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Jun 15, 2021

Clearing the air

The impacts of air pollution on communities living near airports are no longer up in the air, thanks to breakthrough research by professor Tim Larson.
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Two researchers standing in the midst of trees devastated by wildfire

Apr 19, 2021

A burning need

Following the 2020 megafires, CEE RAPID center researchers gather perishable data that will be used to better understand a type of landslide that has resulted in numerous deaths.
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Jan 07, 2021

Detecting COVID-19 in wastewater

To detect COVID-19 outbreaks by neighborhood, UW CEE researchers are working to introduce a new testing system that utilizes wastewater samples from pump stations.
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Two researchers standing in a stream while conducting research

Dec 14, 2020

Saving the salmon

A CEE-led research team has uncovered what's killing coho salmon in Puget Sound’s urban streams: A chemical that preserves tires.
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Oct 26, 2020

An extraordinary expedition

Alumna Madison Smith advances climate change research as part of the largest polar expedition in history.

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Oct 19, 2020

Impactful internship

Thanks to a summer internship, CEE undergraduate Bailey Griffin gained hands-on experience working on light rail construction efforts in Bellevue.  

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