Jun 3, 2015

Ocean Modeling Forum to bring human element to herring fishery, others

The Ocean Modeling Forum, a collaboration between the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences and NOAA Fisheries, is attempting to bring together multiple science models and people who care about a particular ocean resource or fishery to decide what’s most important for its vitality and the communities it serves. The Forum will address ocean management issues, facilitating conversations among a multitude of stakeholders, and will focus their primary efforts on the Pacific herring fishery in the coming months.

Ozone in Western wildfires, prickly sculpins, how not to fall of a cliff, and more: Weekly published research, June 1

Each week we share the latest peer-reviewed publications coming from the College of the Environment. Over the past week, twenty new articles co-authored by members of the College of the Environment were added to the Web of Science database, including an open-access study on seagrass microhabitat in tidal flats. Read on!

College of the Environment announces 2015-2016 scholarship recipients

At the College of the Environment, we’re striving to build a truly sustainable world—one where a robust economy, social equity and a healthy environment go hand in hand. Our students are tackling this head-on, driving discovery, and generating new knowledge that’s accessible beyond academia. The College’s Office of the Dean is pleased to help support their work, and congratulates all of the 2015-2016 scholarship awardees below—it’s an honor to support their contributions to our campus, our communities and the planet.

Annual Sub-Arctic Seas meeting coming to UW, June 15-17

Arctic ice with water between large chunks of ice.

The Ecosystem Studies of Sub-Arctic Seas Program (ESSAS) will hold its 10th Annual Science Meeting in Seattle over three days, beginning June 15. Cosponsored by the College of the Environment, and in coordination with the Future of Ice Initiative, the meeting will feature several speakers who will address topics associated with the ecosystem changes being documented or predicted in the Arctic and sub-Arctic, and the effects those are having on people and economies connected to the region.

UW oceanographers shed light on the hidden world of marine microbes

Photo: California Academy of Sciences / Flickr

Tiny marine microbes produce half of Earth’s oxygen, absorb carbon dioxide from the air, and even regulate the productivity of fisheries. Scientists are only beginning to understand the ecology of these microscopic creatures, but discoveries made by researchers at the College of the Environment’s School of Oceanography are informing our understanding of their hidden world. Oceanographer Ginger Armbrust and her team, using genetic and molecular toolsets, recently found that single-celled algae called diatoms grow faster when a hormone released by bacteria is present.