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A student in a white shirt showing a robot on display.

Thu, 05/07/2026 | UW News

Discovery Days 2026

On April 30 and May 1, thousands of elementary and middle school students visited campus to explore more than 100 hands-on engineering activities and demonstrations.

Kiana Gholamy headshot

Wed, 04/08/2026 | UW Clean Energy Institute

CEE undergraduate Kiana Gholamy wins research award

Environmental engineering student Kiana Gholamy is among four students earning Clean Energy Testbeds awards to pursue novel clean energy research.

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

How warming reshapes 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.

Part of the I5 Ship Canal Bridge

Wed, 01/28/2026 | KUOW

Surviving the Revive I-5 squeeze

Professor Yinhai Wang speaks with KUOW about how closing lanes on the ship canal bridge will ripple across the region, and how Seattle drivers can adapt to the work.