FHL Associate Director of Advancement, Rachel Anderson, Retiring
Almost everyone who has been to FHL in the last 20 years, and many folks from earlier decades, know our amazing Associate Director for Advancement, Rachel Anderson. They say that all good things must end… and we are seeing that today with it being Rachel’s last day at FHL as she heads into retirement.
Read more »Tide Bite – February 2023
People often tell us that spending a quarter or a summer at Friday Harbor Labs as a student or intern was “life changing” or “transformative” for them. Not uncommonly students who plan to head for a different career such as medical school come to FHL, find a new passion, and decide to study some facet of marine science instead.
Read more »Host your next UW event at Friday Harbor Labs
Looking for a UW facility for quiet scholarly work, a lab meeting, office gathering or departmental retreat? The Friday Harbor Labs (FHL), in the beautiful San Juan Islands, has housing and meeting spaces available October to April with discounted rates for UW budgets.
Read more »FHL Summer 2023 Applications Open!
Applications for Friday Harbor Lab’s Summer 2023 courses are now open! We have 6 courses offered between Summer A and B in the sunny, beautiful San Juan Islands.
Apply by March 1st at 11:59pm PST.
Read more »Tide Bite – January 2023
Most people are aware of the concept of invasive species – plants or animals that don’t “belong” in a given area and end up disrupting the local ecology in many ways.
Read more »FHL is Hiring a New Assistant/Associate Teaching Professor in Marine Biology
We are hiring a new Assistant/Associate Teaching Professor in Marine Biology! This position will be an integral part of the academic team here at FHL. Salary range is $8k-$11k/mo. Please distribute widely!
Read more »Drew Harvell named 2023 U.S. Science Envoy by State Department
We’re quite proud to announce that Dr. Drew Harvell is one of seven researchers named U.S. Science Envoy for 2023 by the U.S. State Department. Congratulations! Drew joined the FHL community as a graduate student and has continued her important work here through Harvell Labs, focusing on diseases in eelgrass, sunflower sea stars, and a variety of other species and ecosystems.
Read more »Nuu-chah-nulth Totem Pole Featured at Fernald Lab’s Entrance
We have a new totem pole installation at the front entryway to Fernald Labs! The carving of this totem is attributed to Wilson Williams, a noted Nuu-chah-nulth (formerly referred to as Nootka) carver who lived on the west coast of Vancouver Island.
Read more »Tide Bite – December 2022
Ross Whippo is one of those FHL “addicts” who return as often as possible as they move through different career stages, with their scientific focus evolving through time. Ross could have written about his research efforts diving in kelp beds, but since we’ve had kelp-focused Tide Bites recently, we asked him to write instead about his seastar work.
Read more »Roadmap to Recovery for the Sunflower Seastar
We’re very proud to host Jason Hodin’s team and Drew Harvell’s team here at the Labs. Check out this Roadmap to Recovery report to learn more about the crucial role Jason and Drew’s teams are playing in a larger effort to combat the decline of sunflower sea stars.
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