Course on communicating science to the public includes the opportunity to present at Town Hall

Hey students: are you wondering how to make sure that your research makes a difference in the world? Do you want to enhance your ability to explain your science to family and friends? Maybe you’d like to practice public speaking? Check out the seminar from Engage, and learn how to communicate science to the public more effectively. The seminar includes the opportunity to present your research at Seattle Town Hall! 

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Forests across the world are poorly prepared for water stress - NYTimes

Climate change means that, on average, the summers will be warmer, and with warmer temperatures there will be less water available for plants. A world-wide study has found that most forest tree species operate within a very narrow window for water stress, making them and the associated ecosystems highly vulnerable to global warming. Read more about this study here. Additionally, new research suggests that pine beetles that benefit from trees’ water stress are now contributing to global warming. 

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UW bests Pac-12... in sustainability - UW News

The University of Washington has the strongest sustainability performance in the Pac-12 and is among the top 10 of all North American universities and colleges according to a new self-rating system to measure sustainability. Congratulations to our whole community! Read more about this exciting rating here. 

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The new White Salmon - National Geographic

What is it like to float a river, recently undammed? Follow along with these rafters blogging for National Geographic, who ran the White Salmon about a year after Condit Dam was removed, releasing an old river and a new river at once. 

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Ecological approach may revive logging - Albany Democrat-Herald

On a forested area some eight miles west of Monroe in Benton County, at the site of a proposed Bureau of Land Management timber sale, the professors — Norm Johnson of Oregon State University and Jerry Franklin of SEFS — are trying to show how their approach might help ease the gridlock that has paralyzed our federal forests for decades. Read this editorial on how their approach may revive logging, and forests. 

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