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In this profile by Argos, CICOES scientist Alexandre Zerbini discusses how advances in satellite tracking have expanded what researchers can learn about whales. Read the full story: argos-system.org/argos-whale-tr…

CICOES is prepping for the Arctic field season. Researcher Jiaxu Zhang recently led a series of drone test flights ahead of the next Arctic AIR mission. Learn more: pmel.noaa.gov/news-and-media…

CICOES researcher Aaron Levine was interviewed by Powder Magazine about the potential effects of a "Super El Niño" on the 2026/2027 ski season. Read the story: powder.com/news/super-el-…

CICOES Magazine spotlight: UW researcher Craig Norrie. "It’s two in the morning on a cold November night in Hood Canal. I am surrounded by thousands of oysters, destined to be served in the finest restaurants across the country." Read the full story: cicoes.uw.edu/.../growing-re…

CICOES is proud to share that Fred Averick, our Assistant Director of Finance and Administration, has received the University of Washington College of the Environment's Distinguished Staff Award. Congrats, Fred! Read more: cicoes.uw.edu/2026/05/18/uw-…

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ICYMI: The 2025 CICOES Magazine is now available online! This year’s edition highlights CICOES-affiliated researchers and the discoveries, collaborations, and questions driving our work to better understand climate, oceans, and ecosystems. cicoes.uw.edu/about/magazine/

CICOES researcher Aaron Levine spoke with the Seattle Times about the potential effects of an El Niño: less snowfall and snowpack, exacerbating drought conditions the following summer along with raising wildfire risk. Read the full story: seattletimes.com/seattle-news/w…

Today is #HuskyGivingDay, and your gift to CICOES can make a lasting impact. When you give, you power our people, programs and possibilities. Support CICOES today to contribute to our research and education goals: washington.edu/giving/make-a-…

Last spring, NOAA and CICOES scientists completed the most extensive aerial survey of Arctic ice seals to date, flying more than 24,000 miles over sea ice to track four species across U.S. waters. Learn more in this recent story from NOAA Fisheries: fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/…

The first-ever CICOES summer intern, Angel Adames-Corraliza, won a 2025 MacArthur "Genius" Award. Learn more about his journey from the most recent issue of UW Magazine: cicoes.uw.edu/2026/01/20/fro…

Microbes are important sentinels of change that provide a metric for long-term ocean health - which is why it is critical to design observatories that consistently capture these organisms. Learn more about recent efforts: pmel.noaa.gov/ocean-molecula…

Study shows earthquakes cause deep-sea vents to burp up nutrients. CICOES scientist Joseph Resing, who was not involved, says study provides “tantalizing evidence” that earthquakes provide nutrients to life at the surface. “I love this paper." More here: cicoes.uw.edu/2026/01/06/dee…

Scientists are using drones and small flipper tags to get their clearest picture yet of WA’s seal and sea lion populations—and what that means for salmon. One of the project leaders, Casey Clark, is a former CICOES postdoc. Read on to learn more: knkx.org/environment/20…

Big shout-out to Sirray S. for winning an award at the NSBP/NSHP conference! As a 2025 CICOES intern under the mentorship of TJ Fudge, she worked to constrain geothermal heat flux in Antarctica using an ice-and-heat flow model. More about her research: cicoes.uw.edu/internships/in…

Congrats to Marc Sailer, former CICOES intern & now a graduate student at UC Boulder, on publishing his first research paper! Congrats also to UW professor T.J. Fudge, who coauthored the paper & served as Marc's internship mentor. Read the paper here: cp.copernicus.org/articles/21/23…

New research led by UW scientists Knut von Salzen, Sarah Doherty, and Robert Wood, shows that reducing air pollution has inadvertently diminished the brightness of marine clouds, which are key regulators of global temperature. Read more at UW News: washington.edu/news/2025/11/0…

CICOES researcher Jens Nielsen collaborated on a project led by NOAA scientists Erin Fedewa and Louise Copeman that examined the collapse of the snow crab fishery in the Bering Sea. Read the full story at: science.org/content/articl…

To help communities around Puget Sound respond to ocean acidification, CICOES has announced a new project funded by the Puget Sound Partnership. The project team will build a data-based tool called Puget Sound Acidification and Impacts. Learn more: cicoes.uw.edu/2025/10/08/dev…

Congratulations to Ángel F. Adames Corraliza, a former JISAO/CICOES intern and graduate of the UW Atmospheric Sciences PhD program, on winning a MacArthur "Genius" Award! Learn more about his work here: macfound.org/fellows/class-…