Features & Highlights
Western Washington University Associate Professor of History Jared Hardesty’s newest book, “Mutiny on the Rising Sun: A Tragic Tale of Slavery, Smuggling, and Chocolate,” published by NYU Press last October, tells the story of one ship, its crew of smugglers, and the mutiny that overtook the vessel…
Dear WWU Faculty and Staff, As we look forward to a well-earned holiday break, I wish to express my gratitude for your exemplary work and empathetic actions of so many that have characterized our fall 2021 quarter. I know there have been challenges, and some of you have felt them more…
Supply chain disruptions and labor shortages have been making news for months, but how are these challenges affecting work at Western? Across campus, in Capital Planning and Development (CPD), Facilities Management (FM), and Procurement, seemingly random shortages and unpredictable supply chain…
Western’s newest academic building, the Interdisciplinary Science Building (ISB), is making good progress toward its expected opening in Spring Quarter 2022. The ISB will feature teaching labs for Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, and Marine and Coastal Science (MACS), along with flex lab…
Western Washington University Professor of Music Christopher Bianco has accepted an invitation from Provost Brent Carbajal to serve a fixed-term appointment as the new dean of WWU’s College of Fine and Performing Arts, effective Nov. 5; he will serve as dean until the national search for the…
The Center for Canadian-American Studies and Canada House Programs mourn the recent passing of Lee Maracle and celebrate her extraordinary life. Raised in Vancouver and a member of the Stó:lō Nation, Maracle was an award-winning writer, poet, teacher, and advocate for Indigenous women, children,…
Internationally acclaimed artist Fred Wilson will install two large glass chandelier sculptures created in collaboration with the Murano glass company in Venice inside the Viking Union this week. Wilson is renowned for his interdisciplinary practice that challenges assumptions of history, culture…
Welcome to the 2021-2022 winter weather season! Last year we got off pretty light in comparison to other years, but as we all know, what happened last year has little to do with what might happen this year. One thing we can always expect is something unusual! This year, the first new wrinkle…
With COVID vaccines in the news on a daily basis, the average person is more familiar with the process of drug trials than ever. Months if not years of drug development. Thousands of people in trials for months more. FDA panels for approval, and even that was accelerated with federal…
Western Washington University Assistant Professor of Environmental Science Alia Khan has been awarded a five-year, $1.2 million CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to continue ongoing international collaborations with scientists from the Chilean Antarctic Program to evaluate the role…