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Urban Ecologist/Superhero

Experienced tarantula handler, compassionate coyote whisperer — Assistant Professor Christopher Schell brings a passion to his work studying how carnivores adapt to cities.

December 5, 2018
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Mud, Bugs and...Plastic

Senior Lecturer Julie Masura connects her love of teaching and her passions for geology and the health of Puget Sound.

November 23, 2018
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The Music Inside

Environmental science student Hozoji Matheson-Margullis brings her chops as a rock-band drummer to her quest to preserve and restore Puget Sound.

September 25, 2018
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$330,000 NSF Grant Expands Research on Toxic Pollutants in Urban Watersheds

Dr. Ed Kolodziej at the Center for Urban Waters is the lead researcher on a project with funding from the National Science Foundation that aims to identify what is killing coho salmon in urban watersheds.

July 31, 2018
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Youcef Bennour: Opportunity Can Change a Life

Youcef Bennour, ’18 Computer Science & Systems, wants to use his life experience to help others receive an education.

June 6, 2018
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Ryan Hanley: Going His Own Way

Ryan Hanley, ’18 Environmental Science, sees how the earth’s many natural, social and political processes unite into one system.

June 6, 2018
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Jim Gawel: Learning From a Lake

When Jim Gawel looks at a lake, he sees an opportunity to learn--not just for the students he instructs, but for entire populations who rely on and reside by those water bodies.

May 25, 2018
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Faculty Update: Quinn Elected to National Mathematics Board

Dr. Jennifer Quinn has been elected to the board of directors of the Mathematical Association of America.

February 7, 2018
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Tracie Barry: How a Marine Scientist is Born

From high school dropout to straight-A college student, Tracie Barry intends to earn a PhD in oceanography.

November 20, 2017
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The Giving Garden Grows a SHED

A community partnership with Clover Park Technical College yields the Giving Garden's new Sustainable Hub for Education and Demonstration (SHED).

April 19, 2016
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