Following her recent research trip to Alaska with NOAA’s Marine Mammal Laboratory, Samantha-Lynn Martinez shares her tips and tricks for getting research opportunities as a UW Marine Biology student.
1) Be vocal about your passions/interests to your instructors/current supervisors, regardless of what field you work in now! You never know, your boss at the local coffee shop you work at could be the bridge between you and your dream project! 

Spending a few weeks this summer with NOAA’s Marine Mammal Laboratory in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, UW Marine Biology student Samantha-Lynn Martinez was up close and personal with Steller sea lions.
Protected under the Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act, NOAA monitors two populations of Steller sea lions, and Samantha-Lynn’s focus was on the Western Population which are found throughout the Gulf of Alaska, the Aleutian Islands, and into Russia and Japan. 

Our latest Instagram takeover is with Ruimeng Liu (Passion), a UW Marine Biology senior who is working on the Duwamish River wetland restoration project.
Thank you guys for coming to my student takeover today! I really had a good time.
My name is Ruimeng Liu (Passion), a senior student majoring in @uw_marinebiology . I am currently a member of @uw_wetlandecosystemteam and am working on the wetland restoration project in Duwamish River. 

What hands on experience with marine organisms did April Morrow, GEODUC scholar and UW transfer student, have whilst at Friday Harbor Labs? Find out in our next student takeover.
Thank you for tuning in and watching my Instagram takeover for the GEODUC program!!
Here are some highlights from the GEODUC program – we got hands on with marine organisms by observing and doing a small project and oceanographic applications like niskin bottles and water sampling, looking for diatoms, building sensors. 

Benefitting from a series of in-person information sessions geared towards helping students apply for the NOAA Hollings Scholarship Program, we’re happy to announce that multiple UW students from the College of the Environment have been granted the award this year.
Marine Biology students Jenna Callan and Kathryn Whitmer, Oceanography student Annabel Wade, and Atmospheric Sciences student Vlad Munteanu, are some of the 120 students who were awarded the Hollings Scholarship this year from thousands of applicants nationwide. 

Heading into its second year, the GEODUC program, based at the UW College of the Environment, is a two-week immersive experience for incoming transfer students interested in marine science.
Apply now, by July 14
José Guzmán, faculty in Marine Biology and SAFS, describes GEODUC as a unique opportunity that acts as a bridge program for students from community colleges to build confidence with quantitative skills and create a support network before they arrive at campus. 

What did Abby Goudey, Marine Biology senior, cover in the latest student takeover of our Instagram? Find out below.

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I had the best time getting to take over this instagram account and answer your questions about volunteer research, marine critters, and lab opportunities!
My name is Abby, and I’m a senior majoring Marine Biology with a minor in Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (@uw_safs)! 

Marine Biology student, COASST Intern and Washington Sea Grant communications fellow – these titles below to Emma Duckworth, the most recent student to takeover our Instagram. Read about her work below!
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I had such a great time taking over the UW Marine biology instagram, thank you all for tuning in! I loved getting to show everyone what I do at COASST (The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team) and my exciting new position with Washington Sea Grant (WSG). 

UW third year senior in the Marine Biology and SAFS program, Henry Stier, joined our Instagram to share his experiences with scientific diving and his work on salmon and zooplankton.
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Thanks for tuning in to my takeover! I chose UW because it’s local to me in Washington and it has one of the best Marine Biology and Fisheries programs in the United States. 

Welcoming Katherine Rogers to our Instagram student takeover series, they shared their love of fish morphology and the exciting work underway at the UW Fish Collection.
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My name is Katherine and today I got to take over the instagram! I’m a junior who is a marine biology and SAFS double major, and I LOVE FISH. I love love love fish morphology so that’s what I wanted to share.