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EarthLab Paid Summer Internships for UW undergraduates passionate about climate justice| EarthLab
Cover of the 2025-2028 Strategic Plan. Click on the cover to read the PDF version.EarthLab has released an updated and extended strategic plan to guide the next three years of our work. This document reflects a shared commitment aligning our diverse partners — from Tribes and nonprofits to students and faculty — around a common vision for climate action. In times of uncertainty, this roadmap helps us make decisions that honor both our mission and the communities we serve, ensuring that ou...| EarthLab
Phil Levin, EarthLab interim executive director.Phil Levin has spent his career asking a deceptively simple question: How can science actually help the places and people who need it most? Since joining the University of Washington as a Professor of Practice in 2016, he’s worked to bridge what often feels like a large gap between research and real-world conservation challenges. | EarthLab
Phil Levin, interim executive director of EarthLab, will deliver the opening plenary presentation at the 2025 Ecological Society of America (ESA) meeting on Sunday, Aug. 10. Held this year in Baltimore, MD, the annual meeting brings together thousands of scientists to share knowledge and raise awareness about critical ecological issues. The title of Phil’s plenary, Embracing Radical Amazement: Harnessing Wonder and Awe for Transformative Environmental Policy, pulls from his time serving at ...| EarthLab
EarthLab's new Interim Executive Director, Phil Levin, reflects on the moments that led him to this role and the possibilities available to us in this moment of change.| EarthLab
Ben Packard, inaugural Harriet Bullitt Endowed Executive Director of EarthLab, stepped down from his role on August 1, 2025.The idea that inspired me to serve as the inaugural Harriet Bullitt Endowed Executive Director of EarthLab in 2017 is a powerful one: If we could connect the talented and curious researchers, students, staff, and faculty of the University of Washington in service of community-driven and actionable solutions, we can make our world safer and more resilient in the face of c...| EarthLab
Ben Packard steps down after 8 years with UW EarthLab| EarthLab
