WSAS Newsletter: Spring 2022
Donna Gerardi2023-04-21T08:03:08-07:00May 26, 2022 WSAS has published our Spring 2022 Newsletter – Bigger Budget for Greater Service
WSAS Executive Director featured in weekly science podcast
Donna Gerardi2023-04-21T08:03:08-07:00Donna Gerardi Riordan, executive director of the Washington State Academy of Sciences, was featured on today’s episode of “When Science Speaks.” This weekly podcast, hosted by Mark Bayer, takes deep dives into communications, science policy, and career issues affecting everyone from graduate students to executives to senior scientists. This episode spotlights the role of science [...]
2020 AJAS Fellow Christine Ye wins top prize at 2022 Regeneron Science Talent Search
Donna Gerardi2023-04-21T08:03:09-07:00Christine Ye, one of the 2020 Washington state delegates for the American Junior Academy of Sciences (AJAS), received the top prize at the 2022 Regeneron Science Talent Search, the nation's oldest and most prestigious research based science competition for high school seniors. Ye won first place and a $250,000 prize for her analysis of [...]
Notice of Public Meeting – March 14, 2022
Donna Gerardi2023-04-21T08:03:09-07:00The Washington State Academy of Sciences (WSAS) study committee on Pinniped Predation on Salmonids will host a virtual stakeholder workshop on March 14, 2022, 1pm-4pm PT. All participants must register for this meeting at this registration page. The meeting link you will receive in your email is specific to you and cannot be shared with others. [...]
WSAS Newsletter: Winter 2022
Donna Gerardi2023-04-21T08:03:10-07:00February 18, 2022 WSAS has published our Winter 2022 Newsletter – Positioning for the Future
Notice of Public Meeting – January 25, 2022
Donna Gerardi2023-04-21T08:03:11-07:00Notice of Public Meeting The Washington State Academy of Sciences will host a presentation about the project on Net Ecological Gain on January 25, 2022, from 10am-11am Pacific Time. All participants must register in advance for this meeting at: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0tfu6grTMqE9OMHtn4UcJH8FZjaKVnJA0W The presentation will include context from the Washington Department of Fish and [...]
WSAS Member David Baker receives the Breakthrough of the Year Award
Donna Gerardi2023-04-21T08:03:12-07:00WSAS Member, Dr. David Baker, and his team at the UW Institute for Protein Design received the Breakthrough of the Year Award from Science Magazine. They were recognized, alongside British AI Company DeepMind Technologies, for their work on selected artificial intelligence algorithms that predict the three-dimensional shapes of proteins and revealed thousands of protein structures. [...]
COVID-19: Science and Society – Symposium Proceedings Published
Donna Gerardi2023-04-21T08:03:12-07:00The 14th annual symposium of the Washington State Academy of Sciences occurred roughly 18 months into the COVID-19 pandemic. The symposium highlighted the importance of science in addressing societal challenges, and the many links between science and larger social issues, including social justice, political discourse, and economic activity. As the COVID pandemic continues to upend [...]
WSAS Newsletter: Fall 2021
Donna Gerardi2023-04-21T08:03:13-07:00October 15, 2021 WSAS has published our Fall 2021 Newsletter – Welcome Changes to WSAS
14th Annual WSAS Symposium covered in series of articles on GeekWire
Donna Gerardi2023-04-21T08:03:14-07:00October 15, 2021 The 14th Annual WSAS Symposium, COVID-19: Science and Society, was covered in a series of articles in GeekWire. Reporter Charlotte Schubert attended the Annual Symposium on September 23rd, 2021, and published a series of three articles about the event in the weeks following. "How disparities for women and minorities widened during [...]