<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><div id="m_5055934082354793916m_7912214623932548670m_6740160453205672016gmail-:p4"><div id="m_5055934082354793916m_7912214623932548670m_6740160453205672016gmail-:1o5" aria-label="Message Body" role="textbox" aria-multiline="true" style="direction:ltr;min-height:501px"><div class="gmail_default"><span id="m_5055934082354793916m_7912214623932548670m_6740160453205672016gmail-docs-internal-guid-c9443923-7fff-6158-0daa-b53375a062a4"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Calling all College of the Environment Graduate Students!</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We are now recruiting graduate students to participate in the College of the Environment Research Derby! This is a two-day event in which teams of 3-5 grad students collaborate to design and implement a novel research project. At the end of the derby, teams present their findings in the form of a 15-20 minute presentation to students and faculty. This year’s event will be held on March 30th and 31st in the Fishery Sciences Building (FSH).</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Research Derby is a great opportunity to meet students from other departments in the College of the Environment. Previous derby projects have resulted in peer-reviewed publications and have even garnered media coverage </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(</span><a href="https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/vv7qbd/your-tuna-might-not-really-be-tuna" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">HERE!</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">). There will also be cash prizes for the first and second place teams!</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Master’s and PhD students are welcome to participate, regardless of how far into your program you are. We will provide working space, meals, and snacks. Participants are expected to show up for both days with their freshest research ideas and a cooperative spirit. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">See commonly asked questions below!</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Interested? Please fill out our <a href="https://forms.gle/cLjXpHDS3bELtPZy8" target="_blank">Google form</a> to </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">sign up by March 14, 2022</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Capacity may be capped based on the availability of space.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hope to see you in March!</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">John Best, Kristin Privitera-Johnson, and Emily Sellinger</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Research Derby Coordinators</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><u><b>Here are answers to some of the frequently asked questions about the event:</b></u></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.284;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.284;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Will we work for two straight days, without sleep?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.284;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">No! Teams work for two full days, but not without rest or sleep. For the sake of you and your team, please go home and sleep at night.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.284;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"> </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.284;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I have a class/meeting I need to attend. Can I still participate?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.284;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Yes. Abdicating obligations as a student/person is not a condition of participation, nor is it encouraged.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.284;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.284;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I'm a first-year graduate student. Is Research Derby open to me?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.284;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Yes! We highly encourage first-year students (MS or PhD) to participate. We will split teams to ensure a diversity of academic experience levels, departments, and labs are represented on each team.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.284;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.284;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I don’t have experience with [specific skill]. Will I be able to contribute to my team’s project?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.284;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Yes. You don’t need [specific skill] to contribute. If you are a graduate student in one of the departments invited to participate, you have skills that will be helpful to your team.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.284;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.284;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Do I need to come up with a research idea?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.284;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">No. Teams are encouraged to pursue their own ideas, but we will also have a list of ideas from faculty.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.284;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.284;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I have an obligation that will prevent me from presenting on March 31. Can I still participate?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.284;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Yes. Participants are strongly encouraged to attend the presentations, but attendance is not mandatory. At least one person will need to present on behalf of your team, but teams often tag-team presentations.</span></p></span><br></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Kristin Privitera-Johnson (she/her)</font><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">PhD Student</font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">School of Aquatic Fishery Sciences</font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">University of Washington</font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">e-mail: <a href="mailto:kpjohns@uw.edu" target="_blank">kpjohns@uw.edu</a></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">Kristin Privitera-Johnson (she/her)</font><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">PhD Student</font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">School of Aquatic Fishery Sciences</font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">University of Washington</font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">e-mail: <a href="mailto:kpjohns@uw.edu" target="_blank">kpjohns@uw.edu</a></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>