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June 2, 2020 WSAS is seeking applicants for an Associate Program Officer. This is a full-time position. The full job posting and instructions for applying can be found here. The Associate Program Officer is responsible for managing assigned research projects contracted through the Washington State Academy of Science (WSAS).  Specifically, the position will independently plan and organize project operations with primary responsibility for resource management [...]

May 7, 2020 The Washington State Academy of Sciences announces today that it has convened a COVID-19 Steering Committee. The effects of COVID-19 and the pandemic response are felt across nearly every aspect of life in Washington state. This raises complex questions that require diverse and collaborative scientific perspectives, which need to be integrated alongside important societal considerations. The Washington State Academy of Sciences stands [...]

February 6, 2020 The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife engaged WSAS to impanel a group of experts to review the updates to their document "A review of hatchery reform science in Washington State." That document and the comments of the WSAS committee are now available online and can be found at the following link. A review of hatchery reform science in Washington State [...]

November 22, 2019 Subject: Summary of the 12th Annual Washington State Academy of Sciences Symposium is now available online. Click the link below to view the summary. Wildfire in Washington State

WSAS recently traveled to Washington, D.C., accompanying four, high-achieving, Washington high school students to the American Junior Academy of Science (AJAS) Conference to present their award-winning research to the attendees of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting. For the 2019 meeting, our corporate sponsors were Boeing and Vulcan - thank you! Students are also sponsored by generous individual donations to [...]