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WSAS Newsletter: Summer 2021
July 15, 2021 WSAS has published our Summer 2021 Newsletter – New Members, New & Completed State Projects, and More
New WSAS Officers and Board Members Elected
July 15, 2020 Click Here to View this Press Release as a PDF: 2021 New Board Press Release The Washington State Academy of Sciences (WSAS) is pleased to announce one [...]
38 New Members Elected to WSAS
July 15, 2021 Click Here to View this Press Release as a PDF: 2021 New Member Press Release The Washington State Academy of Sciences (WSAS) is pleased to announce 38 [...]
WSAS Newsletter: Spring 2021
April 15, 2021 WSAS has published our Spring 2021 Newsletter – New WSAS initiatives including DEI, communicating with tribes, and more
Remembering Board Member W. Sue Ritter
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of WSAS Board Member, W. Sue Ritter. Dr. Ritter passed away at the age of 75 after a long scientific [...]
WSAS Newsletter: Winter 2021
January 15, 2021 WSAS has published our Winter 2021 Newsletter – Learning and growing in the time of COVID-19
WSAS Newsletter: Fall 2020
October 15, 2020 WSAS has published our Fall 2020 Newsletter – New COVID-19 project funding, six AJAS fellows selected, and a recap of our fall events
EVENT: Community Dialogue on the Science of COVID-19 for the Tri-Cities
Scientists and Business Leaders Cooperate to Help the Tri-Cities Regional Economy December 18, 2020 Business leaders and the scientific community came together on December 8 to discuss ongoing challenges [...]
Decarbonizing WA – Symposium Proceedings published
The 13th annual symposium of the Washington State Academy of Sciences addressed perhaps the most consequential issue facing the global community today: the need to decarbonize human activities. Unless levels [...]
WSAS in the News
Recent mentions of WSAS work in the news January 3, 2021. The Everett Herald. "New whale-watching restrictions enacted for resident orcas." The work of the WSAS Underwater Acoustics and Disturbance [...]
Governor Inslee opens 13th annual Symposium
Governor Inslee kicked off the 13th Annual Symposium and first virtual meeting online with a ten minute video on the importance of deep decarbonization and the contributions of science [...]
On the recent wildfires in WA and the western U.S.
One year ago, the WSAS symposium explored wildfire issues that are playing out today in Washington and across the western United States. For a refresher, please see the 2019 symposium [...]
Now Open: 2020 Symposium Registration
Registration is closed. Creating a Model for Global Decarbonization through Washington State Science, Engineering, and Technology The 2020 symposium will explore leading work that contributes to decarbonizing Washington’s most [...]
WSAS Newsletter: Summer 2020
July 15, 2020 WSAS has published our Summer 2020 Newsletter - WSAS welcomes new members and new activities: Diversity, equity and inclusion committee, COVID-19 plans, and our 1st virtual symposium [...]
21 New Members Elected to WSAS
July 15, 2020 Read this Press Release as a PDF: 2020 New Member Press Release The Washington State Academy of Sciences (WSAS) is pleased to announce 21 new members, recognizing [...]
New WSAS Officer and Board Members Elected
July 15, 2020 View this Press Release as a PDF: 2020 New Board Press Release Subject: New WSAS Officer and Board Members Elected The Washington State Academy of Sciences (WSAS) [...]
Updates from the COVID-19 Steering Committee
July 15, 2020 In May, the COVID-19 Steering Committee was convened to guide the WSAS contribution in response to challenges in Washington state that have resulted from the pandemic. WSAS [...]
WSAS is hiring an Associate Program Officer
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 [...]
WSAS’s response to COVID-19
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 [...]
WSAS Newsletter: Spring 2020
April 17, 2020 Subject: WSAS mobilizes to respond to COVID-19
Salmon hatchery scientific review published
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 [...]
WSAS Newsletter: Winter 2020
January 15, 2020 We've published our first newsletter of 2020: Four new projects in 2020 and the results of the 2nd annual Dalton Challenge.
12th Annual Symposium Proceedings now available online
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 [...]
WSAS Newsletter: Fall 2019
October 21, 2019 Our Fall 2019 Newsletter "Our second annual $25K match and more" is now available. Click here to read on.
WSAS mourns death of member Ann Nelson
It is with great sadness that we announce the tragic death of member Ann Nelson. Dr. Nelson was inducted to WSAS in 2012; the same year she was elected to [...]