Hi!
We’re excited to kick off the new year with a Winter Welcome Event for all Marine Sciences majors! Whether you’re a returning student or new to the majors, this is the perfect opportunity to meet fellow students and advisers and dive into everything our major has to offer.
Event Details:

Date: Wednesday, Jan. 15

Time: 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM

Location: FSH 207

Food: Free pizza and refreshments will be provided! 

RSVP now for NOAA Hollings Scholarship application workshops in January
We are hosting workshops this coming Winter Quarter on January 8th and January 22nd at 4:30 pm (FSH, room TBD) for any UW students planning on applying to the NOAA Hollings Scholarship. The upcoming workshop sessions will be structured around applicants being paired with graduate student mentors to receive multiple rounds of feedback on the written components of the application, as well as help with filling out the rest of the application form. 

Please join the Alaska Salmon Program for our annual Science Symposium
Friday, December 6, 2024
2:30pm
Fishery Sciences Building (FSH) – 1122 NE Boat St.
Room 102
This annual symposium showcases the research of the UW School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences’ Alaska Salmon Program undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff and visiting scientists.  Our program focuses on all aspects of the ecology of Pacific salmon in the North Pacific, Bering Sea, and watersheds of Southwest Alaska.  

The Ocean Technology Program is hosting another career event open to all students:
Are you interested in a career as a Marine Technician? (or maybe you are not sure but you want to learn more…)
Join us to learn about career opportunities as a marine technician and what it’s like to support oceanographic science both at-sea and onshore. All students are welcome! 

SCUBA CLUB TIDEPOOLING ALKI BEACH 11/23:
Want to see cute tide-pooling critters with knowledgeable folk? Want to mingle with divers and other marine biology majors? Then join us for this tide-pooling event!
We will be going to Alki Beach on Saturday, 11/23 meet at 5:00pm for the 6:00pm low tide. Thanks for joining us! Sign up at this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdVaep0Agc44_c2DOuQDbxTbthdfjTKQcYOU-Ci-UQt50F2tg/viewform
Join the scuba discord while you’re at it: https://discord.gg/hbaueQvz 

We are hosting an information session for the NOAA Hollings Scholarship on Tuesday December 3rd at 4:00pm in FSH 207.  Freshmen and Sophomores are encouraged to attend. Sophomores already intending to apply for the Hollings this round may benefit from this information session, where we will have a panel of current UW Hollings Scholars to answer questions. We will also share information about other resources for application support, including dates for workshops that we are planning to hold in January. 

Join us for NOAA Career Day on October 24th in the FSH Lobby! This open, meet and greet style event is open to students and alumni of all majors!

Are you interested in learning more about ocean technology? Never used a soldering iron before but want to learn how? Come visit the Ocean Technology Center Open House on Tuesday, October 15th from 4:30-6:30 PM!

Applications to NOAA Undergraduate Scholarships are OPEN! Join their EPP/MSI team for an info session about their scholarships on Wednesday, Oct 9th at 2:00pm ET (11:00am PT)!

New to the UW or Marine Biology? This event is for you!
Join us in FSH 102 on Tuesday, October 8th from 5:00-6:30 PM for our annual welcome event for all new Marine Biology students! If this is your first quarter at the UW or if you’re new to the Marine Biology major, this event is for you!
Our director, Kerry Naish, will be kicking us off with a big welcome and a brief history of our program.