was attracted to the idea that in Seattle you could be on a boat and then go skiing later that same day.”
A few years after she arrived, though, the economy collapsed in 2008.
On Saturday, May 4, the Olympic Natural Resources Center (ONRC) hosted an astronomy program for the local community, including an afternoon session for families and younger children, and then an evening session for youth and adults.
Read moreIn case you weren’t able to join us this past Tuesday for the annual SEFS Recognition Event, we honored a number of students, staff and faculty for their tremendous contributions to the life and success of our school.
Read moreThis spring, several UW Forest Club members starting putting together the first few pages of a coloring book about forest trees and plants. They began the project as part of an Earth Day nature walk, and some of the featured species so far include a sequoia, western red cedar, Douglas-fir and a sword fern.
Read moreThis past Tuesday, April 30, Professor John Marzluff entertained a special visitor: 10-year-old Olivia Rataezyk of Issaquah, Wash., a big admirer of his work with corvids.
Olivia had come to campus with her mom to learn more about Marzluff’s research, and also to share some of her own.
Coming up on Monday, May 15, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the University of Washington Botanic Gardens (UWBG) and PlantAmnesty will be hosting the 5th Annual Urban Forest Symposium. Held at the Center for Urban Horticulture, this year’s symposium will focus on the theme of “Trees and Views,” a contentious issue that often pits view seekers against tree lovers.
Read moreNext week on Thursday, May 9, round up your friends and colleagues to come support Erika Knight as she defends her Master’s Thesis! Her talk begins at 1 p.m. in Anderson 22, so join us in commemorating her years of work and research at SEFS.
Read moreNext weekend, May 11 and 12, one of the oldest outdoor traditions at the University of Washington will be taking place down at Pack Forest. Hosted by the UW Forest Club—the longest-running club on campus—“Garb Day” is a throwback to the early days of the university, when folks tended to show up dressed more professionally for school.
Read more“It’s amazing how much you can learn from looking at poop,” says Tara Wilson, a junior at the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences (SEFS). “It totally blew my mind. You can know everything [about the animal]—if they’re malnourished, if they’re breeding, if they’re stressed in any way, what they’re eating.”
Wilson grew up in Detroit and transferred to the University of Washington to start the Winter Quarter in January 2012.