Happy Fall!

As the UW community begins a new academic year, we are reminded just how much students and faculty make the Climate Impacts Group what it is. While the CIG is not a degree-granting department, we interact with students in many ways. We host undergraduate summer interns and a graduate student summer school, employ graduate students to support projects, serve on thesis advisory committees, and even teach a course on co-production of climate change adaptation solutions. We’ve found incorporating students and faculty as collaborators on our projects and the cross-pollination of their studies and our research to be invaluable! We’re pleased to introduce you to this summer’s fantastic interns and their projects in this issue.

As we continue to endure substantial uncertainty about future federal funding, we are resilient as an organization. We are grateful for 30 years of support and partnership from UW collaborators, state and local governments and agencies, Tribes, community organizations, industry, and all of you! We hope that you’ll engage with us for an upcoming webinar (or watch one you missed!), reach out with requests for data or support, or celebrate our 30th anniversary with us. I am so looking forward to joining with some of this community of partners, alumni, and friends at Old Stove Brewery-Ship Canal on Tues., Dec. 2nd, 5-7 p.m. We hope to see you at this casual, family-friendly celebration! Onward!

With gratitude,
Susan

Director, Climate Impacts Group