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A Recap of the 2024 Spring Symposium

The Program on Climate Change (PCC) community gathered for the annual Spring Symposium  highlighting undergrad and grad student research. The event was hosted by the PCC Graduate Steering Committee (P-GraSC) on the evening of Thursday, May 2nd in the Ocean Sciences Building.

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UCo: Grad School Explained Panel

The PCC Undergraduate Cohort (UCo)  hosted a “Grad School Explained” session on the afternoon of Monday, April 29th, 2024. This event was formed to supply undergraduate students interested in climate grad school with the opportunity to learn more about the process and connect with current climate grad students to ask questions. 

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Upcoming Events: Grad School Panel and City Nature Challenge

Join the Program on Climate Change Undergraduate Cohort for a dual event on April 29th— the City Nature Challenge & Graduate School Panel.
 This Earth Month, the Program on Climate Change (PCC) and UW Biology experts are excited to bring the global City Nature Challenge to the UW on Monday, April 29th, 11:00am-1:00pm!

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Eric Steig (UW ESS) named a 2024 Guggenheim Fellow

Professor Eric Steig, glaciologist and geochemist, likes to think about ice loss in Antarctica, among other things. Eric is one of the original team of UW scientists that made the Program on Climate Change a reality.  The Guggenheim fellowship provides awardees the opportunity to pursue research ideas “under the freest possible conditions”, in Eric’s case without departmental responsibilities. Congratulations, Eric!

Eric Steig awarded 2024 Guggenheim Fellowship

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Grad Climate Conference

The graduate climate conference is back! UW will host the 18th Annual Graduate Climate Conference (GCC) on November 1-3, 2024 at Pack Forest Conference Center, located at the foot of Mount Rainier. Applications are due by June 14th!

PCC Summer Institute

We will be holding our annual PCC Summer Institute 9/9-9/11, with the theme of Geoengineering. We are excited to welcome professors, faculty, grad students, and more back to Friday Harbors for more discussions in climate change. Registration is open from June 15th – July 15th.

Undergraduate Cohort Event

The PCC Undergraduate Cohort (UCo) hosted a Grad School Explained event on April 29th. The event connected undergrads to current climate-focused grad students for more conversations and information on grad school.

Climate Communication Seminar

Sign up for ATMS/OCN/ESS 593, a course focused on science communication and climate services serving society. This course meets the GCeCS communication seminar requirement and will return in Autumn, led by Scott Kalafatis!

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