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August 2021 Tide Bite

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While most courses that students take at FHL are more traditional science disciplines (biology, oceanography, etc.), one regular offering for undergraduates is the interdisciplinary Science Writing for Diverse Audiences. Graduation requirements for UW Marine Biology majors, as well as other campus science majors, include students taking at least one class in scientific writing, which is an integral part of training for many different career paths. 

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May 2021 Tide Bite

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Scientists often cannot predict the directions their research will take – it is odd to think that such important decisions might somehow be out of our hands. But not infrequently an unexpected observation or opportunity will pull research into a new exciting direction – it is often the unanticipated results that are the coolest! 

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March 2021 Tide Bite

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A lot of people hate little critters with a lot of legs – one of those primal fears that has some good evolutionary backing. I personally am not fond of terrestrial animals with 8 or more legs (shudder!), but am quite fond of marine crustaceans with their many legs – go figure. 

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December 2020 Tide Bite

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Science often progresses like assembling a puzzle out of many pieces. It’s hard to see the whole picture – and we can’t ‘cheat’ by looking at the box lid! Restoration workers, state agencies, and scientists are all concerned about the decline in bull kelp around the Salish Sea in recent decades, and are struggling to understand the causes. 

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November 2020 Tide Bite

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Now and then we are lucky enough to have someone ‘appear’ at FHL who is just right to fill an empty niche. Kirk Sato is that person for us. The FHL Ocean Observing system that he discusses below had spent several years in a mostly-finished but not fully functional state, and we had no staff with the time or expertise to solve the seemingly intractable problems that remained. 

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