Suburban development is causing some songbirds to divorce and leave their nests, causing a lapse in reproduction, according to a new University of Washington study.
In today’s world, the need for data is now matched by our ability to obtain it. Remote sensing, multi-channel instruments are interrogating a wide range of environments, including environments hostile to and perhaps essential to, society (e.g., the deep sea). Collective data patterns emerging out of thousands of volunteers with personal devices (e.g., smart phone users, smart watch users) can speak to everything from health and fitness (e.g.,
Each week we share the latest peer-reviewed publications coming from the College of the Environment. Over the past week, three new articles co-authored by members of the College were added to the Web of Science database. They include articles about alterations in gene expression, soil quality, and more. Read on!
Environmental and Forest Sciences' Anthony Martinez ('17) and Earth and Space Sciences' Tyler Valentine ('18) are blazing innovative new trails in their fields. Both students' dreams are being supported by scholarships offered through the University of Washington. As part of its new campaign, UW seeks to raise funds to support even more scholarships, unique programs and research opportunities.
A new NOAA-sponsored University of Washington project brings together academic, federal, state and tribal scientists to develop forecasts for toxic harmful algal blooms in the Pacific Northwest, like the massive bloom that closed Pacific Northwest beaches to shellfish harvesting in summer 2015.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in August awarded a five-year, $1.3 million grant to start working on the forecasts.
Brochures, fact sheets and one-pagers come in handy for many reasons — from faculty recruiting and admissions outreach to meetings with donors and legislators. Many of the College’s brochures, fact sheets and one-pagers are available in hard copy form in the Dean’s Office. For digital copies, download PDFs from the list below.
Current materials are stocked and available in hard copy form in the Dean’s Office.
The following editorial guidelines are specific to the College and should be reflected in all print and online materials coming out of the Dean’s Office. Although the default for editorial content is AP style, these are specific instances in which the College either goes against AP style or addresses something not noted in the AP stylebook.
Academic quarters
Quarters in the UW academic calendar include autumn, winter, spring and summer quarters.
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.
There are numerous resources that can provide tools, tips, technologies, best practices, and guidelines for communicating your research. Below are some helpful links, broken into two categories: Building Your Story and Sharing Your Science.
Building your story
Do you need help telling the story of your work? Learning how to communicate research for broad consumption is a skill that takes practice.
Amplify is a series of conversations among faculty, staff, postdocs and graduate students who want to explore and engage in science communication and outreach. Bringing together individuals from the College of the Environment and around UW, Amplify events are an opportunity to consider and challenge ideas in science communication, outreach and engagement, to learn how others are addressing issues in these arenas, and to amplify conversations about science in order to better serve society.
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!
Join us for ice cream sundaes as we bid farewell to the 2015-2016 academic year and honor this year’s College award winners! UW Environment’s Second Annual Spring Celebration will be held at the Fishery Sciences Building at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11, 2016. This event is for friends and colleagues across all departments and an opportunity to recognize a few of our incredible faculty, students, and staff.
Congratulations to the College of the Environment’s Ray Hilborn! The professor of aquatic and fishery sciences was recently selected as the 2016-2017 University Faculty Lecturer by UW President Ana Mari Cauce and Interim Provost and Executive Vice President Jerry Baldasty.
Nominated by his colleagues and collaborators, this recognition shines a special light on Hilborn’s positive contribution to the scientific process as it affects fisheries from local to global scales.
Eric D’Asaro, a senior principal oceanographer at the UW’s Applied Physics Laboratory and professor of oceanography, and Benjamin Hall, professor emeritus of genome sciences and biology, and are among the 84 new members and 21 foreign associates elected as fellows the National Academy of Sciences. They were chosen recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research, according to a news release April 29 from the academy.