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! 

Last summer the Arctic sea ice melted to a record low. At the same time, a freak cyclone over the Arctic hung out for a record 13 days in August. Was the cyclone the key driver of the record ice melt? Researchers from UW’s Polar Science Center say that no. Read more here! 

An outreach center in Florida has turned the dirt around its buildings into a flourishing garden. According to research by SEFS’ Kathleen Wolf, green spaces in urban areas can promote a sense of community and self-esteem, increase coping and learning capacity, and help reduce ailments such as high blood pressure and diabetes. The gardeners in this Florida plot seem to agree.