Feb 11, 2016

Nominations for 2016 College of the Environment Awards open through Mar. 9

Do you know a student, faculty, or staff member who deserves recognition for their work at the College of the Environment? Nominations for the 2016 College of the Environment Awards are open now though Wednesday, March 9, 2016. Submit your nominations in any or all of these categories: Distinguished Staff Member Exceptional Mentoring of Undergraduates Award Graduate Dean’s Medalist Outstanding Community Impact: Staff or Faculty Outstanding Community Impact: Student Outstanding Diversity Commitment Award Outstanding Researcher Outstanding Teaching Faculty Undergraduate Dean’s Medalist Nominations can come from within the College, as well as from outside of the College or the University of Washington.

Feb 9, 2016

Weekly Research

Stormwater bioretention systems, aquatic carbon cycling, and more

Each week we share the latest peer-reviewed publications coming from the College of the Environment. Over the past week, seventeen new articles co-authored by members of the College of the Environment were added to the Web of Science database. They consist of articles about stormwater bioretention systems, aquatic carbon cycling, and more. Check them out!

Feb 9, 2016

Exploring Earth’s surfaces on UW’s flagship research vessel (VIDEO)

Charles Nittrouer and his students in the OCN/ESS 230 class on the RV Thomas G. Thompson.

Students in the "Rivers and Beaches" class offered through the College of the Environment get out on the Puget Sound to experience the concepts they've learned about in the classroom.

Feb 3, 2016

Weekly Research

Estimating greenhouse gases, watershed management, and more

Over the past week, ten new articles co-authored by members of the College of the Environment were added to the Web of Science database. They consist of articles about estimating greenhouse gases, watershed management, and more. 1. Title: Shoreline Armoring in an Estuary Constrains Wrack-Associated Invertebrate Communities Authors: S. Heerhartz, J. Toft, J, Cordell, M. Dethier, A. Ogston Source: Estuaries and Coasts, Volume 39/Issue 1, Pages 171-188.

Feb 2, 2016

UW awarded private, public grants to develop earthquake early warning tool

The University of Washington is among West Coast universities awarded new funding for earthquake early warning systems, announced Feb. 2 as part of a White House Earthquake Resilience Summit. The UW-based Pacific Northwest Seismic Network is helping to develop ShakeAlert, an automated alert system that could save lives and prevent millions of dollars in damages by providing seconds to minutes of warning before shaking begins.