Maggie and Doug Walker receive 2016 Gates Volunteer Service Award

The UW Foundation honors Maggie and Doug Walker for their decades-long history of generosity and leadership.

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.”

UW geologist wins early-career award from American Geophysical Union

Assistant Professor Alison Duvall has received the American Geophysical Union's early-career award for researchers in the Earth and space sciences!

UW is top producer of earth and environment research

Researchers in the UW’s College of the Environment were lead or co-authors on 126 journal articles that lifted the university to the top spot in this category in 2015.

The University of Washington is a hub for earth and environmental science research. In 2015, scientists at the ‪UW‬ published more research in those areas than any other university in the world!

Awards and acknowledgements (April - May 2016)

Awards & Acknowledgements from this quarter include Dennis L. Hartmann’s election into the National Academy of Sciences, the Climate Change Video Contest winners, and the naming of the College’s 2016-2017 scholarship recipients, and much more!