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A colorful outdoor pantry with small windows showing various foods within.

Mon, 05/18/2026 | UW News

Mapping little free pantries

A UW pilot led in part by CEE researchers uses an app that maps local pantries and lets neighbors share updates about food availability.

Aerial view of a bridge with a light rail train and cars over a body of water.

Mon, 05/18/2026

Keeping watch on a one-of-a-kind bridge

CEE researchers build a digital twin of the I-90 Homer Hadley floating bridge to monitor the world's first floating light rail crossing.

Brett Maurer headshot

Fri, 05/08/2026 | University of Washington

Teaching AI literacy

CEE Associate Professor Brett Maurer received a SEED-AI grant for “Human and AI Teaming for Engineering Judgment,” a project focused on responsible AI use in engineering education.

Richard Rhodes headshot

Tue, 04/07/2026

The last apprentice

Sculptor and master stonemason Richard Rhodes brings 5,000 years of stone knowledge to CEE.

Clouds of snow rush down a steep mountainside.

Thu, 03/26/2026 | Oregon Public Broadcasting

Rethinking avalanche risk

CEE Ph.D. student Clinton Alden spoke with Oregon Public Broadcasting about how warming winters may change avalanche risk in colder mountain regions.

Snowy mountains with two signs in foreground. A yellow sign reads "AVALANCHE AREA"; a red and white sign reads "NO STOPPING OR STANDING NEXT 3/4 MILE".

Mon, 03/23/2026 | UW News

Rethinking avalanche risk

New CEE research shows how warming temperatures may change snowpack structure and complicate avalanche forecasting in the Pacific Northwest.

An aerial photo of a snowy forest with a mountain range in the background. In the foreground, several small figures stand next to a pickup truck.

Tue, 03/03/2026 | UW News

Thinning forests, preserving snowpack

CEE-led research finds that selective forest thinning can support both snowpack and wildfire resilience in the eastern Cascades.

An aerial view of a large ice sheet in Greenland.

Fri, 02/20/2026

NASA selects EDGE satellite mission

NASA selected the Earth Dynamics Geodetic Explorer (EDGE) mission, with CEE Associate Professor David Shean serving as a co-investigator on the mission’s science team.

Students walk across Red Square on the University of Washington campus.

Thu, 02/05/2026 | UW News

Moore Foundation backs CEE postdocs

George Brencher and Cassandra Henderson were selected through UW’s Moore Foundation-funded postdoctoral program supporting Earth and climate science.

Two men curling on ice.

Wed, 02/04/2026

Sliding into the Olympic spotlight

CEE graduate Luc Violette balances engineering and elite competition on curling’s biggest stage.