Environment

Eli Shlizerman, assistant professor in Applied Mathematics talks about new research on the internal, genetically encoded compass that the monarchs use in flight.

The Pacific Northwest is at the epicenter of a push to improve global health. Margaret O’Mara, associate professor of history at the UW, is quoted. 

Biology Professor Dee Boersma applauding new regulations by the government of Ecuador.

Biology professor Dee Boersma is a finalist for the Indianapolis Prize, the highest honor for animal conservationists.

UW Biology's Dee Boersma discusses the unusual bond between humans and penguins.

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.

Dr. Sam Wasser, head of UW’s Center for Conservation Biology provides the latest updates on his work in Africa.

Dee Boersma is the first UW faculty member nominated for the Indianapolis Prize thanks to her lifetime work studying and advocating for penguins in South America.

UW Biology's Dee Boersma explains how a quick photo of cute penguin can make a big difference for conservation work.

Dr. Wasser, a faculty member in UW Biology, is also a finalist for a $500,000 grand prize thanks to his work in DNA tracking.

"We do not solve the climate problem if we inflict catastrophe on future generations," writes Stephen Gardiner, professor of philosophy at the UW.

Samuel Wasser, director of the UW Center for Conservation Biology, speaks to Al Jazeera America on how to combat elephant poaching.

Dee Boersma, professor in Biology has studied Magellanic penguins there for more than 30 years.

Matthew Powers, assistant professor of communication at the UW, writes about Greenpeace journalist posing as energy company representatives to expose academics-for-hire. 

UW Biology Professor Janneke Hille Ris Lambers and student Leander Anderegg release new study.