11-12: Innovation and Research

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Huxley students' prototype converts wave energy into electricity 2012-04-20
Evolution and Religious Belief

Does evolutionary theory undermine the truth of religious belief? There have been many books published in recent years whose authors have attempted to develop an evolutionary explanation of religious belief. Pascal Boyer in Religion Explained claims, “The explanation for religious beliefs and…

2012-04-13
New film celebrates Bellingham and the healing power of music

Emmy-winning filmmaker and professor Dustin Morrow, Seattle/Nashville indie rocker Kate Tucker, and theater artist Noah Drew have collaborated on a new feature-length film musical titled "Everything Went Down." The film was shot entirely in and around Bellingham and was co-produced by…

2012-04-13
Our ancestors may have harnessed and used fire much earlier than we thought

The ability to harness and control fire was a crucial turning point in our human evolution; perhaps the crucial turning point in determining the type of humans we are today.

We are unique among animals in that humans eat a diet rich in both cooked and “nonthermally processed” food. Our…

2012-04-04
Ingersoll Rand Foundation donates $25,000 to WWU energy program 2012-04-02
The Western's CCE Program to Host Public Forum on Research and Practice in Transfer of Learning April 17 2012-03-23
WWU Scientist Receives Grant to Analyze Snowmobile-Related Pollutants on Mount Baker 2012-03-20
Woodring projects given funding to pursue innovation 2012-03-16
WWU Creates Map For Avalanche Forecast

A new web site has been launched to help those going into the back country keep tabs on avalanche conditions.

The interactive site was created by the institute for spatial information and analysis at Western Washington University’s Huxley College of the Environment.

2012-03-08
Web map displays daily avalanche danger levels

Backcountry skiers and snowboarders have a new tool to explore regional daily avalanche-danger levels.

A web-based map (seati.ms/xL4m67), created by students and faculty at Western Washington University (WWU), takes the regional avalanche forecasts issued by the…

2012-03-05
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