College of the Environment

  • Whose Votes Count Least in the Electoral College

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

    03/14/2017 | U.S. News
  • The human side of large-scale marine protected areas

    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.
    03/01/2016 | College of the Environment
  • NGOs demand transparency but struggle to provide it

    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? 

    02/22/2016 | The Washington Post
  • Walker leaves philanthropic legacy at UW

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

    01/07/2016 | College of Arts & Sciences
  • Understanding and adapting to climate change

    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.

    11/16/2015 | College of Arts & Sciences
  • Finding Friday Harbor

    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.
    09/08/2015
  • A philosopher and an atmospheric scientist walk into a bar...

    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.
    07/09/2015 | KUOW