College of the Environment

Ashleigh Theberge, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, and Jodi Young, an assistant professor in the School of Oceanography, have been named 2021 Sloan Fellows.

French and oceanography major Anna Sulc has traveled the world for her humanities and biology research. 

Various faculty and staff members are honored for their contributions to a variety of subjects, including social equity, Asian studies, and Swedish physical geography.

“Fishes of the Salish Sea” is a three-volume book and is the culmination of more than 40 years of research.

These Washington researchers have made sure that the identities — and vivid colors — of the fish that live beneath the surface in our waters is known.

Biology and Atmospheric Sciences professor Abigail Swann responds to a new study using tree rings to trace climate change and drought. 

Op-ed by Aseem Prakash, founding director of the Center for Environmental Politics, and Nives Dolsak of Marine and Environmental Affairs.

A newly discovered species of whale — found preserved in ancient rock on the Oregon coast — has been named for a University of Washington paleontologist.

Eric Morel, a doctoral candidate in the Department of English and pre-doctoral instructor in the Program on the Environment, addresses the importance of teaching science writing.

Students in an interdisciplinary field intensive and seminar course study shorelines, with an emphasis on writing. 

Five faculty members at the University of Washington have been awarded early-career fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. 

Extinction is usually treated as a scientific topic. The course "Cultures of Extinction" explores it with a humanities focus.

The 2016 election made clear that the Electoral College does not weigh votes from all states equally.

The first major discussion of how people interact with large marine protected areas was organized by the Jackson School of International Studies and College of the Environment's Patrick Christie.

NGOs are in the forefront of the transparency movement but there is a question that most tend to be less interested in answering: Where do they get their money from?