The next advance in weather forecasting may not come from a new satellite or supercomputer, but from a device in your pocket. University of Washington atmospheric scientists are using pressure sensors included in the newest smartphones to develop better weather forecasting techniques.  ATMOS‘ Cliff Mass, Gregory Hakim, and Luke Madaus are mentioned; read more here! 

Engage, an organization of graduate students in scientific disciplines across UW, helps scientists talk about their work to non-science audiences. They offer a seminar course and a chance to speak at Town Hall, and now their students are blogging about their experiences. Check out the first post, by physics PhD candidate Alan Jamison, called “Hoping to Share Some Science“! 

Emerging from an interdisciplinary conversation about how to advance knowledge of biodiversity, BioDiverse Perspectives is a blog intended to be a space for graduate students with an interest in biodiversity to share thoughts about important issues in our field. Bloggers focus on reviews of papers that they consider to be Foundational or Frontier in the biodiversity science. CoEnv graduate students Hillary Burgess and Fletcher Halliday are among the contributors. 

Open to all UW students, the UW Environmental Career Fair is an opportunity to explore careers in environmental and natural resources fields. The Environmental Career Fair features employers from the nonprofit, government, and private sectors with career-level positions and internships. Check it out! 

Each quarter, the University Honors Program showcases the remarkable work done by Honors students and faculty within their majors. Check out this quarter’s story about the Earth and Space Sciences major, featuring Bruce Nelson and Mika Usher!