Marine and Coastal Science
We are immersing students in marine and coastal science

The WWU Marine and Coastal Science (MACS) program is now in its fifth year and just welcomed a brand-new group of enthusiastic, budding marine scientists. Check out the video above to learn about the MACS experience of Amirah Casey, a recent program alumna now pursuing a graduate degree at the University of Washington, who just received a prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship award.


Support other next-generation marine scientists along their career path through a Give Day donation. Your gift will make a difference.

       $25: Buy laboratory notebooks for 3 MACS student researchers.

       $50: Cover the cost of five chemical analyses for students studying Salish Sea water quality. 

     $150: Fund a half-day boat trip for an entire MACS class.

     $200: Enable more courses at our world-class marine station by covering vanpooling to the Shannon Point Marine Center from main campus for 11 student for a full quarter.

      $300: Provide housing for an unforgettable quarter of field courses at Shannon Point for a student in need.

   $1,000: Support a student to present original research at a science conference.

    $3,000: Cover the cost of publishing original MACS student research in an open access science journal.

100% of all donations support MACS students.

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