This year, four students from the UW College of the Environment were chosen as NOAA Hollings Scholars, two of which are studying Marine Biology. Congratulations to Hannah Tucker and Megan Cosand! They shared their experience with us from a trip to the nation’s capital for orientation at the NOAA headquarters.

What’s been happening in the Padilla-Gamiño lab? For our latest student takeover, Kat Arnett joined to share more about her work in coral science and conservation.

Each year, the UW College of the Environment celebrates outstanding students and staff with achievement awards. This year’s Undergraduate Dean’s Medalist has been named as Sarah Hensley, a Marine Biology student in her senior year.

Majoring in Marine Biology at UW, Jonas Ecker is also a student-athlete who has recently qualified for the 2024 Olympics in Paris. He will be competing as part of the US Olympic Team, in Men’s K2 500m with his partner Aaron Small, as well as Men’s K1 1000m. We caught up with Jonas about how this journey to the Olympics began, and what he’s most excited for this summer in Paris. 

Every year, UW celebrates the Husky 100, recognizing undergraduate and graduate students who are making the most of their time at the University of Washington, both inside and outside of the classroom. This year in 2024, two Marine Biology undergraduates have been named as part of the Husky 100 cohort – congratulations to Aisha Rashid and Samantha-Lynn Martinez. Both double majors, Aisha is also majoring in Oceanography and Samantha-Lynn is majoring in Ecology, Evolution, & Conservation Biology. 

In Part 2 of the fourth episode of the “Where Are They Now?” series with Sanna Titus, she speaks about what prepared her for applying to master’s programs, her studies at UW’s Friday Harbor Labs, and how this all tied in to her current career with the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Animal Behaviour.
The series showcases UW’s Marine Biology graduates in their early careers. 

In the fourth episode of the “Where Are They Now?” series, we speak to Sanna Titus (BS 2020) who is now a Research Assistant at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour.
The series showcases UW’s Marine Biology graduates in their early careers.

Interested in being featured and sharing your story? Please contact Niamh Owen-McLaughlin. 

As enrollment at the UW College of the Environment continues to climb, a KING 5 reporter interviews Marine Biology student Sarah about why she chose her degree path and her experience as a UW student. 

On board the UW Oceanography-operated research vessel during the VISIONS 2023 expedition, Avery Jenkins, a second year undergraduate in Marine Biology, had an immersive experience conducting deep sea research. He shared his 14-day trip with us and what it was like to be on the research cruise. Interested in applying for the 2024 VISIONS expedition? Keep an eye out for when applications open in early Spring. 

Spending next summer studying sea turtles and marine mammals in Croatia, Marine Biology undergrad Cali took over our Instagram, for a ‘day in the life’ feature.
Hi guys! Thanks for tuning into my takeover yesterday. Just in case you missed it, I shared some information about IFE’s and studying abroad. I would love if more people from UW would be in Croatia with me studying sea turtles and marine mammals!