Quaternary Research Center

The 50-year-old QRC is a community of scholars collaborating and fostering interdisciplinary environmental research at the University of Washington through strategic investments in seed grants, expeditions, seminars, workshops, and the publication of the journal, Quaternary Research.

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Quaternary research: an interdisciplinary journal

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Celebrating 50 years of UW’S Quaternary Research Center!

The Center publishes Quaternary Research, a leading international journal of Quaternary science for 50 years. Content includes studies from geology, geophysics, archaeology, paleontology, oceanography and more. The journal features interdisciplinary articles that present previously unpublished research results and comprehensive reviews.

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Get your research funded!

Do you have a project that needs a jumpstart? Or supplementary help? The QRC is proud to sponsor amazing research conducted by QRC members and/or their students!

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 

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QRC Quarterly Newsletter – Fall 2023

As we head into a new academic year I want to highlight a couple exciting developments within the QRC — download a copy of the newsletter, or view it below. 

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Introducing QRC Reading and Writing Groups

The QRC is at its best when we are able to come together to meet, think, work, and support one another. 

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