Feb 5, 2015

Climate Impact Group’s director recognized as White House Champion of Change

Amy Snover, director of the Climate Impacts Group at the College of the Environment, has been named a White House Champion of Change. The Champions of Change program celebrates Americans who are doing extraordinary things in their community, and for Snover it focuses on her work to enhance climate education and literacy in classrooms and communities across the country. She traveled to the White House for a ceremony on February 9th, and wrote a blog post for the honor titled Building Climate Resilience through Action Today.

Forest restoration, precipitation in the Andes, sea urchins and more: This week's published research

Each week we share the latest peer-reviewed publications coming from the College of the Environment. 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, including studies on light absorption in snow and ice, gene expression in Pacific Oyster, and more. Check them out!

Three UW conservation scientists awarded new Wilburforce Fellowship

Three members of the UW College of the Environment — Jonathan Bakker, Meade Krosby, and Lauren Urgenson — are among the first 20 recipients of a Wilburforce Fellowship, a new year-long training for conservation scientists in Western North America. The year-long program provides communication and leadership training to help build a community of conservation scientists and encourage them to reach beyond the scientific audiences.

Ecotourism, blue whales vs. ships, earthquakes and more: This week's published research

Each week we share the latest peer-reviewed publications coming from the College of the Environment. Over the past week, five new articles co-authored by members of the College of the Environment were added to the Web of Science database, including studies of the 1964 Great Alaska earthquake, ship strikes on blue whales, and more. Read on!

UW researchers prep for the next Cascadia megaquake

Earth and Space Sciences’ Frank Gonzalez, John Vidale, and Arthur Frankel, along with other scientists from across the University of Washington, are teaming up to better prepare our region for the next massive megaquake off the Pacific Northwest coast. Their efforts include designing the first tsunami evacuation structure in the United States, development of a campus-wide research project on major earthquakes, and the upcoming rollout of early earthquake alerts.