For many of the students aboard the 2017 Cabled Array expedition, this will be their first at-sea experience.
Read more at UW Today »Researchers, students on annual expedition to maintain internet-connected deep-sea observatory
Probiotics help poplar trees clean up toxins in Superfund sites
Trees have the ability to capture and remove pollutants from the soil and degrade them through natural processes in the plant. It’s a feat of nature companies have used to help clean up polluted sites, though only in small-scale projects. Now, a probiotic bacteria for trees can boost the speed and effectiveness of this natural cycle, providing a microbial partner to help protect trees from the toxic effects of the pollutants and break down the toxins plants bring in from contaminated groundwater.
Read more at UW Today »UW to host Interior Department’s Northwest Climate Science Center
The University of Washington is the new host for the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Northwest Climate Science Center. Boise State University, the University of Montana, Washington State University and Western Washington University are also new partners in the Northwest CSC university consortium. These five universities were selected as the CSC host and consortium partners after an open competition and extensive review by scientific experts.
Read more at UW Today »Join UW Environment, KUOW and The Mountaineers for an evening with Sally Jewell
What’s next for former Secretary of the Interior and University of Washington alum Sally Jewell? Find out at the event we’re co-hosting on August 30.
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