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#UWEnvironment breaks boundaries to create new knowledge and bring solutions-oriented thinking to big environmental issues. Join us!

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A new University of Washington-led study in Science shows that space dust sandwiched between layers of sediment tells scientists where and when ice covered the Arctic, and what happened to marine life when it disappeared.

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Space dust reveals Arctic ice conditions before satellite imaging
A new University of Washington-led study shows that space dust sandwiched between layers of sediment tells scientists where and when ice covered the Arctic, and what happened to marine life when it...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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New research out today in @natcomms.nature.com helps explain recent surges in global warming. The study was led by Knut von Salzen, Sarah Doherty, and Robert Wood.

www.washington.edu/news/2025/11...

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The chilling effect of air pollution
New University of Washington-led research attributes accelerated warming to reduced cloud reflectivity. As efforts to improve air quality have reduced pollution, clouds became less mirror-like,...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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For 11 years, the Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program at University of Washington shaped the learning and future careers of nearly 200 undergraduate students from across the U.S. in the fields of conservation and environmental science: https://bit.ly/43OH0Lu

#HuskyExperience
Person sitting on a rocky terrain with a backpack, overlooking a scenic river valley under a clear blue sky. Group of five individuals smiling in a field of tall grass, wearing casual outdoor clothing. Two individuals examining a tree trunk in a forest, one using a tree coring tool, with another person observing in the background. Group of hikers walking through a grassy meadow with a panoramic view of the distant, snow-capped mountains.
November 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Happy #Halloween! 🎃 🐟 👻 Check of some of our favorite creepy creatures in our UW Fish Collection.
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October 31, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Another great day at the @sacnas.bsky.social 2025 conference. It was great catching up with colleagues & seeing our students present their work. Back at it tomorrow. @uwenvironment.bsky.social
Collage of different activities at the 2025 SACNAS conference.
October 31, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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📢 The 2025 Fleagle Lecture is one week away! This year's speaker is Professor Steve Davis from Stanford University.
Register here: events.uw.edu/event/Fleagl...

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October 28, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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Thrilled for the release of our new Monterey Bay White Sharks film. The film documents how our interdisciplinary team is using drones, satellite tags, eDNA & other tech to improve our understanding of white sharks. @uwsafs.bsky.social @uwenvironment.bsky.social youtu.be/eJdfyFnlc9Y?...
Monterey Bay White Sharks - Longer Film
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October 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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If you're in #Seattle on Friday and want to get on board a historic tall ship, come visit us at Pier 66! We'll be aboard the Statsraad Lehmkuhl during One Ocean Week Seattle. Come see the boat, learn about ocean science, and say hi to us from #UWEnvironment!

Register: https://bit.ly/4o3TKpS
a historic tall ship in the ocean
October 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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A new study proposes that a tsunami struck the Caribbean island of Anegada between 1381 and 1391, carrying huge coral boulders inland and leaving behind a valuable record of geologic and climatic history.

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Coral skeletons left by a medieval tsunami whisper warning for Caribbean region
A new collaborative study led by scientists at the University of Washington and the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science proposes that a tsunami struck the Caribbean island of...
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October 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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It's time! Where ever you are DROP, COVER, and HOLD ON. Take part with people all over the world in the Great ShakeOut and practice your earthquake safety!
October 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Recent @Mariners games have been shaking things up enough for our seismometers to notice but those waves are all in good fun. It's a great reminder that real quakes can happen anytime. Join us tomorrow (10/16) for @ShakeOut and practice what to do when the ground really moves.
October 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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You feel that Seattle?! Check out that Polanco P-Wave! Polanco Game Winning Single, Crawford Scores, MARINERS WIN!! @Mariners are Toronto Bound! @Tmobilepark @FoxSports
#SeisTheMoment #SeizeTheMoment
Seismogram showing ground motion at T-Mobile Park for game-winning single by Seattle Mariner Jorge Polanco, JP Crawford scores! MLB poster for PostSEAson 2025 that reads Seis the Moment with a small seismogram between the Seis and the The. Has website for PNSN seismograms of the game. mariners.pnsn.org
October 11, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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So cool. Go #Mariners! ⚾
pnsn1.bsky.social Pacific Northwest Seismic Network @pnsn1.bsky.social · Oct 10
Happy #FieldworkFriday Mariners fans! Cal Raleigh said he could feel the ground shaking in Game 2, so PNSN came to take a closer look! We installed a seismometer right here in T-Mobile Park to record seismic energy during game 5. Seattle, we want to feel this place rocking! #SeizeTheMoment
PNSN install team standing along dugout with the empty green seats of TMobile Park behind them. PNSN Field Engineer installing seismic instrument on concrete ground. Tool bag in foreground, black wall in background. Looking over the right shoulder of PNSN Field Engineer working on laptop with green seismic instrument in background. Green seismic instrument on ground, Grey and blue cable extending from rear.
October 10, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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Congratulations to Ángel F. Adames Corraliza, @uwmad-aos.bsky.social associate professor and UW Atmospheric and Climate Science alum, for being named a 2025 MacArthur Fellow!

