I am very excited to offer my Climate Governance (ENVIR/SMEA201) course this spring. 
(MW, 3:30 – 5:20 pm; discussion sessions Th or F). I&S or NW, DIV

Solving the problems of climate change requires that individuals like you and me, communities, firms, NGOs, and governments change what we currently do. But unfortunately, most people and organizations are reluctant to change, especially when such changes impose costs. So, how can we then avert the climate crisis? And, how do we pay for climate action so that we do not harm disadvantaged and historically marginalized communities?

In SMEA 103A/ENVIR 103A/JSIS B 103A Society and the Oceans students learn how human values, institutions, cultures, and history shape environmental issues and policy responses in the Pacific Northwest and the tropics.

This course is open to upper division UW undergraduate students in the natural sciences who demonstrate an interest in aquatic ecology.  Students will live and work at the Alaska Salmon Program field stations in Bristol Bay, AK for 4 weeks. Tentative dates for 2022 are July 15-August 15.  The course is co-taught by Daniel Schindler and Ray Hilborn, with shorter sections taught by additional UW faculty (Gordon Holtgrieve) and NOAA scientists (George Pess and Wesley Larson).

FISH 497B is an advanced, 5-credit course on the ecology of marine predators, the environments they inhabit, and the important biotic and physical processes that govern the ocean ecosystems they occupy. We will explore a range of complex concepts in marine ecology, including trophic ecology, migrations, population estimation, ecophysiology, reproduction, and conservation. The course will also give students an introduction to current methods used to study marine top predators. 

Marine Geoscience Education, Oceanographic Discovery, Undergraduate Collaboration (GEODUC) is a new and unique offering from the UW College of the Environment. GEODUC is a two-week immersive experience for incoming transfer students on board our research vessel and at our marine field facilities. Students will receive hands-on training and create an independent research project to answer their own questions. All expenses are covered. In addition, students will receive a stipend of $1,400.

The Bevan Series on Sustainable Fisheries features internationally recognized experts seeking to examine current issues affecting fisheries and marine conservation, representing as many viewpoints as possible, focusing on solutions to pressing problems. All lectures are free and open to the public. This year’s theme is “Living with Marine Mammals: Changing Values, Local Lessons, and Global impacts.”

Explore the world’s oceans through the lens of a diverse cast of marine science professionals. Journey with them as they share behind-the-scenes stories from their careers and insights on how to solve today’s most challenging conservation and environmental issues. This weekly speaker series is facilitated by Dr. José Guzmán, and is open to all students and the public.

Autumn 2021 courses offered by the Biology Department which do not meet marine biology requirements, but could be used for general education requirements.

[MB advising: This course does not meet any major or minor requirements for Marine Biology, but could be taken for electives or area of knowledge requirements.]

AIS 375 – Indigenous Literature and the Environment
Chris Teuton – M/W 10:30-12:20 — 5 cr. I&S
Indigenous Literature and the Environment offers a deep, interdisciplinary exploration through narrative and scholarship of Indigenous relationships with and ways of knowing the more-than-human world.
  

This course introduces students to international relations in the Arctic, with an emphasis on understanding IR from the perspective of the region’s Indigenous peoples.