Many people don’t necessarily think of art and science as fields having much in common.  Yet some College of the Environment researchers might disagree, often partnering with the art community as a novel way to connect people to science.  Kristin Laidre in the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences is participating in a collaborative project with Maria Coryell-Martin, an expeditionary artist, entitled Imaging the Arctic.  

An intensive two week field course – visiting sites of spectacular wildfires as well as forest restoration areas – helped 20 University of Washington students learn firsthand about the challenges of managing dry, fire-prone forests of the Pacific Northwest. Traveling with Jerry Franklin, UW professor of environmental and forest science, the students explored forests of central and southern Oregon to consider how PNW forests have been dramatically altered by human activities in the last 150 years, and ways to possibly restore their resiliency to such things as wildfires. 

How are choosing to study the environment and choosing to serve in the military compatible?  Does military service change a student’s perspective?  Does it change how others see her/him?  Can the reality of a military experience enhance, or impede, learning?  Should instructors engage the soldiers among their students? Join us on November 13th as we hear from 4 student soldiers about their experience in – and out – of the classroom.