SAFS Departmental Seminar with Ryan Jones (University of Oregon)
Soviet Cetologists and the History of Illegal Whaling
Held on Thursday afternoons during the academic year, this weekly seminar series presents invited speakers from academia and governmental and non-governmental agencies and organizations. Issues of interest and concern in the aquatic and fishery sciences and the latest research findings are discussed. This SAFS seminar series consists of weekly presentations by eminent academics, prospective faculty members, and the School’s own faculty members. Seminars are free and open to the public.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Fishery Sciences (FSH). Campus room: 102. Accessibility Contact: wittouck@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: students, faculty, staff, public.
Thursday, May 1, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit fish.uw.edu. SAFS Departmental Seminar with Merrill Rudd and Steve Martell (Sea State Inc.)
Fishing with data: Bycatch avoidance programs in Alaskan fisheries
Held on Thursday afternoons during the academic year, this weekly seminar series presents invited speakers from academia and governmental and non-governmental agencies and organizations. Issues of interest and concern in the aquatic and fishery sciences and the latest research findings are discussed. This SAFS seminar series consists of weekly presentations by eminent academics, prospective faculty members, and the School’s own faculty members. Seminars are free and open to the public.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Fishery Sciences (FSH). Campus room: 102. Accessibility Contact: wittouck@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: students, faculty, staff, public.
Thursday, May 8, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit fish.uw.edu. SAFS Departmental Seminar with Phil Roni (Cramer Fish Sciences)
Restoring watersheds to recover salmon: state of the science and what we know about restoration effectiveness
Held on Thursday afternoons during the academic year, this weekly seminar series presents invited speakers from academia and governmental and non-governmental agencies and organizations. Issues of interest and concern in the aquatic and fishery sciences and the latest research findings are discussed. This SAFS seminar series consists of weekly presentations by eminent academics, prospective faculty members, and the School’s own faculty members. Seminars are free and open to the public.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Fishery Sciences (FSH). Campus room: 102. Accessibility Contact: wittouck@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: students, faculty, staff, public.
Thursday, May 15, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit fish.uw.edu. 28th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium
The Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium is a chance for undergraduates to present what they have learned through their research experiences to a larger audience. The Symposium provides a forum for students, faculty, and the community to discuss cutting-edge research topics and to examine the connection between research and education. The Symposium includes poster and presentation sessions by students from all academic disciplines and all three UW campuses, plus invited guests.
Applications open January 8, 2025.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Mary Gates Hall (MGH). Accessibility Contact: dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events. Student Activities. Target Audience: students, faculty, staff.
Friday, May 16, 2025, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. UW Aquatic Sciences Open House
The UW Aquatic Sciences Open House is an annual event, taking place this year on Saturday May 17, organized by Students Explore Aquatic Sciences (SEAS) and hosted by the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences with support from the School of Oceanography, School of Marine and Environmental Affairs.
The Open House offers a free and family-friendly day of hands-on learning to celebrate science and research that relates to water. Visitors can step on board a research boat used for local science, and experience real working science labs here at the university. We also have hands-on activities led by current UW students, staff, postdocs, and faculty across the College of the Environment and by organizations from the greater Seattle area.
Come get your hands wet and learn about the aquatic science happening right here in your backyard—covering everything from freshwater to oceans, microscopic microbes to whales, and everything in between!
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Fishery Sciences (FSH). Accessibility Contact: wittouck@uw.edu. Event Types: Special Events. Target Audience: students, faculty, staff, public.
Saturday, May 17, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit fish.uw.edu. SAFS Departmental Seminar with Phil Levin (University of Washington)
United by Nature: An Assessment of Nature and Nature’s Benefits in the U.S.
Held on Thursday afternoons during the academic year, this weekly seminar series presents invited speakers from academia and governmental and non-governmental agencies and organizations. Issues of interest and concern in the aquatic and fishery sciences and the latest research findings are discussed. This SAFS seminar series consists of weekly presentations by eminent academics, prospective faculty members, and the School’s own faculty members. Seminars are free and open to the public.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Fishery Sciences (FSH). Campus room: 102. Accessibility Contact: wittouck@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: students, faculty, staff, public.
Thursday, May 22, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit fish.uw.edu. SAFS Departmental Seminar Betsy Peabody (Puget Sound Restoration Fund) - Graduate Student Invited Speaker
Carving out new restoration pathways, to build the world we want to be part of
Held on Thursday afternoons during the academic year, this weekly seminar series presents invited speakers from academia and governmental and non-governmental agencies and organizations. Issues of interest and concern in the aquatic and fishery sciences and the latest research findings are discussed. This SAFS seminar series consists of weekly presentations by eminent academics, prospective faculty members, and the School’s own faculty members. Seminars are free and open to the public.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Fishery Sciences (FSH). Campus room: 102. Accessibility Contact: wittouck@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: students, faculty, staff, public.
Thursday, May 29, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit fish.uw.edu. SAFS Departmental Seminar with Justin Greer (US Geological Survey, Western Fisheries Research Center, Seattle)
Tire-derived contaminants and salmon health
Held on Thursday afternoons during the academic year, this weekly seminar series presents invited speakers from academia and governmental and non-governmental agencies and organizations. Issues of interest and concern in the aquatic and fishery sciences and the latest research findings are discussed. This SAFS seminar series consists of weekly presentations by eminent academics, prospective faculty members, and the School’s own faculty members. Seminars are free and open to the public.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Fishery Sciences (FSH). Campus room: 102. Accessibility Contact: wittouck@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: students, faculty, staff, public.
Thursday, June 5, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
For more info visit fish.uw.edu. Instruction Ends - Spring Quarter
Instruction ends.
Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2025. Quarter: Spring. Event Types: Academics.
Friday, June 6, 2025.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Final Examinations - Spring Quarter
Week of final examinations for spring quarter.
Event interval: Ongoing event. Year: 2025. Quarter: Spring. Event Types: Academics.
Saturday, June 7, 2025 – Friday, June 13, 2025.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Marine Biology Spring Graduation
Graduates, friends, family and other members of the UW community are warmly invited to the UW Marine Biology 2025 Graduation Celebration on Thursday, June 12, 2025. The ceremony is expected to last about an hour and will be followed by a reception with light refreshments. This will recognize UW undergraduates who have or will earn a Bachelor of Science with a Major in Marine Biology in Autumn 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025 or Summer 2025.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Kane Hall (KNE). Campus room: Kane 120. Accessibility Contact: dso@uw.edu. Event Types: Ceremonies.
Thursday, June 12, 2025, 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM.
For more info visit marinebiology.uw.edu. UW Seattle Commencement Ceremony
Commencement ceremony for UW Seattle.
Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2025. Quarter: Summer. Event Types: Academics. Ceremonies.
Saturday, June 14, 2025.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Quarter Break - Summer
Break between spring and summer quarters.
Event interval: Ongoing event. Year: 2025. Quarter: Summer. Event Types: Academics.
Saturday, June 14, 2025 – Sunday, June 22, 2025.
For more info visit www.washington.edu.