Jan 26, 2017

Nominations for 2017 College of the Environment Awards open through Feb. 24

Dean Lisa J. Graumlich (left) with 2016 College of the Environment Award winners.

Do you know a student, faculty or staff member who deserves recognition for their work at the College of the Environment? Nominations for the 2017 College of the Environment Awards are open now though Friday, February 24, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. Submit your nominations in any or all of these categories: Distinguished Staff Member Exceptional Mentoring of Undergraduates Graduate Dean’s Medalist Outstanding Community Impact: Staff or Faculty Outstanding Community Impact: Student Outstanding Diversity Commitment Outstanding Researcher Outstanding Teaching Faculty Undergraduate Dean’s Medalist Full details, including criteria and eligibility and past winners, are available on the College website.

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Jan 26, 2017

Weekly Research

Urban ornithology, blue marlins and more

Every other week we share the latest peer-reviewed publications coming from the College of the Environment. Over the past two weeks, seven new articles co-authored by members of the College were added to the Web of Science database. They include articles about urban ornithology, blue marlins, and more. Read on!

Predator or not? Invasive snails hide even when they don't know

The Sitka periwinkle, a native marine snail, is often exposed on rocks at low tide.

Recognizing the signs of a predator can mean the difference between living to see another day and becoming another critter’s midday snack. All prey animals, whether a swift-footed deer or a slow-moving snail, use cues from their environment to sense the presence of a threat. It’s what keeps them alive — or at least gives them a shot at getting away.

Dean's letter: Keeping the flame alive

Dean of the College of the Environment Lisa J. Graumlich examines what the social contract between higher education and the public looks like today.

UW Environment undergrads receive AGU Outstanding Student Paper Awards

Two University of Washington undergraduates from the College of the Environment recently received Outstanding Student Paper Awards from the American Geophysical Union as a result of their presentation at the annual fall meeting held in December 2016. Eliza Dawson, a senior in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences, won based on her presentation titled “Variability of the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone Related to Changes in the Inter-Hemispheric Dust Load.”