The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has selected the University of Washington to host a Pacific Northwest research institute focusing on climate, ocean and coastal challenges, supported by a five-year award worth up to $300 million. The Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean and Ecosystem Studies, or CICOES, will be a collaboration involving UW as well as the University of Alaska at Fairbanks and Oregon State University. It'll build on the 42-year history of UW's Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, under the continued directorship of UW marine biologist John Horne. CICOES is one of 17 NOAA-supported… Read More