The School of the Environment advances the Earth, Environmental, and Geosciences to better understand global ecology, ecosystem science, and the future sustainability of both the natural and human-built world.
Washington State University provides you with the technical knowledge, skills, and hands-on experience needed to succeed in your chosen environmental career and help you make a difference in the real world.
Explore undergraduate majors, graduate research opportunities, and rewarding careers.
Work alongside leading scientists and educators studying ecology, conservation science, climate change, and the geology and dynamics of Earth system processes.
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Today in SoE Science
Jeffrey Vervoort Elected 2024 Geochemistry Fellow
2024 College of Arts & Science Award Recipients: Michael Berger, Charles Knaack, and Deepti Singh
Video: Polar Bears, Food & Climate Change
SoE in Top 10 WSU Science News Stories of 2023
Coho Salmon & Pollution from Tires
More @ SoE Science News
Bear Genes & Hibernation
Silvopasture Research: Trees & Biodiversity on Washington Farms & Ranches
Bird Communication: Owls Are a Hoot
Faculty Lecture: Zombie Science
Effects of Human Disturbance on Wildlife
Student News: Hunting the Elusive Yellow Rail
Unusual Large Algal Bloom in the Lower Snake River
Forestry in the News: Wildfires in Washington
Video: Pygmy Rabbit Research
Stormwater Biofiltration and Survival of Coho Salmon Hatchlings
Invasive Asian Clam Research in the Columbia River
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Photo Credits: Banner image of mushrooms by Taylor Foss on Unsplash; polar bear on ice by Arturo de Fries Marques; license: CC BY-SA 4.0; Banner image of Mt. Rainer by Stephanie Bergeron on Unsplash. Banner image of Ladakh Landscape – Photo by Ashutosh Saraswat on Unsplash; Banner image of Southern Burrowing Owls by travelwayoflife, source: Wikipedia, license: CC BY-SA 2.0; Citizen scientists sampling vegetation – National Park Service (NPS); Researcher in the western Antarctic Peninsula; source: NSIDC National Snow and Ice Data Center; Credit: Ted Scambos, University of Colorado, Boulder. Feb. 5, 2020; School of Kokanee salmon, source: Wikipedia, photo by Hemming 1952 Own work; License: CC BY-SA 4.0. Woman in orange hard hat holding fungal fruiting bodies after prescribed forest fire in Oregon; source: s.a.f.e. student association for fire ecology; photo by Ariel D. Cowan, Oregon State University, used with permission. Sidebar: Silvopasture Photo; Source: USDA National Agroforestry Center; License: CC BY 2.0 DEED; Attribution 2.0 Generic; Photographer: Jim Robinson, USDA-NRCS.