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Q&A with EarthLab Grants Manager Becca Hart
On the profound ripple effect of administrative support across climate resilience research during difficult times
By Tess Wrobleski
Federal funding for climate research has been cut dramatically since the beginning of this year, and the federal landscape continues to be precarious. In the face of this uncertainty, Grants Manager Becca Hart and the entire EarthLab finance and administration team has stepped into a critical role in our shared services network — helping researchers rapidly pivot, find new resources, and keep vital environmental justice work alive.
EarthLab 2020: From vision to impact
Some say you can’t know where you’re going until you know where you’ve been. For EarthLab, that means looking back to 2008, when the University of Washington Board of Regents voted unanimously to establish the College of the Environment, and within it, a central institute that would address large-scale environmental challenges. This organization would be radical in that it would represent the entire university, cross disciplinary boundaries and work in partnership with non-academic communities to create a future where people and planet thrive.
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