The College of the Environment’s School of Environmental and Forest Sciences recently launched its Climate Change Video Contest, asking Washington State high school and undergraduate students to create and submit videos about what climate change means to them by April 13. In three minutes or less, contest entrants will use all styles imaginable – Claymation, stand-up comedy, music video, short-form documentary, and more – to convey their ideas.
Read more at UW Today »Ecosystem services in estuaries, the velocity of ice sheets, beetle-killed trees on fire, and more: This week's published research
Each week we share the latest peer-reviewed publications coming from the College of the Environment. Over the past week, twenty-eight new articles co-authored by members of the College of the Environment were added to the Web of Science database, including two open-access papers about biomass burning and modeling of clouds and aerosols, nonnative sea grass, and more. Read on!
Read more »Meet Brad Markle, Earth and Space Sciences graduate student
Standing outside of his temporary classroom and laboratory overlooking Greenland’s Disko Bay, Brad Markle breathes in the big picture. The big picture is something that’s always on his mind, which is reflected in both his art and science. As a photographer, he captures sweeping scenes, from giant, rippling cloud masses and never-ending skies, to massive, bobbing icebergs in a vast ocean.
Read more »Dean's Letter: Boundless? You bet.
Those of us on UW campus have noticed the Be Boundless tagline emerge all over the grounds during recent months. It’s everywhere – purple wristbands and huge bus banners. Taglines like this don’t simply emerge from a quick engagement with a marketing firm. For the past year, UW did research, taking a good, hard look at what people value about their experiences here.
Read more »Philanthropy: Making a Difference
Private gifts and grants have an enormous impact on the lives of our students, faculty and programs. We thank every one of our supporters, be they individuals, corporations, private foundations, organizations or community partners. You help ensure that the College of the Environment and all of its exceptional schools, departments, centers, programs and people, remain and grow as national and global leaders in education, research and outreach across a broad array of environmental fields.
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