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Composer Patrick Harlin, a Western alum, will have a work performed in St. Louis

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra will perform a piece, titled "Rapture," by Ann Arbor-based composer Patrick Harlin on Sept. 27 and 28 at Powell Hall in St. Louis, Missouri. Immediately after receiving his Bachelors degree in composition at Western Washington University he was hired on…

2013-02-19
Western to again offer service-learning in Rwanda 2013-02-15
Geologist to Discuss Noah's Flood, Geology and Creationism at Western Feb. 26 2013-02-13
WWU, Gonzaga make U.S. News & World Report’s efficiency list

Two Washington universities — one public, one private — have made a list of schools that offer a high quality education for a low price per student.

Both Western Washington University and Gonzaga University are among five regional universities that made the list, published Monday by U.S.…

2012-12-10
WWU on List of Highly Ranked Universities that Operate Most Efficiently 2012-12-10
WWU's Robert Lopresti Wins Black Orchid Novella Award 2012-12-10
WWU planetarium director to relay Mars rover updates on social media

Lifelong "space geek" Brad Snowder was born the year the Soviet satellite Sputnik launched the Space Race, but he was too young to celebrate the ensuing first U.S. satellite success.

Fifty-five years later, the Bellingham resident finds himself with an unexpected opportunity to…

2012-08-03
Mother of 6 earns double major at Western Washington University

BELLINGHAM - Shelley Jefferson teaches kids about the tides.

"Remember how we talked about the eelgrass?" she asks a small mob of fourth-graders at Carl Cozier Elementary School. "Who can tell me why tides are important?"

Jefferson doesn't give them the…

2012-06-11
Students recognized at international math modeling contest 2012-04-20
Two of Western's German students win prestigious fellowships 2012-04-09
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