A new University of Washington study finds that in coral reefs where fishing occurs, nearly half of the key nutrients found in fish urine are absent from the ecosystem due to there being fewer large-bodied and predator fish present.
Read more at UW Today »Q&A: Phil Levin joins UW, The Nature Conservancy in new role
Based at the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, Levin hopes to connect the dots across all programs to yield better conservation outcomes.
Read the full Q&A »Three UW Earth scientists elected as AGU fellows
Congratulations to Oceanography's Charles Eriksen and Deborah Kelley, and Atmospheric Sciences' Steven Warren! All three were elected into the newest class of American Geophysical Union fellows.
Read more at UW Today »UW geologist: Ancient Chinese flood is latest to match oral, geologic histories
A paper published this week in Science finds evidence to support stories that a massive flood occurred in China about 4,000 years ago, during the reign of Emperor Yu. The study, led by Chinese researcher Qinglong Wu, suggests that a huge landslide dam break could have redirected the Yellow River, giving rise to the legendary flood that Emperor Yu is credited with controlling.
Read more at UW Today »Three UW Environment faculty elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences
Three scientists from the University of Washington College of the Environment have been elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences. According to a statement released by the organization, the new members were selected for “their outstanding record of scientific achievement and willingness to work on behalf of the academy in bringing the best available science to bear on issues within the state of Washington.”
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