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Rocky Mountain landscape near Crested Butte, Colorado.

Mon, 11/24/2025

From field to film, measuring “missing snow”

UW hydrology team quantifies snow lost to the air and shows the work behind the numbers in a short film.

Students walk on an outdoor pathway with a fountain in the background on the UW campus.

Wed, 11/19/2025

CEE sees strong enrollment gains

CEE welcomes 223 juniors, up from 146, as outreach and industry demand draw more students to the department.

A hillside ablaze at night during a wildfire in California.

Wed, 11/05/2025 | San Francisco Chronicle

Learning from California’s earthquake legacy

CEE’s Joseph Wartman writes in the San Francisco Chronicle about how California’s approach to earthquake safety could guide its wildfire preparedness.

Group of people in a lab examining concrete samples

Mon, 10/27/2025

A day in CEE’s construction materials lab

Undergrads mix, test and break concrete to learn how materials behave in the real world.

A sign for Seattle's tram that shows the 1 line and symphony stop.

Fri, 10/17/2025 | KNKX

What's in a station name

Ryan Avery of the Washington State Transportation Center on how Sound Transit names its light rail stops, and why local riders shape the final choice.

Cars charging at a public EV station

Mon, 09/22/2025 | UW News

Inconsistent public charging slows EV adoption

CEE study shows doubts about public-charger reliability strongly deter first-time EV buyers — overshadowing discounts, range gains and new stations.

Two construction workers walk in front of a bulldozer on a construction site.

Tue, 09/16/2025 | KUOW

When buildings settle into earth

Professor Brett Maurer explains the engineering behind foundation settlement, after Seattle's new Rainier Beach High School sank three inches into a former peat bog.

thor konradsson headshot

Mon, 09/08/2025

Leadership on and off the jobsite

Thorvaldur Konradsson (MSCE’10) helped lead Seattle’s recent light rail expansion and remains deeply involved in mentoring young engineers.

A sign outside the Department of Energy

Tue, 09/02/2025 | CNN

Challenging DOE climate report

CEE’s Rebecca Neumann joins climate scientists in refuting a DOE report that minimizes climate change risks.

George Darkwah portrait

Mon, 08/18/2025 | UW News

Predicting river temperatures

Doctoral student George Darkwah is harnessing satellite data to help Pacific Northwest tribes restore fishing stocks.