News

Mon, 05/23/2022

Visiting Burges Professors from Germany and Colorado joined the department for spring quarter. They shared their knowledge and outside perspectives by teaching classes, meeting with researchers and giving lectures.

Mon, 05/23/2022

Incoming DEOHS faculty member Erica Fuhrmeister will work closely with the environmental engineering group.

Fri, 05/20/2022

Professor Emeritus Steve Kramer examines a variety of geohazards with examples from his career in geotechnical engineering research and practice and show how geotechnical engineers are dealing with them.

Thu, 05/19/2022

"Cynthia’s dedication to leadership and service makes her exceptionally qualified to serve as interim chair of ISE."

Mon, 05/16/2022

UW students visit one of Mount Baker's most prominent glaciers to learn how to gather highly precise data that can be used to track glacier change.

Tue, 05/10/2022

The team at the Miami Herald has received the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Breaking News Reporting. The award honors the media team’s investigation into the partial collapse of Champlain Towers South, for which CEE Professor Dawn Lehman was a key technical contributor.

Tue, 04/26/2022

In honor of Professor Joe Mahoney's upcoming retirement, a newly established scholarship fund will support underrepresented students who are the first in their family to attend college.

Tue, 04/05/2022

CEE's RAPID facility continues to advance data gathering protocols and procedures in the aftermath of natural disasters, thanks to a $6 million NSF renewal grant.

Wed, 03/09/2022 | UW News

A team of researchers, including Professor Julian Marshall, has found that housing discrimination practices dating from the 1930s still drive air pollution disparities in many American cities today.

Mon, 03/07/2022

Researchers seek to make digital wayfinding more equitable and accessible to broader populations of people.