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. 1/3

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. https://bit.ly/4nHDISw

“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.” https://nyti.ms/4o1bDVR (via @nytimes.com)

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#earthquakes#pnwast summer. https://bit.ly/3IQrckf

🆕 New story on our new major! Discover more about Aquatic Conservation & Ecology at @uofwa.bsky.social SAFS. @uwenvironment.bsky.social environment.uw.edu/news/2025/09...

Join us for our flagship fall event on Wednesday, Oct. 22 at Town Hall Seattle. More info and tickets: https://bit.ly/42AiP39

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

🐋📏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. www.washington.edu/news/2025/09...

Happy first day of Autumn Quarter! 💜💛 #UW #UWEnvironment #UWSeattle #UWSeattleHuskies #UniversityOfWashington 📷 by @uw_environment_undergrads (Instagram)

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

📢 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...

This week is the annual Latino Conservation Week, a week that promotes engagement of Hispanic/Latino/a/x communities in the conservation of the outdoor environment. Check out the link below to learn about this week’s activities. @sacnas.bsky.social @cientificolatino.com latinoconservationweek.com

Odds tilt toward favoring wetter than normal conditions across the state from October-December with greater uncertainty for temperatures. Sea surface temperatures in the Tropical Pacific continue to cool. La Niña conditions may develop in the next couple of months. climate.uw.edu/2025/09/18/l...

This week, researchers at Friday Harbor Labs released 29 lab grown sunflower sea stars into an urchin hot spot near San Juan Island with the hope that they will help keep the urchin population in check. @uwenvironment.bsky.social More on the project: www.washington.edu/news/2024/02...

For years, researchers have hypothesized that westerly winds were ferrying warm water toward the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, accelerating ice melt. A new @uwess.bsky.social study flips the existing narrative on its head, pointing toward winds from the north instead. www.washington.edu/news/2025/09...

Scientists long believed that Prochlorococcus, the smallest and most abundant phytoplankton on Earth, would thrive in a warmer world. But new research suggests the microscopic bacterium will decline sharply as oceans heat up. @uwnews.uw.edu Read the @apnews.com story: https://bit.ly/46celQV

New findings call into question one of the core assumptions about teeth. Adult male spotted ratfish have rows of teeth on top of their heads, in addition to those in their jaws. They use these teeth to grip females while mating. @karlycohen.bsky.social More: www.washington.edu/news/2025/09...

It's another hazy and smoky day across Washington. Hear from #wildfire scientist and professor Brian Harvey on answers to some of the most common questions about fires, including trends, how to stay safe, and common causes: https://bit.ly/45TiJpa @uwnews.uw.edu#wildfire#wawx #firefighting

This new AI model simulates up to 1,000 years of the current climate in just one day, using less computing power than conventional methods. Find out how: https://bit.ly/4mb5zsJ #climate #weather #AI

New research shows deep-ocean oxygenation occurred 100 million years later than previously thought, aligning with the growth and spread of land plants. Once oxygenated, the ocean hosted rapid animal evolution, leading to the rise of modern vertebrates: https://bit.ly/3HAbUzH ‪@uwess.bsky.social

Our college just received a transformative $10 million grant from the Fund for Science and Technology, part of the Paul G. Allen philanthropic ecosystem. This investment lets us push forward research in climate solutions, climate prediction and environmental monitoring: https://bit.ly/4lT2tt5

Despite looking like harmless translucent blobs, jellyfish have an appetite that researchers worry could wreak havoc in the Salish Sea and affect endangered #PNW icons like Chinook #salmon and southern resident #orcas. @salish-current.org#PNW#salmon#orcashttps://bit.ly/3ULaTYn

On clear days, when Mt. Rainier is visible from Seattle and Tacoma, locals say "The mountain is out." But lately, melting #glaciers have made that iconic view look rockier and less snowy, @knkx.org reports. https://bit.ly/4mSxCxF @uwess.bsky.social#glaciers

🌡️Dangerous heat returns late this week and through the weekend. Then, summertime temperatures stick around in the PNW into early September. The Climate Prediction Center's short term outlooks show above normal temperatures are likely to continue through Sept 4.

A La Niña Watch is in place. What might this mean for the upcoming fall and winter in Washington? Read our latest Climate Outlook to learn more: climate.uw.edu/2025/08/21/l... What can you expect over the next couple of weeks? More persistent summer heat continues statewide.☀️

We’re so proud of the UWROV team! These undergrads took top honors at the MATE ROV World Championships with their ROV, “Boxfish 2.0.” Boxfish 2.0 is helping advance #marine conservation and #climate research, as well as supporting renewable marine energy tech. environment.uw.edu/news/2025/08...

