A recent paper published in the journal FACETS features seven SMEA authors, titled Excavating the regulatory process and risks posed by Alaska hardrock mine expansions.
Open-access available here!
This paper represents the culmination of a SMEA capstone project! We hope it will be of interest to a broad audience, including NEPA practitioners, applied scientists, and citizens that current or future mining operations may impact. 

The Husky 100 recognizes 100 UW undergraduate and graduate students who are making the most of their time at the UW. SMEA second-year Elyse Kelsey has been selected as one of the 100! Congratulations Elyse!
 
Elyse Kelsey

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Sammamish, WA
Master of Marine Affairs; Graduate Certificate in Climate Change and Health

I am passionate about working with communities to protect public health by enhancing their resilience to natural hazards and climate change. 

We are proud of the success of our first capstone presentation of the year: “The Public Perception of Aquaculture in Oregon.” Congratulations to Kyla Bivens, Delaney Cyphers, and Kenza Oaulim! 

Dr. Nives Dolsak’s latest paper, entitled “Postmaterialism and Environmental Protection Revisited: Domestic Plastic Bag Regulations, 1992–2019”, just got published online in Global Environmental Politics!
 
Abstract:
The postmaterialism hypothesis suggests that wealthy countries are likely to be early adopters of pollution control regulations. Yet, Global South countries have taken the lead in regulating plastic bags. To explain this puzzle, Dolsak and co-authors examine the influence of plastic waste imports on the onset of domestic plastic bag regulations. 

The Northwest Straits Foundation is proud to welcome the 2025 Caroline Gibson Scholars in Marine Studies. The scholarship honors NWSF Director Caroline Gibson’s enduring legacy to the Salish Sea. During her lifetime, Caroline worked selflessly to build a diverse community of passionate individuals, organizations, and agencies committed to restoring its coastlines, waters, and habitat. Two SMEA students were recipients of this award: second-year student Taylor Hughes, and first-year student Isaac Olson. 

The US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is leading the first-ever National Nature Assessment (NNA1) to evaluate U.S. lands, waters, wildlife, biodiversity, and their contributions to our economy, health, culture, climate, and equity. The Assessment will also project future changes and their impacts. Marking the Zero-Order Draft (annotated outline) release in the Federal Register, the NNA1 is hosting in-person and virtual public engagement events to gather public comment during fall 2024. We are pleased to invite you to the NNA1 Public Engagement Event in Seattle, Washington on Friday, November 22, 2024.

SMEA is proud to share that Professor Terrie Klinger has been selected for the Western Society of Naturalists’ Lifetime Achievement Award.

Congratulations to Aina Hori, a recent SMEA graduate, who was selected as a finalist for the John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship! The Knauss Fellowship is a prestigious one-year fellowship awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Sea Grant College Program.

The UW School of Marine and Environmental Affairs (SMEA) invites applications for a tenure-track position in Coastal and Environmental Affairs at the level of Assistant Professor.

We are so excited to announce our Fall Quarter SMEA Speaker Series dates and presenters! This quarter’s lineup features speakers offering a wide variety of topics: