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Latino USA: Indigenous Science With Jessica Hernandez​ 
 Forbes:  Mujeres Poderosas de Centro America, Jessica Hernandez ​
Grist: Want to heal the planet? Stop ignoring Indigenous science ​
Audubon: Why Western Environmentalism Won’t Save Us​
Vox: Want to know how to save nature? Ask Indigenous scientists 
IndigiNews: ‘Taking Back the Dinner’ is about reclaiming our history, says Indigenous scientist ​
 Hip Latina: ​First Indigenous Professor at University of Washington to Teach on Climate Change Introductory Course ​
 Brooklyn Public Library: Climate Reads: Braiding Sweetgrass with Stokes, Hernandez, Moore 
 Puget Sound Sage: ​2020-2021 Community Leadership Institute
 Crosscut: With mic and spade, this researcher-turned-podcaster is helping restore Seattle's Indigenous landscape
UW Resilience Lab: Awarded Seed Grant 2019 for Indigenizing Urban Seattle Podcast 
 Award: ​Northwest Horticulture Scholarship 
 Dissertation Proposal: April, 12th from 4-6 PM successfully passed and completed
 Native American Association of Indigenous Studies: Presentation-Indigenizing Environmental Justice: Case Studies from the Pacific Northwest 
 NOIS: 17th Annual Symposium of Native & Indigenous Scholarship
 The Living Breath of wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ: 6th Annual Symposium of Indigenous Foods and Ecological Knowledge
 SACNAS: Indigenizing the Environmental Discourse: Inspiring our Future Environmental and ​Social Activists​ 
UW Alumni magazine: Decolonizing the Environmental Discourse Q & A with Jessica Hernandez 
 School of Marine & Environmental Affairs: Hernandez Featured on Race & Equity Initiative Blog 
 UW Race & Equity Initiative: New Course Shines Light on Environmental (In)Justice 
UW College of the Environment: Students from UW Environment honored in the 2017 Husky 100 
 School of Marine & Environmental Affairs: 2 SMEA Students win NSF Research Fellowships
University of Washington: Hernandez selected as 2017 Husky 100 Recipient 
The Daily Article: New UW Course Aims to Tackle Environmental Issues with a Decolonizing Lens  ​​
 School of Marine and Environmental Affairs: UW School of Marine and Environmental Affairs Q & A with
Jessica Hernandez
 
The Daily Article: New Study Abroad Set in UW'S Backyard: The Puget Sound and British Columbia 
 Episode 2: Jessica, Cycles: Climate Change & Indigenous Women  
The Daily Article: "Indigenous Students's Work Featured in the 15th Annual Research Symposium  
 ​Video: American Indian Science and Engineering Society Regional 2 Conference 
School of Marine and Environmental Affairs: Hernandez Teams Up with University Partners to Host Immersion ​Day  
 Yes Magazine:  Beyond Decolonization ​
Popular Science: Many Indigenous languages lack a word for ‘conservation.’ Here’s why. 
 Nexus Media News: Meet the Environmental Scientist Who Wants to Decolonize Conservations 
 Teen Vogue: Decolonizing Conservation: Native Communities Know How to Protect Nature 
 ​UW Bothell: Climate change through a broader lens
​Remezcla: First Indigenous Professor Tapped to Teach Intro Course in Climate Change at UW
Sacred Wisdom, Sacred Earth: ​Centering Indigenous Knowledge for Future Generations 
Student Equitable Medicine Initiative (SEMI): Indigenous Communities & Environmental Racism 
Raíces Verdes: Indigenizing Environmental Science & Mutual Aid 
 American Indian Science & Engineering Society: Participated in Panel- Indigenizing Science and Reasserting Indigeneity in Research​ 
 Native American Association of Indigenous Studies: Panel—The Future of Research is Indigenous, Culturally Grounding our Scholarship 
Native American Association of Indigenous Studies: Presentation—Indigenous Lands Before Urban Parks: Indigenizing Restoration in Discovery Park 
 Native American Association of Indigenous Studies:  Panel-​Making Waves: Empow(her)ed Native Women Indigenizing Environmental and Food Justice in the Pacific Northwest 
 UW Graduate School: Jessica Hernandez: Climate change, Indigenous communities, and “taking back” 
Thanksgiving ​
  
UW College of the Environment: Jessica was awarded the Outstanding Diversity Commitment Award for 2016-2017
 The Daily Article: Symposium brings together Native voices and stories of indigenous struggle
 School of Marine & Environmental Affairs: Hernandez selected as one of the ​Husky 100 
 May 17, 2017 4:30-8:30: The 16th Annual Symposium of Native and Indigenous Scholarship at the University of Washington, Seattle 
National Science Graduate Research Fellowship Program: Jessica was awarded the 2017 NSF Fellowship for her doctorate work in 'environmental justice'
March 6th and 8th:  Environmental (IN) Justice Showcase Symposium 
 May 5th and 6th: ​The Living Breath of wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ: Indigenous Foods and Ecological Knowledge
​Symposium
 
Guest: Native America Calling, Where Environmental and Indigenous Goals Part 
The Daily Article: Making NOIS-e for Standing Rock Fundraises $2046 for Oceti Sakowin Medics Team  
 The Daily Article: Listening to the Unheard Native Perspective  
School of Marine and Environmental Affairs: Mentoring our Future STEM Students >>---> 
Marina Lab:  Jessica Hernandez Awarded the Linda Maxson Endowment Marine Policy Award  
 School of Marine and Environmental Affairs: Hernandez Selected as a Latino/a Scholars Graduate School Fellowship ​Awardee  
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