In August, we were finally able to hold our first Summer Field Institute! Year 1 and 2 students and faculty spent a week in the North Cascades of Washington State learning about the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) relicensing process for the Skagit River Hydroelectric Project. Various licensed participants shared their perspectives on the complex web of values the river provides, we toured the tri-dam complex and the larger watershed by foot and boat, and we had in-depth discussions regarding the intersections of science and society. We even baked a pie! Stay tuned for a story map the students are developing based on what they learned.

We invite you to join us on campus at the Ethnic Cultural Center auditorium on Thursday, November 3 from Noon-3:00pm PT for a screening of the film Picture a Scientist, followed by a panel discussion moderated by College of the Environment Dean Maya Tolstoy. The film and discussion will follow women scientists deep into work in their fields and the challenges they have faced along the way from subtle slights to brutal harassment, while providing new perspectives on how to make science itself more diverse, equitable, and open to all. register here

Once again we would like to welcome our third cohort of graduate students to Future Rivers. The group is busy this autumn with their seminar class on transdisciplinary perspectives of freshwater sustainability science; quarterly justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) training; and summer common core book author walk n' talk. They are also getting to know each other and our broader Future Rivers community through our meet-and-greet and quarterly cohort meeting events. We are looking forward to another exciting year!

Interested graduate students can get a jump start on preparing their application for our fourth - and possibly final - Future Rivers training cohort by visiting our website now. Any current or prospective Masters or PhD student with an interest in freshwater science from any department at the University of Washington can apply. Application review and decisions will happen in late winter (Feb/March) 2023; applications received by the January 27 deadline will be eligible for funding consideration. Answers to FAQs can be found here.