EarthLab News
Now Hiring: Research Scientist (Climate Impacts Group)
The Climate Impacts Group (CIG) at the University of Washington is hiring a full-time research scientist with a focus on ecosystems and invasive species. We are seeking a candidate with a background in natural resources and experience with climate adaptation.
The Research Scientist will support co-produced research and synthesis projects led by the Climate Impacts Group’s senior scientists and work with the U.S.
EarthLab welcomes four new Advisory Council members
With the 2022-23 school year in full swing, EarthLab is excited to share that we have four new members who have joined the Advisory Council. The Advisory Council is a body of volunteers from diverse professions and backgrounds that provides unique perspectives to help inform our programming, introduce new potential collaborators, and raise awareness and financial support for EarthLab. The Council works to connect decision makers outside of academia to UW resources.
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Indigenous Peoples' Day 2022
The idea to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day was first proposed at the 1977 UN Conference by Indigenous advocates. Since then, more than a dozen states and hundreds of cities have adopted the day.
2014 marked the first Indigenous Peoples’ Day in the City of Seattle. The recognition was a result of advocacy by local Indigenous organizers since 2009.
Now Hiring: Associate Director of Advancement
The College of the Environment at the University of Washington is now hiring an Associate Director of Advancement for EarthLab. This position will be responsible for assisting in the planning, strategy-setting and delivery of activities to successfully secure gifts and grants for the College of the Environment (CoEnv) and its constituent units. Efforts shall be focused on raising increasing levels of private support, for current use, endowment, and capital purposes, benefiting CoEnv students, faculty, staff, programs, and college leaders.
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UW Board of Regents votes to exit direct fossil fuel investments by 2027
The University of Washington Board of Regents on Thursday approved a resolution to begin exiting all direct investments in fossil-fuel companies with the goal of complete divestiture by Fiscal Year 2027. Ben Packard, chair of the ACSRI and executive director of EarthLab at the UW, is quoted.
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To Get Out of Your Head, Get Out of Your House
Researchers from Nature and Health, an EarthLab member organization, are quoted in this article about how spending time in nature can help relieve stress and anxiety from The Atlantic.
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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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