News and Events
New data pinpoints pollution’s health risks
The popular Environmental Health Disparities map developed by DEOHS and partners to explore environmental health disparities & vulnerabilities in Washington gets an update. Esther Min, CHanGE member and 2022/23 Innovation Grantee, is quoted.
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6 ways communities can prepare for wildfire season
As smoke season begins in Washington, a new report co-funded by EarthLab and UW Population Health outlines the best ways to communicate health and safety risks in tribal and rural communities.
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New Research Finds No Safe Space for 12 Key Species Amid Climate-Induced Changing Ocean Conditions
For the generations who grew up watching Finding Nemo, it might not come as a surprise that the West Coast has our own version of the underwater ocean highway – the California Current marine ecosystem (CCME). New research led by Dr. Jennifer Sunday from McGill University and Dr. Terrie Klinger from the Washington Ocean Acidification Center within EarthLab at the University of Washington warns that climate impacts will significantly affect twelve economically and culturally important species home to the CCME over the next 80 years.
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Watch the recordings from the 2022 UN Ocean Conference
Last month, three UW researchers representing two EarthLab organizations presented at the 2022 UN Ocean Conference. Their research centered around ocean equity and access to data. If you were unable to participate but are curious to learn more, you can watch the presentation recordings here.
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Three UW researchers to present & attend 2022 UN Ocean Conference on assessing global ocean equity
Next week, UW will be sending researchers to the 2022 United Nations Ocean Conference, which will take place in Lisbon, Portugal from June 27-July 1. This five-day conference will seek to advance momentum around science-based innovative solutions related to global ocean action within the UN Sustainable Development Goal #14: “to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.”
In partnership with the UW Office of Global Affairs, researchers from The Nippon Foundation Ocean Nexus Center and the Washington Ocean Acidification Center – two EarthLab member organizations within the UW College of the Environment – will be presenting their research in real time (both virtually and in-person) at the conference.
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UN Ocean Conference Side Event | “Ocean Acidification: Co-designing data connections to underserved communities for equitable outcomes”
The University of Washington’s Washington Ocean Acidification Center and Ocean Nexus Center are hosting a side event “Ocean Acidification: Co-designing data connections to underserved communities for equitable outcomes” during the United Nations Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal, on June 30th, 2022. The event will highlight successful partnerships with Indigenous, Small Island Developing States (SIDS), and other underserved communities on co-designing activities for adaptation and response strategies.
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EarthLab Member Organization NW CASC is hiring a Deputy University Director
The Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (NW CASC) is a federal-university partnership that produces accessible science on climate change impacts and adaptation actions for Northwest resource managers and decision makers. NW CASC is now hiring a Deputy University Director to play a leading role in the NW CASC’s efforts to foster actionable adaptation science across the Northwest. The salary range for this position is $84,000 to $99,600 annually, depending on experience. Applications received by July 15, 2022 will be prioritized.
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UN Ocean Conference Virtual Side Event | “Procedural Key Performance Indicators (PKPI) for Assessing Global Ocean Equity"
This UN Ocean Conference side event will highlight ways forward for planning and evaluating interventions that aim to address SDGs 14 and its co-benefits to other SDGs to achieve social equity, in the spirit of the overarching SDG goal of “no one left behind”.
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UW, Seattle Public Library, Seattle Public Utilities collaboration uses VR goggles to visualize sea level rise in Seattle
The Seattle Public Library and the University of Washington have created a virtual reality experience for teens and families that explores climate change and its impacts on sea level rise in Seattle’s industrialized Duwamish River and South Park neighborhood.
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Q&A with Amy Snover, outgoing director of the UW Climate Impacts Group
For over a quarter of a century, the UW Climate Impacts Group has blended science and decision-making to help the Pacific Northwest region prepare for a changing climate. For the past 10 of those years, director Amy Snover has been at the helm.
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