EarthLab News
Autumn Qtr Seminars for UW Undergrad & Grad Students
Welcome back to campus, Huskies! We’re excited to share a couple of seminar courses this quarter that center themes on environmental justice and planning your career in this work.
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Cordy Plymale shares why climate change and human health are deeply connected
CHanGE, where Plymale interned, has a unique focus on researching how climate change impacts the health of vulnerable communities. Because the internship was through UW’s EarthLab, Plymale was part of a cohort of students doing interdisciplinary internships related to the environment and social justice. The student cohort participated in weekly professional development sessions and networking opportunities to connect them with leaders in the climate and health industries.
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NextGen Narratives | Pushing Boundaries as an EarthLab Intern
By Cordy Plymale
Climate Health Risk Tool Intern
When you hear the phrase, “push the boundaries,” what do you think? These three words are the foundation of EarthLab’s mission, which explains that developing innovative, just, and equitable solutions to environmental challenges comes from bridging expertise, partnerships, and resources at UW with the wider community. This past summer, I considered this phrase deeply.
The Climate Impacts Group is Hiring!
The Climate Impacts Group is growing their team! They are currently hiring a Climate Social Scientist, Director, and ORISE Communications Fellow to help enact their new strategic plan and increase climate resilience in our region. Positions are hybrid, with in-person requirements in Seattle, Wash., unless otherwise stated. Check back often for more opportunities.
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New report from Northwest Climate Resilience Collaborative shares both barriers and paths to climate resilience for Northwest Coastal Tribes
The Tribal Coastal Resilience Portfolio of the Northwest Climate Resilience Collaborative conducted an assessment over two years to better understand the state of climate adaptation among Northwest coastal Tribes, and to elevate Tribes’ experience of key barriers and needs which, if addressed, could help advance Tribal resilience. The new report has been featured in AP News and UW News.
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UW Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program ends after 10 years of increasing diversity in conservation
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Parasites Are Everywhere. Why Do So Few Researchers Study Them?
A lack of parasite education leads many scientists to stumble into the field by accident. Chelsea Wood -- a former EarthLab Innovation Grantee and current Future Rivers Executive Committee Member -- who originally wanted to be a marine biologist, was no exception. When her college didn’t have any marine biology labs, Wood wound up working with parasitic worms at a nearby university. The experience changed her career trajectory entirely. “I realized that there was this whole sub-world, this whole alternate dimension that was present in nature and in all the animals that I had been interested in since I was little,” Wood says. “It was sort of like waking up from the Matrix.”
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What one of Seattle’s hottest starts to July means for the rest of summer
After a rather cool June, July began with a ravenous desire to make up ground, kick-starting summer conditions across Western Washington with over a week of above-average temperatures, the hottest day since the hottest day ever in 2021 and record daytime and overnight highs. Karin Bumbaco, the deputy state climatologist at the University of Washington's Climate Impacts Group, is quoted.
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Climate Impacts Group releases new strategic plan
The Climate Impacts Group has released a new strategic plan to guide the next five years of their work. Among several key priorities, the strategic plan reflects a commitment to centering equity in climate adaptation, with particular attention to environmental justice and community resilience. “This marks a really important moment for the Climate Impacts Group,” Jason Vogel, interim director of the Climate Impacts Group, says. “Demands for climate services are both increasing and evolving, and there is increasing acknowledgement of the need to center the priorities of frontline and marginalized communities. We have an exciting opportunity to push the boundaries of climate services and define for ourselves and others what it looks like to work in partnership to support equitable climate adaptation. Our strategic plan will help us rise to meet this important moment.”
Read moreHeat-Related Emergencies Are Soaring in the U.S. Can Hospitals Keep Up?
Dr. Jeremy Hess, Director of EarthLab Member Organization CHanGE, quoted in an article from The New York Times.
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