Diving into aquatic science: Open House returns on May 18
Bringing aquatic science to life for the people of Seattle for the sixth time, the UW Aquatic Sciences Open House returns for a free, family-friendly day of fun on Saturday 18 May. Open to everyone – from toddlers to teenagers to adults – we’re showcasing the amazing breadth of wet sciences at the University of Washington.
Letting nature be nature: restoring Puget Sound’s shoreline
Stretching from Admiralty Inlet to the city of Olympia, Puget Sound has 1330 miles of shoreline, of which 25% is armored. In a new paper, SAFS Research Scientist Simone Des Roches, led a team studying the impact of armor removal and other restoration activities on shorelines through time in Puget Sound locations.
From the classroom to the coastline: spotlighting UW’s School of Aquatic and Fishery Science
The Daily UW features the degrees offered at SAFS, which is centered on the belief that students must experience the environments and species they’re studying.
Ecologists: don’t lose touch with the joy of fieldwork
Chris Mantegna writes a Nature World View piece, saying amid the data deluge provided by lab-based techniques, such as environmental-DNA analysis, true connection still comes only in the outdoors.
Global rankings place UW Earth and Marine Sciences programs at no. 10
An analysis of 1,500 institutions in nearly 100 locations across the globe, places University of Washington Earth and Marine Sciences program at no. 10, which includes Aquatic and Fishery Sciences.
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