News from the School of IAS

Shannon Cram presents at the Atomic Photographers Guild

IAS faculty member Shannon Cram presented to the Atomic Photographers Guild about environmental cleanup at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. She was joined by photographer, architect, and guild member Harley Cowan who shared documentary images of Hanford’s B Reactor, T plant, and other historic buildings on site. The Atomic Photographers Guild is “an international collective of...

January 27, 2026

Adam Romero publishes a review of Chemical Geographies scholarship

IAS faculty member Adam Romero recently published a review of Chemical Geographies scholarship. Chemical Geographies is a loose body of literature that moves beyond the impact of chemicals from a singularly environmental or toxicological perspective to explore how chemistry and chemicals lie at heart of what it means to be human today.

January 27, 2026

Kari Lerum publishes in special forum on Femme Interiorities

Kari Lerum recently published an article entitled “Made again Femme” for an invited forum on Femme Interiorities in the journal Society & Space. The forum features experimental writing from scholars meditating on the spatial metaphor of “interiority” as it applies to femininity and femme identity. Lerum’s contribution transports femme from a relational reference to Femme...

December 15, 2025

Jennifer Atkinson featured in book on climate change journalism

Jennifer Atkinson was interviewed about the mental health toll experienced by professionals and students who work on climate change for the new book Hot Takes by NPR’s senior climate editor Sadie Babits. In the final chapter on “Trauma-Informed Reporting and Self-Care,” Babits speaks with Atkinson about the emotional lives of climate change professionals, along with...

November 19, 2025

Shannon Cram presents at Whitman College

IAS faculty member Shannon Cram gave a public talk at Whitman College about contamination and cleanup at the nearby Hanford Nuclear Site. She also visited two classes–Introduction to Environmental Studies and Environmental Health–where she talked with students about the everyday life of waste and toxicity. A story about Cram’s talk appeared in the Whitman Wire.

November 17, 2025

IAS Affiliate Faculty Jill Freidberg releases new book of oral histories

IAS Affiliate Faculty Jill Freidberg has a new book of oral histories entitled Limitless, Stories from the Neighborhood that Shaped Seattle. The culmination of a multi-year oral history project, in Seattle’s historically redlined Central District neighborhood, Limitless features stories of innovation, interdependence, self-determination, creativity, and resistance alongside artworks by seven Central District artists. Published by...

November 17, 2025

Professor Martha Groom featured in article on the success of UW Conservation Scholars Program

The UW College of the Environment recently published a new article detailing the impact of the Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program (DDCSP) at the University of Washington. Central to the program’s long-standing success is the dedicated leadership of IAS Professor Martha Groom, an expert in conservation science and environmental education. As the DDCSP program director,...

November 17, 2025

Becca Price delivers keynote address

Dr. Becca Price presented a keynote address, entitled “Applying asset-based approaches to science teaching and faculty collegiality” at the annual meeting of the Washington College Chemistry Teachers Association. “This was a wonderful opportunity to talk to folks who teach intro chem,” said Price, “a series of courses in which students learn foundational science skills in...

October 24, 2025