Free Public Lecture: The Port as a Civic Engine
Join UW SMEA for the second installment in our Winter Speaker Series. This lecture will feature Executive Director Steve Metruck, Port of Seattle and Commissioner Toshiko Hasegawa, Port of Seattle.
NO RSVP required. Just come on down! Please contact smeast@uw.edu for the Zoom link.
Thursday, January 22, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
University of Washington, Seattle Campus
School of Marine & Environmental Affairs
3707 Brooklyn Ave NE
Room 268.
Free Public Lecture: Maritime Transportation System: Safety & Security
Join UW SMEA for the third installment in our Winter Speaker Series. This lecture will feature Captain Mark McDonnell, Sector Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Puget Sound.
No RSVP required. Just come on down!
Please contact smeast@uw.edu for the Zoom link.
Thursday, January 29, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
University of Washington, Seattle Campus
School of Marine & Environmental Affairs
3707 Brooklyn Ave NE
Room 268.
Free Public Lecture: Moving ecosystem-based management beyond concepts, toolkits and frameworks
Join UW School of Fishery Sciences (SAFS) for the Bevan Speaker Series featuring Chris Harvey (Retired, NOAA Fisheries). NO RSVP required.
Thursday, January 29, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
1122 NE Boat St Box 355020, Seattle, WA 98195
Room 102.
Free Public Lecture: Reeling in the consequences: navigating disinvestments in science, students, and communities.
Join the UW School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences (SAFS) for the Bevan Speaker Series featuring Anna Kagley and Dan Tonnes (Retired, NOAA Fisheries). No RSVP required.
Thursday, February 5, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
UW Fishery Sciences Building (FSH)
1122 NE Boat St, Seattle, WA 98195
Room 102.
Free Public Lecture: Diversity, evolution, and innovation: learning from U.S. Fishery Management Councils’ ecosystem approaches.
Join the UW School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences (SAFS) for the Bevan Speaker Series featuring Sarah Gaichas (Hydra Scientific; Retired, NOAA Fisheries). No RSVP required. .
Thursday, February 12, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
UW Fishery Sciences Building (FSH)
1122 NE Boat St, Seattle, WA 98195
Room 102.
Free Public Lecture: Marine Energy & Decarbonization
Join UW School of Marine & Environmental Affairs (SMEA) for our Winter Speaker Series! This lecture will feature Steve Metruck with the Port of Seattle Environment & Sustainability Center of Excellence, Sandy Kilroy (SMEA alum), Senior Director, and Alex Adams (SMEA alum), Senior Manager, Environmental Programs. No RSVP required. Just come on down! Please contact smeast@uw.edu for the Zoom link.
Thursday, February 12, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
University of Washington, Seattle Campus
3707 Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105
Room 268.
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 environment.uw.edu. Free Public Lecture: Litigation or collaboration: Columbia Basin recovery strategies.
Join the UW School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences (SAFS) for the Bevan Speaker Series featuring Michael Tehan (Retired, NOAA Fisheries). No RSVP required.
Thursday, February 12, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
UW Fishery Sciences Building (FSH)
1122 NE Boat St, Seattle, WA 98195
Room 102.
Free Public Lecture: Environmental Stewardship & Marine Life
Join the UW School of Marine & Environmental Affairs for our Winter Speaker Series! This lecture will feature Jon Sloan, Senior Manager, Kathleen Hurley, Senior Environmental Program Manager, and Delaney Cyphers (Hershman Fellow and SMEA alum). No RSVP required. Just come on down or contact smeast@uw.edu for the Zoom link. .
Thursday, February 19, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
3707 Brooklyn Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105
Room 268.