Benjamin Haagen

Scientists and Educators are valuable! Investing in science connects with our environments and selves, inspires us to be active stewards of nature, and engages us to explore the complexity of life and our world. #standupforscience rallies across the country today are inspiring!

Stop by Steam Donkey Brewing in Aberdeen this Saturday for a European green crab "crash course" at this fun and informal brewery talk by Crab Team graduate student assistant Elyse!

Did you hear the good news? Lake Sammamish kokanee are returning to spawn in the highest numbers in a decade, with more than 6,800 adult fish counted this fall in creeks around the lake! kingcounty.gov/en/dept/dnrp/a… @KCDNRP

New findings indicate that eelgrass populations in Washington are genetically distinct from one another, with important ramifications for eelgrass restoration efforts. Learn more in this article from our latest Sea Star, "How do our sea-meadows grow?" bit.ly/47FuWNx

Each summer for the last decade, WSG staff and partners from the USGS and the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe have dived monitoring sites in the Central Strait of Juan de Fuca. This year's divers witnessed crabs, sea stars, anemones and more showing off on the seafloor!

🎉 Congratulations @DPerisN for winning the Maria Blasco award for your paper on the diversity in the genus Saccharomyces. 🎉 This project was a huge amount of work and we're excited to see it get such an amazing recognition!

🦈 One week from today! 🦈 Join us for a Q&A with shark biologist Amani Webber-Shultz @curly_biologist all about shark scales and tails. This sessions are free, on zoom, and driven by YOUR curiosity. RSVP here buff.ly/3OA110X

A wonderful organization providing community education/training and promoting ecosystem health and sustainable practices in the #SalishSea! @WWU_Environment @WWUPlanetMag @wwusalishsea

Greta to see outreach from great WWU biologists! @wwu_bio_dept @WWU link.medium.com/Ezk1vCYPjub

WWU Biology is hiring for two tenure track positions for fall 2023: MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY WITH A BIOMEDICAL FOCUS (hr.wwu.edu/careers-facult…) and VERTEBRATE TERRESTRIAL ECOLOGY (hr.wwu.edu/careers-facult…). Review begins 9/19/22. 1/n

Excited for #yeast22! Come check out @AWienecke, Maggie Barry, my poster on Thursday: Natural variation in codon bias and mRNA folding strength interact synergistically to modify protein expression in S. cerevisiae (114A)

Puget Sound should see its lowest tides in more than a decade today and tomorrow. 🦀❤️ Make sure to not love the tide pools too hard. Watch where you step and don't pick up sea creatures. Learn more in this @KUOW interview ➡️ ow.ly/jUyN50JxETz

Do you have ideas about coastal and marine resources? Take WSG’s Strategic Planning Survey and make a difference. Fill out the survey here ➡️ ow.ly/4M5A50Jpp94 Read a letter from our director ➡️ ow.ly/8Ml950Jpp93 The survey will be open until Wednesday, June 15.

Hey Grad Students! Join us for a social gathering to celebrate making it through the year and getting ready for summer. Light refreshments will be provided, and potluck items to share are welcome but not required. See you there Wednesday May 25, 5-8pm at Lakewood Boathouse!

Take a break from your week to look at some stunning #microscopy images! #scienceart #beautifulbiology @NikonSmallWorld @wwu_bio_dept sciencenews.org/article/oak-le…

Students: Registration is open today through April 29 to present posters about your work or your 3-minute thesis during @wwu Scholars Week May 16-20! Learn more: wp.wwu.edu/scholars/

It's #ScienceSunday & time to celebrate an achievement in unraveling the #humangenome! A new assembly has been published revealing previously ambiguous regions, thanks in part to local researchers @uwgenome. Read more here: bit.ly/3KM2u08

Calling all college students! It's that time of the year again, Washington Sea Grant is looking to add two #Science #Communications Fellows to our team for the spring/summer. Check out bit.ly/3pSpTEU for eligibility and requirement details! @SeaGrant @UWEnvironment

WSG has received funding from the #BuildersInitiative to support restorative #aquaculture! Read about this effort here: bit.ly/3H7k24S #ClimateChange #foodsecurity @SeaGrant @UW @UWEnvironment @mpoetree @HawaiiSeaGrant @AlaskaSeaGrant