As a wildfire researcher, Angie Liotta has been to some of Washington’s most rugged areas. She and her crew often rely on animal trails and bushwhacking to reach target locations to collect data. This...

For most of her 80 years, Edwyna Spiegel has dreamed of being a marine scientist. Due to circumstances beyond her control, her life took a different path — but this August, with the help of the UW Sch...

Recent recognition of faculty and staff at the University of Washington includes France’s National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), the Richard R. Ernst P

A new UW study shows a nine-fold increase in coyote density in Seattle compared to natural areas of Washington state. Coyotes in urban environments have fewer p

A new study attributes Antarctica's brief stabilization to a short term climatic shift that increased precipitation over east Antarctica between 2021 and 2023,

The University of Washington recently awarded three UW College of the Environment teams funding to support faculty‑led, exploratory projects that thoughtfully apply artificial intelligence to enhance ...

The University of Washington has secured a major investment from the National Science Foundation to lead the next chapter of the Seafloor Sampling Facility. It will provide scientists across the Unite...

One of the most endangered sea creatures of the Pacific Ocean is getting a leg up in the kelp forests of Washington’s San Juan Islands: a 24-armed sea star called the sunflower star.

The UW College of the Environment hosted a July 13 virtual talk and Q&A with Professor Cecilia Bitz at PNW Climate Week 2026. Watch the full replay.

As artificial intelligence quickly reshapes how people interact with the world in various ways, instructors and students are taking a closer look at its role in higher education.

New evidence suggests that a disease-causing tapeworm that has been spreading across the United States and Canada has arrived in the Pacific Northwest. The tapeworm, called Echinococcus...

The Ocean Futures Fellowship is a six-month program that equips emerging ocean professionals with the skills, experience, and networks to lead in ocean science and conservation. Fellows engage in hand...