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UW Atmospheric and Climate Science alum Ángel F. Adames Corraliza named 2025 MacArthur Fellow
University of Washington Department of Atmospheric and Climate Science alum and University of Wisconsin–Madison atmospheric scientist Ángel F. Adames Corraliza has been awarded a prestigious MacArthur...
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October 10, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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UW alum Mary Brunkow, ’83, won the Nobel Prize in Medicine this morning.
This photo was taken while she was on the phone with the Nobel Committee in Sweden. Mary said she initially missed the call because a strange number popped up on her phone — she thought it might be spam.
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October 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Undergraduate students and faculty in our Ocean Technology Program recently teamed up with Sea-Bird Scientific to see if a sophisticated ocean sensor could work in freshwater, too.

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October 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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“It’s a pretty big wake-up call,” said @brian-j-harvey.bsky.social, professor of forest fire science at the University of Washington who was not involved in the new study. “We live on a flammable planet, and that flammability is increasing.”

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Costly and Deadly Wildfires Really Are on the Rise, New Research Finds
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October 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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A tiny site in rural Pierce County is one of ~650 seismic stations operated by @pnsn1.bsky.social to detect and monitor #earthquakes in the #pnw. It was key to detecting a swarm of small earthquakes at @altmtrainier.com last summer.

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How a Graham farm helped detect a swarm of earthquakes at Mount Rainier
Private properties, schools, fire departments and others play a key part in monitoring temblors in the Pacific Northwest.
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October 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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🆕 New story on our new major! Discover more about Aquatic Conservation & Ecology at @uofwa.bsky.social SAFS.

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Aquatic and Fishery Sciences launches new conservation degree focused on people and nature
The School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences is offering a new degree starting this year — a bachelor of science in aquatic conservation and ecology (ACE). The new major focuses on the ecology of aquati...
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September 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Join us for our flagship fall event on Wednesday, Oct. 22 at Town Hall Seattle.

More info and tickets: https://bit.ly/42AiP39
September 29, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Joel Thornton, our new interim dean, sat down with us to talk about what drew him to the role, what makes our college a research powerhouse, and the unique opportunities available to our students: https://bit.ly/48BEzPI

@atmostaj.bsky.social #UWEnvironment #ResearchMakesAmerica #HuskyExperience
Promotional image featuring Joel Thornton, the interim dean, with a purple background. Text overlay reads 'Q&A with our interim dean, Joel Thornton.'
September 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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🐋📏Longer body size means more female calves for baleen whale moms, contradicting a popular evolutionary theory postulating that strong mammals benefit more from birthing males.

New research by UW QERM student Zoe Rand, @trevorabranch.bsky.social & Sarah Converse.

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Longer body size means more female calves for baleen whale moms
University of Washington researchers found, in historical whaling data, that longer baleen whale mothers were more likely to birth female calves than males. These results run contrary to a leading...
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September 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Happy first day of Autumn Quarter! 💜💛 #UW #UWEnvironment #UWSeattle #UWSeattleHuskies #UniversityOfWashington

📷 by @uw_environment_undergrads (Instagram)
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September 25, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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Our interim dean, Joel Thornton, gets ready to record his welcome message to new students that aired at the 2025 UW New Student Convocation yesterday. Welcome to our new Huskies! #newhuskies2025

Watch Dean Thornton's message: https://bit.ly/47Wwuou
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September 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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📢 New Major: Aquatic Conservation & Ecology (ACE). Coming to @uofwa.bsky.social this Autumn, a new #undergraduate degree at SAFS.

🐠 About the ecology of aquatic organisms, their ecosystems, & how we conserve them.

🌊 Learn by doing, in the lab & the field.

Find out more fish.uw.edu/students/und...
A poster about the new Aquatic Conservation and Ecology major at SAFS, with a large photo of people on a boat and someone holding a fish. The text has gold and white letters against a purple background.
September 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM