Environment

As COVID-19 has forced education out of classrooms and onto the internet, UW clean energy “ambassadors” (who teach to K-12 students) are also making the shift to remote teaching.

Austin Jenkins recalls their harrowing escape from the Mount St. Helens eruption with his school camping trip. Emily Menon Bender, professor of linguistics at the UW, is quoted.

Scott Montgomery, international studies lecturer, explains how the recent pandemic has changed our environment, and why we can't go back to how things were before the pandemic.

A team of researchers including Samantha Phan, chemistry doctoral student, has shown that Pacific Oysters are not as polluted with microplastics as believed in the past.

Nine and faculty seized the opportunity in this course to explore national parks, analyze their findings, and decide whether or not those parks are in danger.

Political science Professor Aseem Prakash explains how online Earth Day events have the potential to sustain climate-friendly actions resulting from coronavirus prevention measures.

Coronaviruses are named after the crown or “corona” that surrounds each virus particle, a crown of thorns made up of spike proteins. Those spikes interact with molecules on the surface of a cell so that the virus can invade its host. Studies led by David Veesler, assistant professor of biochemistry, are referenced.

Aseem Prakash, political science professor, explain how to fly responsibly in light of greenhouse gas emissions.

Aseem Prakash, political science professor, explains why the methods being used to slow the spread of the coronavirus can't necessarily be used to combat climate change.

Eric Wagner (MA, English, '04 | PhD, Biology, '11) shares a portion of his book "After The Blast: The Ecological Recovery of Mount St. Helens."

Political science Professor Aseem Prakash weighs in on the conflict surrounding Amazon's reaction to its employees speaking out on climate change.

Deborah Giles, research scientist at the UW's Center for Conservation Biology, explains why so many Puget Sound gray whales have died recently.

Lyda Harris, a Biology PhD candidate, is interviewed about microplastics and a new film "Microplastic Madness" screening at the Seattle Children's film festival.

Political science professor Aseem Prakash weighs in on how Jeff Bezos should spend the $10 billion he recently pledged to fight climate change.

Political science professor Aseem Prakash weighs in on how Jeff Bezos should spend the $10 billion he's pledged to fight climate change.