In the News
A Murder of Crows
CBC documentary, debut October 11, 2009
"A Murder of Crows is a visually stunning one-hour documentary that offers a rare and intimate glimpse into the inner life of one of the most intelligent, playful and mischievous species on the planet - the common crow. It is also a film that explores a unique pairing of science and cinema as world-renowned scientists, including crow expert Professor John Marzluff, joins forces with an award-winning camera team to explore the secret world of crows."
The Crow Paradox
Robert Krulwich and NPR staff posted July 27, 2009
According to research done by Professor John Marzluff in the college's School of Forest Resources, wild crows can recognize individual people. Take the NPR quiz to see if you can tell them apart.
Read more about Dr. Marzluff and his research >
Mapping America's giant trees
Peter Bowes/BBC posted July 20, 2009
Dr. Jim Lutz, a research associate in the college's School of Forest Resources, and colleagues in the U.S. Geological Survey have determined that there are fewer large-diameter trees growing in Yosemite National Park than in years past, most likely because of climate change. Warmer temperatures and smaller snow packs are creating conditions where fewer Ponderosa and sugar pines and other heartier trees can flourish.
Read more about the research that Dr. Lutz is currently working on in the Yosemite Forest >
Schools of Sustainability, Colleges of the Environment
Elizabeth Redden/Inside Higher Ed posted July 23, 2009
In recent years, a steady stream of universities have established either a college, school or campus dedicated to the study of sustainability and the environment, and they're experimenting with a range of innovative organizing principles and structures to promote interdisciplinary (or transdisciplinary) teaching and research. The UW's College of the Environment is featured.
Dramatic Arctic sea ice shrinkage predicted
msnbc.com staff and news service reports updated April 2, 2009
The areas
of the Arctic covered in sea ice in summers will shrink by two-thirds within 30 years, researchers report,
attributing the shrinkage to natural conditions as well as manmade greenhouse gases.
Read more articles at JISAO, a program within the College of the Environment >
- Washington Climate Change Impacts Assessment report released
Published February 11, 2009
Lead report authors Ed Miles and Phil Mote are faculty members in the Climate Impacts Group, a program within the College of the Environment.
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Why Global Warming Portends a Food Crisis
Bryan Walsh/Time posted January 13, 2009
A study published in the Jan. 9 issue of Science shows that far from compensating for the damages associated with climate change (heavier and more frequent storms, increasing desertification, sea-level rise), hotter temperatures will seriously diminish the world's ability to feed itself. Professor David Battisti in the college's Department of Atmospheric Sciences, was one of the paper's authors.