News | Department of Earth and Space Sciences

Mar 27, 2025 | General, Awards and Honors

ESS Professor Harold Tobin ‘Goes on Tour’ as Ocean Discovery Lecturer for 2024-2025 Academic Year

ESS professor Harold Tobin was selected as one of six distinguished lecturers for the Ocean Discovery Lecture Series during the 2024-2025 academic year.

ESS Celebrates 130 Years at the Burke Museum

On September 20, over 300 members of the UW Earth & Space Sciences community, including over 70 alumni, came together at the Burke Museum to celebrate the Department's 130th Anniversary.

UW Geologist connects landslide research with communities in high-risk regions

Alison Duvall, University of Washington associate professor of Earth and Space Sciences, is working to understand how climate and climate change might affect the frequency, severity and downstream impacts of landslides, and bring what she learns to community partners working to reduce risk in vulnerable places.