UW suffered a tremendous loss this month with the passing of Professor Sarah Reichard. To other faculty members, Sarah embodied what we work so hard to become. She was a scholar who relentlessly pursued scientific understanding and – as importantly – shared what she discovered with communities so they could use new knowledge to improve our world.
Read more »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 »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.”
Read more at UW Today »Getting UW's R/V Thompson into shipshape
For 25 years, the UW’s Thomas G. Thompson has conducted research in nearly every ocean on Earth. This year, the ship is being upgraded to extend its life for another quarter century. See photos and learn more about this world-class research vessel.
See the photo essay at UW.edu »School of Oceanography's Rick Keil to lead UW's Program on the Environment
Congrats to the School of Oceanography’s Rick Keil, the new director of UW Environment's Program on the Environment!
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