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Blog Post, Events, PGraSC, Spring Symposium

The Fifth Annual Spring Symposium was held on May 19, 2022

The PCC Graduate Steering Committee (P-GraSC) hosted the fifth annual PCC Spring Symposium on Thursday, May 19, 2022. The evening featured six student speakers who shared their climate-related research, capstone projects, and outreach, spanning broad topics from sea ice to energy policy to wildfires and more. Molly Wieringa (Atmospheric Sciences) described short-term variability in Arctic sea ice and what factors might help sea ice forecasting. 

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ACORN, Blog Post, PGraSC

ACORN: A Program on Climate Change (PCC) Student-led Initiative that Connects Academics and Communities to Solve Climate-Related Problems

Three graduate students started the Actionable Community-Oriented Research eNgagement (ACORN) program in 2020 to create a pathway for partnering with communities in addressing climate-related challenges. This effort is now led by a PCC Graduate Steering Committee (P-GraSC) subcommittee with guidance from PCC leadership. The ACORN program was inspired by the AGU Thriving Earth Exchange, which centers community priorities and fosters a partnership between academics and local partners. 

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Blog Post, JEDI, Workshops

Climate Justice Institute Winter 2022 Recap

In Winter 2022 the Climate Justice Institute welcomed eight UW faculty members to discuss and build lesson plans through a climate justice lens.  This was the second year of offering this program, with co-sponsorship from the Program on the Environment, the Program on Climate Change and the College of the Environment. As the desire for connecting science and community grows among students, the incorporation of climate, environmental justice, and civic engagement into courses is becoming more prominent. 

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Blog Post, Events, Undergraduate Cohort

PCC Undergraduate Cohort: Finding Research Opportunities

The PCC Undergraduate Cohort hosted its first official event on November 18, 2021! The event aimed to inform climate-minded undergraduates about why they should get involved with research here at the UW, how to look for open positions, and how to apply for a research position once one is found. There was both a seminar-style presentation and a Q & A panel with current College of the Environment undergraduates who have gotten research positions in the past, providing lots of practical advice to the over two dozen interested undergrads who attended! 

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Blog Post, GCeCS Capstone

Can “scrollytelling” effectively communicate the link between climate science and fishery disaster impacts?

Creating a dynamic webpage to convey the cascading impacts of climate change on the U.S. West Coast Dungeness crab fishery. A capstone in fulfillment of the UW PCC Graduate Certificate in Climate Science. Written by: Katy Bland, M.M.A. 2021 (SMEA) On the U.S. west coast, harmful algal blooms (HABs) have become frequent over the last two decades. To the average person on the west coast, a bloom may mean that razor clams or Dungeness crabs are missing from the grocery, but to fishers, seafood processors, and coastal communities, HABs may mean that fisheries are delayed and livelihoods are affected. 

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Blog Post, Events, Undergraduate Cohort

PCC Undergrad Cohort Kickoff Meeting

On 29 September 2021, the PCC hosted its first in-person undergraduate cohort meeting. We welcomed new undergrads, answered questions concerning the PCC, and discussed the future of the cohort. In a program like PCC that is grad student dominated, the undergrad cohort can be a place for undergrads to steer their own proverbial ship and create events and belong to a community of others interested in climate science. 

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Blog Post, Events

A look at the PCC 20th Anniversary Celebration and Strategic Plan Release Party

On September 15th the PCC hosted our 20th Anniversary/Strategic plan release party at the Center for Urban Horticulture. Director Becky Alexander (ATM S) introduced the strategic plan which will be implemented over the next five years, and discussed the goals and priorities for the PCC during this time. This was followed by Former Director Jim Murray (OCN) as he looked back on the history of the PCC, the growth that has been made over the last 20 years, and his hopes for the future for the program. 

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Blog Post, GCeCS Capstone

Can Communicating the Benefits of Novel Ecosystem Restoration Techniques Promote Climate Change Literacy and Action?

Learning about how restoration projects can benefit their communities can inspire people to take more than just the usual, low-effort actions meant to address climate change. Read about my online workshop held in fulfillment of the UW PCC Graduate Certificate in Climate Science. Written by James Lee I’m from a place in the San Francisco Bay Area where ecosystem restoration is talked about a lot. 

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Blog Post, Education, GCeCS Capstone, Workshops

Lessons Learned: How Can We Connect Middle School Students to Climate Change and Ocean Acidification?

A collaboration between UW students and DNR using local nearshore ecosystems as examples to center a climate change curriculum. A capstone in fulfillment of the UW PCC Graduate Certificate in Climate Science. Written by: Amanda Arnold, Katie Byrnes, and Lizzy Matteri Climate change is so vast and complex, riddled with intricate interactions, making  teaching it to young students daunting. Additionally, while many middle school teachers have training in biology and want to incorporate climate change and biological responses to climate change in their teaching, they often lack formal coursework in climate change. 

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ACORN, Blog Post

The local economic impact of the “fracking boom” in Ohio

An ACORN Project completed by University of Washington graduate students Logan Arnold (Master’s Student, Quantitative Ecology and Resource Management) and Tyler Cox (PhD Student, Atmospheric Sciences) in collaboration with the Ohio River Valley Institute Technological advancements in the last decade have allowed companies to profit off of the shale gas reserves underlying portions of the U.S. – the so-called “Fracking Boom.” Ohio, in particular, has seen an enormous surge in natural gas production since 2013. 

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