Sound Transit wins federal grant to respond to impacts of climate change; Partnership with UW Climate Impacts Group, WSDOT will examine long-term strategies A Federal Transit Administration grant of $105,000 will fund efforts to study how potential impacts from climate change could challenge Sound Transit’s infrastructure and operations. The University of Washington Climate Impacts Group will lead the work, building on a pilot study completed by the Washington State Department of Transportation.
Read more »Future foresters face off - HeraldNet
Forestry students from the University of Washington and the University of British Columbia arrived in Darrington on Friday to participate in the 2012 Silviculture Challenge. Read more here.
Read more »SMEA staff wins PSO ProStaff Award
The University of Washington’s Professional Staff Organization announced the newest winners of the PSO ProStaff Award. Among the three recipients is Suanty Kaghan, Administrative Specialist for the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs. Award recipients are chosen based on their impact, their UW values, their dissemination of knowledge and information, and their tendency to go above and beyond their job expectations.
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