The UW chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration was awarded the 2024 Husky Sustainability Award. The group was this year’s legacy winner. Founded in 2008, SER’s ecologically restorative work can be seen across campus.
Read moreOn June 7, 2024 SEFS faculty, staff and the families of SEFS grads came together to celebrate the class of 2024. SEFS Director, Dan Brown made introductory remarks that celebrated and honored the hard work and tremendous accomplishments of SEFS students.
Read moreAs Spring quarter ends, I find myself reflecting on the academic year and the many accomplishments of SEFS faculty, students and staff. It’s been a great year and as a community we have done so much together to be proud of.
Read moreGet to know SEFS staff! This series provides an opportunity to find out more about SEFS staff members — what they do in their daily job and how they spend their time outside the office.
Read moreSEFS Assistant Professor, Francisca Santana, joined SEFS faculty in the fall of 2023 as part of a cohort of faculty interested in climate adaptation. Santana’s most recent research paper, published in the Journal of Risk Research, examines the role that social processes have in human behavior and adaptation to wildfire smoke among other climate-related health hazards.
Read moreUW 3MT is a professional development competition that supports graduate students’ capacity to effectively explain their research or capstone project in a language that a public audience can understand. This year, Sarah Pollack, a SEFS grad student in Quantitative Ecology & Resource Management took home the first place grand prize, $1,000, for effectively explaining her thesis: Detecting Illegal Trade Risk in U.S.
Read moreBrowse recent mentions of SEFS researchers in the news. Have news to share? Send your updates to sefscomm@uw.edu.
SEFS Associate Professor, Laura Prough, interviewed for Discover Magazine: how we can coexist with coyotes in suburban and urban areas.
Read moreSEFS Assistant Professor, Claire Willing, joined SEFS faculty in the fall of 2023 as part of a cohort of faculty working in the area of climate adaptation. Willing’s most recent research, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, developed a risk-assessment framework for studying forest microbiomes in a changing climate.
Read moreLast week, SEFS faculty, students and staff came together for our annual End of Year Awards Celebration. We wanted to take a moment to honor those that received special recognition for their achievements this year, those who won a SEFS-specific award and of course those who received a “Shout Out” from peers.
Read moreFor over a decade SEFS researchers have been working on the islands of Tetiaroa to gain new insight about marine ecosystems. SEFS Professor, Aaron Wirsing, and a team of collaborators at Florida International University have been studying young sharks who call Tetiaroa’s lagoon home until they venture out into open waters.
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