College of the Environment

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? 

Pioneer, adventurist, and 'Renaissance man' Doug Walker remembered

A changing climate presents challenges for ecosystems, industry, and society. Researchers in the Department of Biology at the University of Washington are addressing those challenges and helping find solutions from the forests of Mt. Rainier to the waters of Puget Sound.

Take a look behind the Friday Harbor Laboratories where students can study everything from orcas to algae on the rocky shores of San Juan Island.

It’s fair to say that dire warnings about climate change have become the new normal. So we shouldn’t expect a great punch line when our bar scenario takes place, as it did recently.