<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div id="m_-5835421740647759477m_5724994927506219545divRplyFwdMsg">Applications are now being accepted for the 2023 Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program at the Shannon Point Marine Center. Please share.<br></div><div><p><u></u></p><p> <u></u><u></u></p><p><img id="m_-5835421740647759477m_5724994927506219545x_Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:184f3b982634cff311" width="1222" height="282" border="0" style="width: 12.7291in; height: 2.9375in;"><u></u><u></u></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(46,117,182)"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt">The Shannon Point Marine Center is now accepting applications for the 2023 NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program. Program participants spend 9 weeks (June 12 - August 11) working one-on-one with faculty mentors studying themes related to productivity and nutrient cycling in local watershed systems; ocean acidification; marine microbial ecology; marine chemical ecology; physiology of symbiosis; ecology and physiology of seaweeds; physiology, ecology, and development of invertebrate larvae; and environmental toxicology. Participant support includes a $5400 stipend, a $675 food allowance, housing in the SPMC dormitory, and a $650 travel allowance.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt">Application information and program details are available at <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fspmc.wwu.edu*2Fresearch-experiences-undergraduates-program&data=05*7C01*7Csyang*40padillabay.gov*7C44c30883abf84f8391a008dad8b804b7*7C11d0e217264e400a8ba057dcc127d72d*7C0*7C0*7C638060582125629479*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000*7C*7C*7C&sdata=*2BvNJbp*2B3E8iTd2zR1g7eq0CB0oaJD7CJF1bf2FiF4pY*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!k__eiCjRIN-QsuDxve1cRTdx818a6Cx6KnyX6zF22JNxXZGjYIzB7Rcg42lLg9Wo8Pm1R-eqWisRvHUuQw$" target="_blank">https://spmc.wwu.edu/research-experiences-undergraduates-program</a>. Continuing SPMC’s long-standing tradition of working with diverse students, we strongly encourage applications from underserved, underrepresented, and under-resourced individuals. Applications are welcome from students at any stage of their undergraduate degree program, and individual without previous research opportunities are particularly encouraged to apply. The application link can be found at <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https*3A*2F*2Fwww.nsfetap.org*2Faward*2F27*2Fopportunity*2F532&data=05*7C01*7Csyang*40padillabay.gov*7C44c30883abf84f8391a008dad8b804b7*7C11d0e217264e400a8ba057dcc127d72d*7C0*7C0*7C638060582125629479*7CUnknown*7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0*3D*7C3000*7C*7C*7C&sdata=GiVzeQj3xUAStTiBh6IkMlVfb*2BpZT6lel97k6d6ZRyw*3D&reserved=0__;JSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUl!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!k__eiCjRIN-QsuDxve1cRTdx818a6Cx6KnyX6zF22JNxXZGjYIzB7Rcg42lLg9Wo8Pm1R-eqWiuW_5KPRg$" target="_blank">https://www.nsfetap.org/award/27/opportunity/532</a>. Application deadline is February 11, 2023.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p><i><span style="font-size:12pt">Questions can be directed to <a href="mailto:spmc@wwu.edu" target="_blank">spmc@wwu.edu</a>.</span></i><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><i><span style="font-size:12pt"><br></span></i></div></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;text-align:left;text-transform:none;line-height:inherit;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;font-stretch:inherit"><strong><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-stretch:inherit"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:14pt">Biology Advising </span></font></span></strong></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;text-align:left;text-transform:none;line-height:inherit;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;font-stretch:inherit"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-stretch:inherit"><font color="#000000">University of Washington,<span style="font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><strong>BOX</strong><span style="font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"> </span>355320<span style="font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></font></span></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;text-align:left;text-transform:none;line-height:inherit;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;font-stretch:inherit"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-stretch:inherit"><font color="#000000">318 Hitchcock Hall</font></span></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;text-align:left;text-transform:none;line-height:inherit;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;word-spacing:0px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;font-stretch:inherit"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size:13.33px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-stretch:inherit"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-stretch:inherit"><a href="http://www.biology.washington.edu/programs/undergraduate" target="_blank"><font color="#000000">http://www.biology.washington.edu/programs/undergraduate</font></a><br></span><p style="margin:1.5em 0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sinkin_sans400_regular,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.712px"><strong><u>Zoom drop-in advising hours (10-15 min meetings):</u></strong></p><p style="margin:1.5em 0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sinkin_sans400_regular,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.712px">Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. </p><p style="margin:1.5em 0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sinkin_sans400_regular,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.712px"><strong>Join Zoom Meeting </strong><span style="color:rgb(35,35,51);font-family:Lato,Helvetica,Arial;font-size:14px;font-style:inherit;font-weight:inherit"><a href="https://washington.zoom.us/j/97207369544" target="_blank">https://washington.zoom.us/j/97207369544</a> </span><br></p></span></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;text-align:left;line-height:inherit;text-indent:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-stretch:inherit"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;font-stretch:inherit"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:14.6667px">Advising Sessions via EMAIL, PHONE, and ZOOM. In person advising available by appointment only. </span></font><br></span></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;text-align:left;text-transform:none;line-height:inherit;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;font-stretch:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:inherit;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-stretch:inherit"><br></span></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;text-align:left;text-transform:none;line-height:inherit;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;text-decoration:none;word-spacing:0px;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;font-stretch:inherit"><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:inherit;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-stretch:inherit">Please include your name and student number in your </span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;line-height:inherit;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;font-stretch:inherit">emails.</span><br></div></div></div></div></div>