News | Quaternary Research Center

Feb 24, 2026 |

General

QRC member Eric Steig featured in CBS Sunday Morning segment on American history and climate change

UW glaciologist and ESS Professor Eric Steig was interviewed on the February 15th CBS Sunday Morning show. In the segment, “These United States: George Washington and climate change“, Steig showed CBS Environmental correspondent David Schechter around his lab (Δ*IsoLab, the stable isotope geochemistry laboratory in the Department of Earth and Space Sciences, which he co-leads with other ESS and Atmospheric Sciences faculty).

Dec 24, 2025 |

Announcements

ESS Professor Eric Steig introduces UW to the magic of ice cores

The College of the Environment’s Program on Climate Change (PCC) is hosting a free, interdisciplinary colloquium each month this academic year. ESS Professor Eric Steig was the third lecturer. Read more on The Daily UW, and watch the lecture on ESS’s YouTube channel.

Oct 10, 2025 |

Announcements, Events

New Documentary Featuring Former QRC Director, Eric Steig

Documentary: The Memory of Darkness, Light, and Ice
The film The Memory of Darkness, Light, and Ice, featuring Dr. Eric Steig and IsoLab Manager Andy Schauer will be available for streaming on October 14th on Amazon Prime, iTunes and Fandango.

May 28, 2025 |

Announcements

QRC Members on PBS Terra

View the PBS Terra spotlight on How Scientists Solved the Mystery of a 300-Year-Old Megaquake, featuring QRC’s own Brian Atwater and Carrie Garrison-Laney.
The 1700 Cascadia earthquake and tsunami was a massive natural disaster that reshaped the Pacific Northwest.

Apr 2, 2025 |

Announcements, Events

Art Design Contest for new QRC Merch, Deadline May 31

We have been looking for fun ways to promote the QRC and raise small additional funds to support QRC activities and grants. As such, we’re excited to announce an Art Contest for designs that capture the spirit of the QRC for t-shirts, hoodies, thermos’, stickers, etc., and we’d love for you to participate!

Oct 18, 2024 |

Announcements

New paper published by QRC's Stephen Warren: Potential for photosynthesis on Mars within snow and ice

Life could exist on Mars in shallow meltwater pools below icy surface — A new study from researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, UW, and other universities suggests microbes could find a potential home beneath layers of ice known to exist on Mars’ surface.

Oct 11, 2024 |

Announcements

QRC Continues to Support Reading & Writing Groups

Do you have an area of Quaternary research or related theme you’d like to actively explore? Would you like to join a small group of QRC members for some writing and/or research accountability?

Jun 18, 2024 |

Announcements

David Montgomery and Soil Health

QRC’s own David Montgomery is featured on season 2, episode 5 of the College of the Environment’s podcast.
S2 E5: David Montgomery and Soil Health

May 21, 2024 |

Announcements

Alison Duvall and Tectonic Geomorphology

QRC’s own Alison Duvall is featured on season 2, episode 1 of the College of the Environment’s podcast.
Alison talks about her work in geomorphology, her work to increase knowledge about natural hazards and empower communities, and her path to becoming a scientist.

Feb 28, 2024 |

Announcements

Former QRC Director, Estella Leopold, passes away at the age of 97

Below is an obituary from the Leopold Foundation: Estella Leopold was “a pioneer among researchers and conservationists, an eminent role model for women in science, and an all around amazing, kind, and generous human being.” – Caroline Strömberg
Link: https://www.aldoleopold.org/blogs/a-turning-of-the-page-in-the-leopold-legacy
David Williams also wrote a biography on Estella in 2010:
Link: https://www.historylink.org/File/9378