All Marine Biology majors at UW complete an Integrative Field Experience (IFE), hands-on, field-based course(s) at Friday Harbor Labs! Learn more in two info sessions held on October 28 and 29.

The C&IC and UWAA are hosting two virtual alumni panels in April as part of our alumni panel series! This event is open to all UW students and alumni, though UWT students/alumni will need to email cicmentor@uw.edu for access:

Career Journeys of Former International Students (4/16, 4-5pm)
Careers in Public Health, co-hosted with the School of Public Health (4/22, 4-5pm)

 
Both panels with start with a moderated discussion and end with open Q&A. 

The LEAPS (LEarning And Professional Skills) program is back for Spring Quarter, and this quarter we’ll be focusing primarily on how to prepare for life after graduation by talking about what skills you’ll need in the workforce, how to develop those skills, and the types of opportunities (e.g., jobs, graduate school) you could pursue after graduation.
Here is our schedule for the quarter:
Developing Transferable Skills I: What skills are employers looking for? 

Come join Washington Sea Grant’s Crab Team’s annual bonanza to cut, weigh, and bag all 800lb of mackerel to be used across the green crab monitoring network in 2025. It can get a bit messy, but there are various jobs to choose from (some less messy than others), along with good music and even better company. Grab a friend and sign up for the fun! 

Hello Marine Biology Undergraduates!
I hope all of you had an enjoyable break and start to the quarter! For those of you who I haven’t had the pleasure of meeting, my name is Clara, and I am the Undergraduate Co-Chair and Marine Biology representative on this year’s College of the Environment Student Advisory Council (SAC) this year. In my position, I work as an intermediary between the Dean’s office and undergraduate students within the Marine Biology Department. 

Date: Jan 30
Time: 3:40 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: Founders Hall 170
Maya Tolstoy (Dean of the College of the Environment) & Frank Hodge (Dean of the Foster School of Business) invite you to an exclusive presentation with David Baldwin, founder of OpenMinds and Dean Tolstoy to discuss, “Accelerating Climate and Energy Progress”, and to explain what OpenMinds is doing to address the dual challenge of meeting increasing energy demand, while also addressing the urgent need to decarbonize.   

You’re invited! Join WashPIRG, American Cetacean Society, Orca Conservancy, Se’Si’Le, and Save Our Wild Salmon for a FREE Coextinction film screening on January 25th!
“After a mother orca carries her dead calf for 17 days, two filmmakers spring into action, joining Indigenous leaders and scientists making a final attempt to save the last 73 Southern Resident orcas from extinction. Moving beyond a traditional wildlife documentary, Coextinction takes audiences deep into the oceans and forests of the Pacific Northwest to witness the complex systems of interconnectedness linking together ecosystem collapse, centuries of injustice against Indigenous peoples, and the frontlines of the world’s most pressing environmental threats. 

Are you interested in:

The origin of life?
The search for habitable worlds?
Extremophiles?
Interdisciplinary research?

We are thrilled to announce ORIGINS: Life in the Universe as the first undergraduate astrobiology RSO at UW. We aim to promote undergraduate engagement in astrobiology through a journal club approach and provide a space to share resources, discuss research, and occasionally get existential. Come see us at our first meeting on January 22nd, 7PM at BobaUp on the Ave! 

Hello Environmental Change Makers!
I am pleased to announce that the application for the 2025 Environmental Innovation Challenge is open! By starting now you will have plenty of time to ask questions and perfect your entry in advance of the deadline on February 10.
The annual Environmental Innovation Challenge is an exciting extracurricular experience that gives students the opportunity to come up with meaningful solutions to big problems the world faces related to climate and the environment. 

I’ll be back on campus next week Wednesday, January 29th – Friday, January 31st for more Info Sessions! These info sessions will be a little different from last quarter’s; they will be autumn program-specific and will hold at least one guest instructor from each autumn program we are offering for Autumn 2025. Read below for details:

Thursday, January 30th 12:30-1:30 in FSH 207
Hear from instructor Marjorie Wonham and myself about Autumn Marine Studies*
Pizza included 🍕
Friday, January 31st 12:30-1:30 in FSH 207
Hear from instructor Alex Marquez and myself about Pelagic Ecosystem Function*
Pizza included 🍕

*Links above take you to course descriptions for autumn programming 2024.