College of the Environment

In late May, more than 120 colleagues from the University of Washington came together for an inaugural showcase and conversation about community-engaged research across the College of Environment. Community-engaged research is central to the University of Washington’s mission as a public university.

We are excited to announce several new leadership changes across the College of the Environment in the Department of Atmospheric and Climate Science, School of Marine and Environmental Affairs and EarthLab.  Becky Alexander has been named chair of the Department of Atmospheric and Climate Science, where she has been serving as the interim chair since summer 2025. She is a profes...

A new University of Washington study maps how the 2001 roadless rule protects U.S. rivers, and how rescinding the rule could impact access to clean drinking water, biodiversity, outdoor recreation and more.

The University of Washington has secured a major investment from the National Science Foundation to lead the next chapter of the Seafloor Sampling Facility (SEASAM), a national oceanographic resource that will be housed within the School of Oceanography. SEASAM will provide scientists across the United States with access to seafloor samples critical for addressing some of the mo...

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