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Can the best the Beast Quake?

Pacific Northwest Seismic Network is once again using its earthquake-sensing equipment to connect with sports fans. Follow along and check out results during the next five weeks, including today's match!

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Photo 1: Dubs gets ready for the World Cup in front of UW’s SEA Beacon statue.
Photo 2: The location of PNSN seismometers in and around Seattle Stadium.

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Our students and instructors are taking a closer look at AI's role in higher education. Rather than simply teaching students how to use the technology, faculty are creating space for them to critically examine AI.

The result is an emerging course curriculum focused on helping students thoughtfully evaluate when AI can support learning, when it can undermine it, and how its use affects individuals, communities and the planet.

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Congratulations to all our graduating students! 🎓 💜 Your dedication to environmental research, conservation and sustainability inspires us every day. We can't wait to see the positive impact you'll make in the world.

Rower, graduating senior and environmental studies studies major Cillian Elise Mullen believes we should interact with, adapt to and support the environment in the same way that it supports us.

Cillian brings this holistic, caring perspective to his whole Husky experience, from researching climate change in the Arctic to rowing to a Big Ten championship and training for the 2028 Olympics.

Read Cillian's story: https://bit.ly/4g81MN6

Photos:
1: Cillian was awed by ice fjords in Greenland during his time at UW
2: Cillian, second from left, with his crew team
3: Studying abroad in Greenland gave Cillian (bottom row, second from left) a firsthand perspective on problems the Arctic faces and the creative solutions needed to address them
4: Cillian was selected for the 2026 Husky 100: students who are making the most of their time at the UW

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Congratulations to David Catling, a University of Washington Earth and Space Sciences professor who has been elected as a fellow of The Royal Society! Fellows are elected from all over the world through a lengthy selection process based on scientific excellence.

“For perspective, I think it’s important to remember that science is never a solo act. For me, this award ultimately arises because of strong science teachers in high school, sympathetic advisors during my university degrees, great mentors for my postdoctoral research at NASA, and the help of all my own students, postdocs and colleagues in bringing my scientific ideas to fruition.”
-David Catling

Read more about David's work and this incredible honor: https://bit.ly/4fklFQT

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Thinking ahead to next ski season? Check out what our expert has to say.

What Does the "Super El Niño" Mean for Next Ski Season? Experts Weigh In You've probably seen the El Niño news by now. I asked snow forecasters to break it down.

Today we are celebrating UW Program on the Environment student Brigitte Worstell who was awarded a 2026 Bonderman Travel Fellowship! 🏅 ✈️

Brigitte’s travel will include Thailand, Japan, Indonesia, South Korea, Poland and Turkey. While traveling, she plans to explore how people define fulfillment and success in cultures that emphasize collective well-being and interdependence over individual distinction.

Together with her 2026 cohort, Brigitte and fellow University of Washington students will travel to more than 30 countries, spanning five continents collectively.

Read more about this amazing opportunity and Brigitte's plans: https://bit.ly/4uEm6u1

Congratulations to UW School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences professor Daniel Schindler for being named a new member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences! 🏆

Daniel's work focuses on salmon habitats, watershed health and ecosystem resilience in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest, helping scientists better understand how environmental change affects ecosystems, wildlife and communities that rely on fisheries.

Read more about Daniel's work: https://bit.ly/3RSQzG9

📷 Daniel in Alaska during a summer field season

We are so happy to celebrate this year's award winners! These 11 amazing people are recognized by their colleagues for making unique, inspiring and meaningful contributions to our community during the academic year. We honored them this week at our annual Spring Celebration event! 💜 ☀️ 🏅 🌿

Here are this year's winners:
⭐ Connor Whalen, Exceptional Mentoring of Undergraduates
⭐ Bridget Trosin, Jenna Keeton, Robert Maw and Brandii O’Reagan, Outstanding Community Impact
⭐ Hemalatha Velappan and Lisa Watkins, Outstanding Commitment to Inclusive Excellence
⭐ Sasha Seroy, Outstanding Teaching
⭐ Fred Averick, Distinguished Staff Member
⭐ Lara Volski, Graduate Dean’s Medalist
⭐ Ada Carter, Undergraduate Dean’s Medalist

We are so proud of you! Thank you for giving back to our community in such meaningful ways 💜 Read more about our award winners: https://bit.ly/3RQLwGe

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