October 2020 Tide Bite
Greetings,
For most people on earth, even those who live near the ocean, life below the low-tide line is a mystery, glimpsed only in movies or documentaries. Those visuals often focus on “charismatic megafauna” such as sharks, or colorful tropical habitats in clear water, such as coral reefs.
FHL receives Human Diversity Award
We are pleased to announce that FHL has received the 2020 Human Diversity Award from the Organization of Biological Field Stations (OBFS)! This annual award “recognizes unique activities, programs, or approaches (funded or unfunded) that increase the involvement, engagement, and sustainability of underrepresented groups in field science.” In the award letter, OBFS calls out FHL’s “mentoring process both from engaging students in the role of mentee and mentor, as well as matching students with BIPOC mentors,” noting that our process exemplifies “the role of mentoring in supporting underrepresented students to enter, stay, and succeed in science.” The letter continues: “Additionally, providing funding for undergraduate students … highlights an important facet of support for making science more accessible.
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September 2020 Tide Bite
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Much of the research that goes on at FHL is “basic science.” We all try to understand how nature works, whether that be genes replicating, brains learning, predators affecting prey populations…but few of us directly address practical problems that beset humans or their societies.
FHL YouTube Channel
Check out the FHL channel for an overview of our facilities, recorded FHL seminars, student presentations, and more!
Friday Harbor Labs YouTubeAugust 2020 Tide Bite
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We like to focus our Tide Bites on the positive and don’t normally publish obituaries, but this month’s essay is an exception describing the contributions of a long-term islander-labbie, Liko Self, who passed away in late May.
July 2020 Tide Bite
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It is not uncommon for the FHL Family to include multiple “generations” from one academic lineage. In many cases one researcher spends time here, eventually sends his/her graduate students, and they in turn may come back as instructors or send their own students!
Friday Harbor Labs stands in support of Black Lives Matter
FHL Community, Faculty, and Staff:
The recent murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery at the hands of police have brought the problem of pervasive, systemic racism in America to the forefront.
June 2020 Tide Bite
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As human thoughts and actions this month continue to be dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is appropriate that our Tide Bite relates to the actions of another virus. In this case it is one that we believe struck living cells billions of years ago, and had a profound effect on the evolution of life on earth – one can even say a positive effect, since it seems to have allowed the development of complex organisms including ourselves.
May 2020 Tide Bite
Greetings,
In the midst of this Stay at Home time when we hope all our readers are also staying healthy, it is a wonderful boost to read student success stories like Alyssa’s.