@uwess.bsky.social Assistant Research Professor TJ Fudge talks about the status of glaciers in the Pacific Northwest and the dangers of shrinking glaciers. www.king5.com/video/tech/s... #UWEnvironment

A familiar bird of Northwest summer takes a perilous journey to Costa Rica. #UWEnvironment #UWPOE www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Seismic waves from the magnitude 8.8 #earthquake that struck the #Kamchatka Peninsula July 29 reached a seafloor observatory offshore from Oregon just 9 minutes later. The vibrations were so intense they rattled a seafloor instrument for over four hours. Listen: environment.uw.edu/news/2025/08...

The front of a glacier is a dangerous place for data collection. This team solved that problem by using a fiber-optic cable to document how ice breaks off glaciers as they melt. @uwess.bsky.social www.washington.edu/news/2025/08...

Seismologists tapped into the fiber optic cable network to study offshore faults #UWEnvironment www.washington.edu/news/2025/07... @uwnews.uw.edu @uwess.bsky.social @ooi-cabledarray.bsky.social #UWOceanography

🫵Are you a first-generation undergrad enrolled in @uwenvironment.bsky.social? 🔜 Coming this Fall is a new near-peer mentoring program called Valiant, where you can get support as you navigate your academic and professional journey in the environmental field. environment.uw.edu/about/inclus...

Eight of these new state records were discovered in Chelan County as part of a graduate research project conducted by @uw-sefs.bsky.social student Autumn Maust. #UWEnvironment New, rare bees found in WA for statewide Atlas project www.fox13seattle.com/news/rare-be...

Are wildfires really getting worse? A Q&A with Brian Harvey @uw-sefs.bsky.social #UWEnvironment environment.uw.edu/news/2025/07...

What makes a tsunami — and what to do if one comes. www.npr.org/2025/07/30/n... @haroldtobin.bsky.social @pnsn1.bsky.social @uwess.bsky.social #UWEnvironment

There's life in Seattle's new waterfront — if you know where to look. @uwsafs.bsky.social #UWEnvironment www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

A look at megafires as an Oregon wildfire approaches the 100,000-acre mark #UWEnvironment @uw-sefs.bsky.social #BrianHarvey apnews.com/article/mega...

Got 8 minutes? You can view Meade's #PNWClimateWeek presentation and learn how actionable science is integral to building climate resilience for both people and nature. youtu.be/n1jjf4aIPHQ?... @meadekrosby.bsky.social @uwenvironment.bsky.social

@uwess.bsky.social Eric Steig elected to Washington State Academy of Sciences. #UWEnvironment @uwnews.uw.edu www.washington.edu/news/2025/07...

While part of our drone team has been in British Columbia other members of the lab have been mapping oyster beds in Puget Sound. Working with the Pacific Shellfish Institute our team is testing methods of using drones to support shellfish aquaculture. @uwsafs.bsky.social @uwenvironment.bsky.social

@uwenvironment.bsky.social @uwess.bsky.social @uwatmossci.bsky.social @uw-sefs.bsky.social @uwsafs.bsky.social @cig-uw.bsky.social

Want to prevent a mid-week 🐪 slump? Register for a 🌟 stellar 🌟 panel on Driving Climate Action with Evidence-Based Solutions this Wed 7/16 @ 2pm PT, including @nwcasc.bsky.social's very own @meadekrosby.bsky.social 👉 lu.ma/7agmepme Check out more 🌲 PNW Climate Week events 👉 pnwclimateweek.org/

Tulalip Tribes' project gives Northwest’s salmon a chance at surviving extreme weather changes www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Stay calm. The ‘earthquake swarm’ at Mount Rainier is normal - @haroldtobin.bsky.social, Washington's state seismologist, @uwess.bsky.social www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news... #UWEnvironment

Interested in learning about food systems and student work happening at UW Farm? Join us for a virtual panel with #UWEnvironment experts like Professor Eli Wheat during #PNWClimateWeek Driving Climate Action with Evidence-Based Solutions Wednesday, July 16th, 2-3 PM PST Register: lu.ma/7agmepme

As Dr. Joel Thornton (@atmostaj.bsky.social) takes on the role of interim dean for the College of the Environment, Dr. Becky Alexander will serve as the Department's interim/acting chair. Welcome aboard, Dr. Alexander! @uwenvironment.bsky.social

#UWEnvironment scientists see hope as they monitor lab-grown sea stars in the wild #FridayHarborLabs www.king5.com/article/tech... @king5news.bsky.social

Congrats to Yen-Chu Weng, an assistant teaching professor at #UWEnvironment

Welcome to Joel Thornton, who will serve as interim dean of the UW College of the Environment. Thornton is an @uwatmossci.bsky.social atmospheric chemist who studies the impacts of human activities on air quality and climate. #UWEnvironment www.washington.edu/news/2025/06...

Join us for "Driving Climate Action with Evidence-Based Solutions," a virtual panel during PNW Climate Week! 🗓️ July 16, 2-3 p.m. on Zoom. Here's a preview from one of our panelists. Register + more info: lu.ma/7agmepme #climate #pnw #climateweek #pacificnorthwest