There is a lot of activity and information about this initiative, and I’ll keep updating as my involvements expand. For now, here is the main website link: See as well recent activity under the Scholarship-to-Policy in the Arctic Minor. Continue reading
During Fall quarter, our Exploration Seminar group we will continue to meet and keep the discussions and interactions going! See the main page for a summary of the early-Fall start Exploration Seminar. For class participants, all of the presentations during Fall quarter will be shared on the Drive here Final reports are due 30 … Continue reading
Written by Emily W., Eunice, Betz September 5 Starting our day early, and fueled by jet lag and general exhaustion, we headed out from our hostel toward the train, minus Team Taxi (aka, those injured in our effort to survive Greenland: Emily Johnson, Eunice, and Katie) and John. Navigating the Copenhagen train/metro system proved difficult … Continue reading
Written by Emily J., Alden, Karl September 1st Our day started with the general chaos that ensues when you pack your life back into the tiny bag that you’ve been schlepping around for weeks. Getting 17 people and their belongings packed up and ready to move had only gotten easier in the past few weeks … Continue reading
August 27th (Monday) We got onto the coastal ferry on the night of the 26th, hopeful that this boat experience would be slightly less traumatic. HC waited behind with Katie to take a cab to the ferry terminal since her ankle was still bothering her, but no taxi ever came… A hostel employee ended up … Continue reading
Written by Sarah August 21 The day started with a lecture at 10 am in one of Hotel Arctic’s conference room. It had a beautiful overlooking view of the bay and icebergs. The lecture discussed changes seen in the Greenland Ice Sheet. At 2:20 we walked over to the history museum, which overlooks the water … Continue reading
Aug 15: On the first day of our program, I took the 5C bus southeast towards downtown where I would check in at 3pm at the hostel and meet my fellow students who had also decided to adventure to Greenland in the month before school started. I had two backpacks balanced on the front and … Continue reading
This page provides a summary of the 2018 Exploration Seminar to Greenland and Denmark. Follow the posts written by the incredible group of 14 University of Washington undergraduate students that detail activity during the class: 15-20 August 21-26 August 27-31 August 1-4 September 5-9 September This program has received generous support from the Scan|Design Foundation. … Continue reading
It was really an honor to be invited to speak at the Earth and Space Sciences Commencement this year, and it was a great event. Congratulations to all the graduates! Below is the text of my speech: Good morning, everyone. It is truly an honor to be speaking to such an inspiring group of graduates, … Continue reading
There are many resources, programs, and initiatives active at UW. Follow these links and the links within these top-level pages to start learning more: Diversity at UW: http://www.washington.edu/diversity/ UW Graduate School Diversity: http://www.grad.washington.edu/diversity/ Race and Equity Initiative: https://www.washington.edu/raceequity/ Office of Minority Affairs: http://www.washington.edu/omad/ College of the Environment Diversity and Access: https://environment.uw.edu/about/diversity-commitment/ Continue reading