NOAA selects Univ. of Washington to host regional institute for climate and ocean research

NOAA selects Univ. of Washington to host regional institute for climate and ocean researchThe 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