October 2018 Tide Bites
Dear FHL Friends and Family,
Autumn has quietly fallen on FHL, bringing the new 2018-19 academic year and UW Marine Biology students to FHL. This fall begins the UW Marine Biology major in the College of the Environment, and therefore more interactions between FHL, the School of Aquatic Fisheries and the School of Oceanography at UW.
Cyclops submersible visit!
We are hosting a submersible! OceanGate Inc.‘s Cyclops 1 is coming to conduct research here in the Salish Sea for a week. This project is a partnership between UW FHL in the College of the Environment, The SeaDoc Society on Orcas Island, and the OceanGate Foundation in Everett.
Read more »September 2018 Tide Bites
Dear FHL Friends and Family,
We’ve had a busy and successful summer, and look forward to an exciting September here at FHL. This is our month of conferences and in addition to a full FHL campus, we are hosting a submersible!
August 2018 Tide Bites
Dear FHL Friends and Family,
Happy Summer! Here at FHL, the students and instructors of the first 5-week summer session have left and we are into the second week of session B.
July 2018 Tide Bites
Greetings FHL friends and family,
Happy Fourth of July!
Friday Harbor Labs is having a very busy summer, with 46 students learning in our three active courses:
Marine Invertebrate Zoology (FHL/BIOL 432)
Marine Botany: Diversity and Ecology (FHL 446)
Marine Subtidal Ecology (FHL 568 A)
We have an enthusiastic group of undergraduate researchers in an FHL Blinks/BEACON/REU program, and summer activities such as our annual “Jazz at the Labs” which supports our K-12 program.
Jazz at the Labs, June 30
Join us Saturday, June 30th, 6 – 9:30 pm for our 18th annual Jazz at the Labs. All proceeds from Jazz at the Labs benefit the Friday Harbor Laboratories K-12 Science Outreach Program in the San Juan Island Elementary, Middle, and High Schools and the Spring Street International School.
Read more »2018 Summer Happenings in the Dining Hall
Fun times this summer in the FHL Dining Hall! We kick off the summer with a NEW online reservation system. This replaces the clip board located in the Dining Hall. Meal reservations are accepted two weeks prior.
Read more »June 2018 Tide Bites
Good morning FHL Friends and Family,
Time continues to roll by, and here it is June 1st already. Thus begins our busy summer season, and all of the FHL staff has been working hard to get our beautiful campus ready for the summer researchers and students who are coming soon.
May 2018 Tide Bites
Dear FHL Friends and Family,
We have all been saddened this week by the sudden tragic loss in a car accident of a dear friend and colleague, Dr. Susan Williams. Susan was Director of Bodega Marine Lab as part of U.C.
Upcoming Summer 2018 Events at FHL
The Paul Illg Distinguished Lectureship Public Lecture
Tuesday, June 12 at 7 pm at the San Juan Community Theater
We are pleased to announce the 20th annual Illg Distinguished Lecturer will be Dr.