The Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies

NOAA Selects UW And Partners for $300 Million Grant To Establish A Consortium For Climate, Ocean, And Ecosystem Research

In an open competition, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has selected the University of Washington (UW) with the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) and Oregon State University (OSU) to form a new NOAA Cooperative Institute consortium to address the increasing number of climate, ocean, and coastal challenges that demand wider collaborations and the sharing of scientific resources. 

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UW Environment Response to COVID-19

Leaders throughout the College of the Environment are closely monitoring the local outbreak of the novel coronavirus and are making every effort to address the changing needs of the college community, wherever possible. 

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John Horne Named Director of JISAO

UW’s College of the Environment is pleased to announce that John Horne has been named director of the Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean (JISAO) for a three-year term, effective August 1, 2018. 

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Quantifying Relationships of Northern Fur Seals, Pollock, and Climate Change in Alaska

Since the 1990s, the population of northern fur seals in the eastern Bering Sea has declined by more than half, with no scientific consensus as to what is causing the decline. 

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Grant OK’d for Atmospheric and Wave Forecasting Program in Pacific

WASHINGTON —  Doug Domenech, U.S. Department of the Interior assistant secretary for insular and international affairs, provided a $497,738 grant to the University of Hawaii Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research School of Ocean and Earth Science for a project to improve atmospheric and wave-forecasting through the Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System. 

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Partnering with Indigenous Communities to Anticipate and Adapt to Ocean Change

With a new $700,000 grant awarded from the NOAA Ocean Acidification Program, scientists from JISAO, the UW’s Applied Physics Laboratory,  and Washington Sea Grant have teamed with federal and tribal partners to study the social and ecological vulnerabilities of Olympic Coast ocean acidification. 

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Now Hiring: Postdoctoral Research Positions

The Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean (JISAO) at the University of Washington is seeking Post-doctoral Research Associates with research interests in atmospheric science, oceanography, climate science, and fisheries science and management. 

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Seasonal Forecasts, Fisheries Management, and the Fish You Eat

JISAO Receives NOAA Grant for Seasonal Ocean Forecasts to Inform Fisheries Management in the Bering Sea
The Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean (JISAO) at the University of Washington (UW) received a $500,000 grant to lead a collaborative effort with NOAA Research and NOAA Fisheries to explore the use of nine-month forecasts of ocean conditions in the Bering Sea to inform fisheries management and planning. 

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JISAO Receives $500,000 Grant from NOAA for Seasonal Ocean Forecast in the Pacific Northwest

The Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean (JISAO) at the University of Washington (UW) will lead a collaborative effort with NOAA Research, NOAA Fisheries, and the UW Applied Physics Laboratory to explore seasonal prediction of marine conditions and habitats in the Pacific Northwest. 

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