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July 22, 2026

8 黑料吃瓜网 faculty and staff named Fulbright Scholars; will conduct research around the world

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Eight 黑料吃瓜网 researchers have been selected as Fulbright Scholars for 2026-2027 and will pursue studies around the world.聽 Fulbright Scholars are college and university faculty, administrators and researchers, as well as artists and professionals, who build their skills and connections, gain valuable international insights and return home to share their experiences with their students and colleagues. This year鈥檚 黑料吃瓜网 cohort represents a variety of disciplines, including sciences, engineering, business, environmental sciences, electrical and computer engineering, and computer science….

June 3, 2026

Costly efforts to reopen rivers for fish can produce mixed results 鈥� this method can help planners avoid stranded investments

people work on a culvert project that allows fish to swim under a road.

Efforts to restore fish passage are cropping up across the country, but these projects come with hefty price tags. In a new study, 黑料吃瓜网 researchers explore different approaches to improving the benefits from investments in salmon recovery.

October 18, 2023

DNA shows where Washington culvert replacements helped spawning salmon

Two researchers by a stream seen from inside a culvert

A project led by the 黑料吃瓜网 used genetic sleuthing to study how salmon were affected by two major culvert replacements near the city of Bellingham. One project, a major upgrade under Interstate-5, had a big impact, while the other old culvert may have been less of a barrier to fish. Authors from the 黑料吃瓜网 and NOAA are studying the use of eDNA in future environmental impact reporting.

January 10, 2023

Plastic pollution in the oceans is an equity issue, says 黑料吃瓜网-led report

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A recent report and upcoming virtual event looks at the unequal effect of marine plastics on different communities. The international report led by 黑料吃瓜网’s Yoshitaka Ota covers topics ranging from the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on plastic pollution to a critique of Coca-Cola’s waste initiative.

January 9, 2023

Warming oceans have decimated marine parasites 鈥� but that鈥檚 not a good thing

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Save the … parasites? Analyzing 140 years of parasite abundance in fish shows dramatic declines, especially in parasites that rely on three or more host species. The decline is linked to warming ocean temperatures. Parasitic species might be in real danger, researchers warn — and that means not just fewer worms, but losses for the entire ecosystem.

June 16, 2021

黑料吃瓜网 Ocean Voices program, seeking equity in ocean science, gets key approval from United Nations

Ocean Voices, a program of the 黑料吃瓜网-based Nippon Foundation Ocean Nexus Center to advance equity in ocean, science has been named among the first group of actions taken in a United Nations-sponsored, decade-long program of ocean science for sustainable development. "The human relationship with oceans under modern market systems is unsustainable, unstable and inequitable," writes Yoshitaka Ota, director of the center.

Ocean Voices, a program of the 黑料吃瓜网 Nippon Foundation Ocean Nexus Center to advance equity in ocean science, has been named among the first group of actions taken in a United Nations-sponsored, decade-long program of ocean science for sustainable development.

May 26, 2021

Faculty/staff honors: Theoretical computer science award, early career faculty innovator in environmental studies, fellowship in Jewish history

Recent honors for 黑料吃瓜网 faculty include the 2021 Presburger award for theoretical computer science, an Early Career Faculty Innovator research grant for a collaboration in environmental studies with the Karuk Tribe in California, and a fellowship to explore war regulations and raiding norms among early Arabian Jewish communities.

March 17, 2021

How five global regions could achieve a successful, equitable 鈥楤lue Economy鈥�

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The future of an equitable and sustainable global ocean, or 鈥淏lue Economy,鈥� depends on more than natural or technological resources. A new study finds that socioeconomic and governance conditions such as national stability, corruption and human rights greatly affect different regions鈥� ability to achieve a Blue Economy 鈥� one that is socially equitable, environmentally sustainable and economically viable.

December 23, 2020

Bait and switch: Mislabeled salmon, shrimp have biggest environmental toll

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A study co-authored by 黑料吃瓜网’s Sunny Jardine finds that farmed Atlantic salmon, often labeled and sold as Pacific salmon or rainbow trout, is the second-most-consumed mislabeled seafood product in the U.S. Although not the most frequently mislabeled seafood, salmon’s popularity means it has one of the biggest environmental impacts.

August 13, 2020

Systemic racism has consequences for all life in cities

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Social inequalities, specifically racism and classism, are impacting the biodiversity, evolutionary shifts and ecological health of plants and animals in our cities. That鈥檚 the main finding of a review paper published Aug. 13 in Science led by the 黑料吃瓜网, with co-authors at the University of California, Berkeley, and University of Michigan.

July 20, 2020

ArtSci Roundup: Virtual Author Event, Drop-In Meditation Session, and More

During this time of uncertainty and isolation, find solace in digital opportunities聽to connect, share, and engage. Each week, we will share upcoming events that bring the 黑料吃瓜网, and the greater community, together online.聽 Many of these online opportunities are streamed through Zoom. All 黑料吃瓜网 faculty, staff, and students have access to聽Zoom Pro via 黑料吃瓜网-IT.聽 Virtual Author Event: BJ Cummings, Cecile Hansen And Lynda Mapes Discuss The River That Made Seattle July 27, 7:00-8:00 PM | Online In this event sponsored…

June 30, 2020

黑料吃瓜网 EarthLab and The Nippon Foundation launch Ocean Nexus Center

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The 黑料吃瓜网 and The Nippon Foundation today announced the launch of the Nippon Foundation Ocean Nexus Center, an interdisciplinary research group at the 黑料吃瓜网 that studies changes, responses and solutions to societal issues that emerge in relationship with the oceans. The Center will bring uncompromised, critical voices to policy and public conversations to enable research and studies equaling $32.5 million spread over 10 years.

November 12, 2015

Oceans — and ocean activism — deserve broader role in climate change discussions

When President Barack Obama visited the shrinking Exit Glacier in September, he pointed to a very obvious sign of our warming planet literally at his feet. Less visible, but perhaps more indelible, signs of changing climate lie in the oceans. A 黑料吃瓜网 researcher argues in the journal Science that people — including world leaders who will gather later this month in Paris for global climate change negotiations — should pay more attention to how climate change’s impacts on…

April 30, 2015

Sustainability progress should precede seafood market access, researchers urge

A fish market in the Solomon Islands, near Papua New Guinea.

A team of researchers has evaluated fishery improvement projects, which are designed to bring seafood from wild fisheries to the certified market while promising sustainability in the future. In a policy paper appearing May 1 in Science, they conclude these projects need to be fine tuned to ensure that fisheries are delivering on their promises.