Apr 7, 2017

UW fisheries, geosciences and oceanography make the top 10 in new subjects ranking

University of Washington took ninth place overall with 45 subjects ranked in the top 10 in the Center for World University Rankings’ inaugural subjects ranking. The ranking features the top global universities in 227 subjects covering all academic disciplines in the sciences and social sciences. This is the highest the UW has placed in a global subject ranking. Three subject areas within the College of the Environment made the list — fisheries (Aquatic and Fishery Sciences), geosciences (Earth and Space Sciences, Atmospheric Sciences) and oceanography (Oceanography).

University Faculty Lecture: Q&A with Aquatic and Fishery Sciences' Ray Hilborn

Ray Hilborn in a speed boat on Bristol Bay.

In advance of his University Faculty Lecture "Sustaining Food from the Seas" on April 11, 2017, Professor Ray Hilborn answers questions about fisheries management and his role in the field.

Tackling resilience: Finding order in chaos to help buffer against climate change

The Kissimmee River in central Florida. This ecosystem-scale restoration project began two decades ago and is used as an example in the study.

Scientists from the College of the Environment's School of Marine and Environmental Affairs and NOAA's Northwest Fisheries Science Center are working to help restoration managers make plans that support resilient systems.

University Faculty Lecture: Aquatic and Fishery Sciences' Ray Hilborn

The School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences' Ray Hilborn.

Sustaining Food from the Seas with Professor Ray Hilborn, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences Tuesday, April 11, 2017 | 7-8 p.m. Kane Hall, Room 130 FREE and open to the public No rsvp required Reception to follow About Ray Hilborn Ray Hilborn has been a professor in the University of Washington’s School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences for 30 years.

Winners, losers among fishes when landscape undergoes change

Fish communities are composed of species with diverse responses to environmental change.

Authors from the University of Washington and Simon Fraser University are the first to look at the effects land-use changes can have on freshwater ecosystems on a national scale. To do this work, they analyzed data on more than 500 fish species taken from 8,100 locations within streams across the U.S.