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.
Read more »China's wood products industry slows - ChinaDaily
Although China continues to drive the global wood products industry and trade, it is apparently slowing down its pace. Read up on what this means for China and its partners; SEFS‘ Ivan Eastin is quoted.
Read more »Coal trains would snarl Seattle traffic - Seattle Times
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn says coal trains would cause increased traffic delays for drivers and pedestrians at eight Seattle intersections, if an export terminal is built near Bellingham. Examination of our use and transportation of coal is important partly due to global-warming-induced sea level rise. Read more here; CIG‘s research is cited.
Read more »An inventive cockatoo highlights the power of general intelligence for innovation - Science
In their natural habitat – the forests of Indonesia – cockatoos have never been seen making or using tools. But researchers report today that Figaro, a member of a captive colony of the birds in Austria, invents and uses stick tools of his own design. Read more about this phenomenon; SEFS‘ John Marzluff is quoted.
Read more »UW GIS students bring new perspectives to Puget Sound health - Directions Magazine
Human activity in the Puget Sound region of Washington State has caused an uptick in the nitrogen level fueling algae growth. But how can this urgent environmental challenge be communicated to the general public? Students in the University of Washington’s Master’s Program in GIS created a solution. Read more here!
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