Meet the NW CASC @ UW: Advancing Actionable Science to Inform Resource Management in a Changing Climate
You’re invited to the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center’s (NW CASC) in-person showcase at the University of Washington on Thursday, January 22, 2026. Join us to learn about our center and fellowship programs, which provide research funding & training in actionable climate adaptation science!
Who: All are welcome, though this event is geared towards UW graduate students, postdocs, and faculty interested in or already working on climate impacts and/or adaptation research for Northwest species and ecosystems. Undergrads may also be interested in joining to learn about our summer internship opportunities.
What: The showcase will kick off with an overview of the NW CASC, lightning talks and a career panel with NW CASC Research Fellow alumni, followed by a networking reception with refreshments.
When: Thursday, January 22, 2026
10:00 am-11:30 am PT | Presentation, lightning talks, career panel
11:30 am-12:00 pm PT | Reception with refreshments
12:00-1:00 pm | Lunch for prospective applicants. If you’re…
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: South Campus Center (SOCC). Accessibility Contact: Darcy Gould | darcyjw@uw.edu. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Thursday, January 22, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
For more info visit docs.google.com. EarthLab Summer Internship - Virtual Info Session #1
EarthLab summer internships offer a robust, cohort-based experience for University of Washington undergraduate students. Undergraduate students enrolled in a degree-granting program at any UW campus (Bothell, Seattle, or Tacoma) as of Spring Quarter 2026 from a variety of disciplines are encouraged to apply.
Applications are now open for summer 2026.
RSVP today to one of our three virtual info sessions!
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: EarthLab | earthlab@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: UW undergraduate students.
Friday, January 23, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
Online (Zoom).
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. NEW DATE: Northwest Weed Biocontrol in Changing Environments
NW RISCC will host a 1-hour multi-speaker webinar on the impacts of different climate variables on weed biocontrol agents and their success in the Northwest.
We will begin with a brief overview of weed biocontrol, and then discuss how climate change may impact biocontrol systems at different stages of planning and implementation. Our speakers will highlight as examples the control agents and their host dynamics for St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum), purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria), and knotweed (Reynoutria spp.).
This event will also serve as the launching point for a working group to address knowledge gaps around Northwest biocontrol in a changing climate, including modeling population dynamics and geographic distributions of agents under different climate scenarios and developing a framework for collecting data to disentangle climate impacts from other drivers of population dynamics.
Register below.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: NWRISCC@gmail.com. Event Types: Lectures/Seminars.
Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
Online (Zoom).
For more info visit www.nwriscc.org. EarthLab Summer Internship - Virtual Info Session #2
EarthLab summer internships offer a robust, cohort-based experience for University of Washington undergraduate students. Undergraduate students enrolled in a degree-granting program at any UW campus (Bothell, Seattle, or Tacoma) as of Spring Quarter 2026 from a variety of disciplines are encouraged to apply.
Applications are now open for summer 2026.
RSVP today to one of our three virtual info sessions!
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: EarthLab | earthlab@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: UW undergraduate students.
Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Online (Zoom).
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. EarthLab Summer Internship - Virtual Info Session #3
EarthLab summer internships offer a robust, cohort-based experience for University of Washington undergraduate students. Undergraduate students enrolled in a degree-granting program at any UW campus (Bothell, Seattle, or Tacoma) as of Spring Quarter 2026 from a variety of disciplines are encouraged to apply.
Applications are now open for summer 2026.
RSVP today to one of our three virtual info sessions!
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: EarthLab | earthlab@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Target Audience: UW undergraduate students.
Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Online (Zoom).
For more info visit washington.zoom.us. Nature and Health Community Dinner with Rachel Berney, PhD
Our quarterly community dinners welcome anyone with a curiosity about expanding access to green space to support health and well-being, environmental and health equity, people-nature reciprocity, and climate change resilience. Students, professionals, and community members from many different disciplines come together to explore new ideas, discuss policies and programs, and strengthen partnerships in the field of nature and health.
The February 10 dinner features a speed talk from Rachel Berney, PhD, associate professor in the UW College of Built Environments and director of Urban@UW.
Nature and Health Community Dinners include: A plant-based dinner , Drinks , Networking , Short talks from a wide variety of professionals, including researchers, community leaders, policy-makers, program managers, etc.
Event interval: Single day event. Accessibility Contact: natureandhealth@uw.edu. Event Types: Information Sessions. Lectures/Seminars.
Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
1050 N 34th St, Seattle, WA 98103.
For more info visit events.uw.edu. UW Environmental Career Fair
Open to all UW students and alumni, the Environmental Career Fair is an opportunity to explore careers in environmental and natural resources fields. At the fair, you can connect with employers from the nonprofit, government, and private sectors with career-level positions and paid internships. It’s an opportunity to ask questions and gain valuable insight that will shape your academic and career journey.
Student registration is open on Handshake!
After registering you can see the employers in attendance to learn more about them and their open positions. Contact envjobs@uw.edu with questions about the Environmental Career Fair.
Thursday, February 12, 2026, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
HUB North Ballroom.
For more info visit uw.joinhandshake.com.