Immersive fieldwork, a bridge program for community college students, a unique research opportunity – these are just some of the ways to describe the GEODUC program, whose team has been awarded the College of the Environment’s Outstanding Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice and Accessibility Award.
The GEODUC program – which welcomes transfer students each September into the UW marine geosciences – is led by José Guzmán, (Marine Biology and SAFS), Mikelle Nuwer (Oceanography), Kerry Naish (Marine Biology and SAFS), LuAnne Thompson (Oceanography), and Jane Dolliver (Dean’s Office, College of the Environment). 

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)! 

As the newest faculty member to join the UW Marine Biology Program and School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, we spoke with Ronel Nel, a beach ecologist and sea turtle conservationist from South Africa.
Tell us a bit about your background
I received my PhD from the University of Cape Town, South Africa, in 2002, and quickly started working with a state conservation agency, Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife. 

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). 

In the second episode of the “Where Are They Now?” series, we speak to Andrew Chin (BS 2020) who is now a Fish Biologist at NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center.
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. 

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. 

Four hundred and eighty kilometers from the Oregon Coast lies an active submarine volcano known as Axial Seamount, which erupted in 1998, 2011, and again in 2015. It is the most studied underwater volcano in the world, in part, thanks to the Regional Cabled Array (RCA), funded by the National Science Foundation as part of the Ocean Observatories Initiative.