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At The Sea Ice Edge: Upcoming art + science collaboration event

“At The Sea Ice Edge” is an art + science collaboration with artist Jill Pelto designed to highlight research from NASA’s SASSIE  (Salinity and Stratification at the Sea Ice Edge) project. In collaboration with members of the SASSIE science team, Jill has created a series of four paintings that convey the science of SASSIE and the impact of climate change on the Arctic, with each piece directly incorporating environmental data.

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In the News: Kyle Armour quoted on climate predictions in Tangle

PCC Interim Director, Kyle Armour  (UW OCEAN & ATMOS), sat down with Ari Weitzman of Tangle (an independent, non-partisan media outlet) on climate predictions, the future of climate, and what scientists know and how. Grab a coffee and check out the article that brings together research, plain language, and context to address climate skepticism and the evolution of the understanding of climate change.

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UCo in Review: Recapping the Year and Looking Forward to Next

As Spring Quarter comes to an end, the Program on Climate Change (PCC) Undergraduate Cohort (UCo)  reflects on its year and looks forward to the next. Each year, UCo is guided by a different set of students and their unique interests in supporting the undergraduate climate science community.

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PCC Colloquium

The PCC Colloquium will rotate topics and units throughout the year featuring a variety of UW speakers and guests. Upcoming sessions include:

Alex Gagnon (OCEAN) on “Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal – From Discovery to Impact”: Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m., OCN 425, joint with OCEAN Seminar

Eric Steig (ESS) : Thursday, November 20, 2025, 3:30pm-4:30pm, JHN 075, joint with ESS Colloquium

Program on Climate Change Events


At The Sea Ice Edge

This upcoming art + science collaboration with artist Jill Pelto designed to highlight research from NASA’s SASSIE project. Jill has created a series of four paintings that convey the science of SASSIE and the impact of climate change on the Arctic, with each piece directly incorporating environmental data. Join us Wed. Oct 29th at 3:30pm in OCN 425

PCC Summer Institute

The 2025 Summer Institute was held at Friday Harbor Laboratories September 10th through the 12th. The theme was Paleoclimate Constraints on Future Climate. Check the Summer Institute page for more information on speaker and sessions.

Photo of P-GraSC members posing for a photo at the April Third Thursday event.

P-GraSC Third Thursdays

Since February, graduate and undergraduate students, postdoctoral researchers, staff, and faculty interested in climate change from across the university have gathered monthly for pizza and drinks. Read more about Third Thursdays!

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