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SAFS welcomes its first Diversity Specialist, Michael Martínez. The SAFS Diversity Specialist will fill a key role in the School’s ongoing efforts to become an equitable, inclusive, and welcoming academic and professional institution for students, staff, faculty, and colleagues. Michael comes to SAFS by way of the Northwest School, where they were a Residential Life Coordinator who worked to create a culture of inclusion and equity among students and faculty from different backgrounds.
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Martin Hall is a long-term and consistent champion for the School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (SAFS). Martin was born in Buenos Aires and completed his undergraduate studies in marine biology at the University of Buenos Aires. His interests were mainly in ecology and resource management, which led to a background in statistics and quantitative ecology. After his undergraduate studies, he received a Fulbright Fellowship and earned his Ph.D. at SAFS, then the School of Fisheries.
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Each year, our students, faculty, and staff win regional, national, and international awards. Please join us in congratulating this year’s group of award winners!
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September 6, 1926–March 17, 2021
We thank the Liston family and SAFS faculty and students for their contributions to this memoriam. Some content was adapted from the Seattle Times obituary published on May 16, 2021.
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June 29, 1927–March 17, 2021
Thanks to Dick’s family and many students, colleagues, and friends for their contributions to this memoriam. Some content was adapted from an obituary published by Dignity Memorial https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/snohomish-wa/richard-whitney-10114346.
On 17 March 2021, Richard (Dick) Whitney, SAFS professor emeritus, passed away at the age of 93.
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16 April 1949– December 24, 2020
Thanks to Glenn’s many students, colleagues, and friends for their contributions to this memoriam. Some content was adapted from an article published in the February 2021 issue of Marine Mammal Science
On 24 December 2020, Glenn VanBlaricom, SAFS professor emeritus, passed away at the age of 71 following a long battle with thyroid cancer.
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A new paper by Katherine Pearson Maslenikov published in Ichthyology and Herpetology outlines the history of the UW Fish Collection and its long partnership with NOAA and other state and federal agencies.
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Mark your calendars for the SAFS Spring Graduation celebration: Friday, June 11th, 2021 from 3:30-5:30 pm PT
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Join the SAFS community for the SEAS 2021 Open House, May 19–22! This year’s free virtual Open House offers four days of family-friendly activities to safely celebrate science and research that relates to water.
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When Jeff Cordell was around nine years old, he decided that he wanted to be a marine biologist. Growing up near Puget Sound, he spent many summer and weekend days at the beach and in the water, collecting and identifying all kinds of invertebrates. Later, as an undergraduate at Huxley College of Environmental Studies, Jeff worked in a lab, sorting and identifying biota from Puget Sound beaches; he also spent three summers working in the Arctic, collecting invertebrates before oil drilling commenced there.
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