Member Organizations
We can’t solve complex environmental problems alone.
EarthLab provides critical technical, operational and communications support for its Member Organizations, programs and centers dedicated to addressing complex climate or environmental challenges.
Our efficient centralized service model eases administrative loads and allows each organization to focus on what it does best: produce and share top-tier science that leads to more climate-resilient communities in the Northwest and beyond.
Center for Health and the Global Environment
The Center for Health and the Global Environment (CHanGE) brings expertise and resources to partnerships around the world to prioritize health in climate change mitigation and adaptation and to incorporate climate resilience into all health sector activities.
Center for Nature and Health
The Center for Nature and Health is working to accelerate our understanding of the health benefits of spending time in natural spaces and how to apply that knowledge across five key groups—veterans, children, the elderly, healthcare providers and underserved populations. Working closely with our partners, our goal is to help remove numerous health-related barriers, like lowering costs for care, designing better schools and hospitals and reducing disparities in health and well-being.
Climate Impacts Group
Since 1995, the Climate Impacts Group has provided the fundamental scientific understanding, data, tools and guidance needed to help decision makers understand, prepare for and manage local climate impacts.
Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program (part of EarthLab from 2019 – 2024)
The Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program at UW is a multi-summer, undergraduate learning experience that explores conservation across food, water, climate and ecosystems of the Pacific Northwest. DDCSP@UW supports emerging conservation leaders to develop unique perspectives and skill sets by drawing connections between conservation, individual and community identities, biodiversity and environmental justice.
Future Rivers
Large freshwater ecosystems that help support the global economy and provide food, water, and energy worldwide are experiencing unprecedented changes. The University of Washington Future Rivers graduate research traineeship was designed to meet an urgent need for interdisciplinary scientists that can look at complex problems and datasets in innovative ways. This program will help gain insights into current and future problems from changes to these ecosystems.
Nippon Foundation Ocean Nexus Center (part of EarthLab from 2020 – 2025)
The Nippon Foundation Ocean Nexus Center contributes to transforming ocean governance through scholarship, communication, and training a transdisciplinary and international network of researchers integrating human-centered tools, perspectives, evidence and narratives.
Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center
The Department of the Interior Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center was established to help safeguard the natural and cultural resources of Idaho, Oregon, Washington and surrounding river basins. The Center is a federal-university partnership that produces relevant and accessible science on climate change impacts and adaptation actions for Northwest natural resource managers and policy-makers.
Office of the Washington State Climatologist
The Office of the Washington State Climatologist, housed within the Climate Impacts Group, is a dedicated team of climate experts specializing in analyzing weather and climate trends within the broader context of climate change. Their work provides critical insights into climate patterns and their implications for the Pacific Northwest.
Washington Ocean Acidification Center
The Washington Ocean Acidification Center at UW connects researchers, policymakers, industry and others across Washington to advance the science of ocean acidification and provide a foundation for proactive strategies and policies to protect marine ecosystems and the people that depend on them.