In the Media
As humans, we treasure the “aha!” moments in life, rare though they may be. Sometimes it’s in the people we meet — the notion that someone “gets” us — while other times it’s a song, a poem or even an artwork. It’s certainly the feeling an artist gets when he or she creates something they’re at least a little bit in love with — a feeling Austin Stiegemeier readily embraces.
The Puget Sound Partnership Leadership Council has named the following individuals to the Partnership Science Panel and Ecosystem Coordination Board.
Wayne Landis, appointed to his first term on the Science Panel, is the Director of the Institute of Environmental Toxicology, part of the Huxley College of the Environment at Western Washington University. He has extensive experience in environmental toxicology, population modeling and regional scale environmental risk assessment.
In addition, the state Community Economic Revitalization Board invested $3 million in targeted programs throughout the state to help companies enter new export markets or engage in exporting for the first time. For example, the Center for Economic Vitality at Western Washington University is expanding no-cost business development services it has offered in Whatcom County for 14 years.
Isabell Ross features the second installment of art by Jennifer Mercede, “Creatures.” Mercede paints colorful, playful images with a free-for-all attitude. A graduate of Western Washington University in Bellingham, Wash., Mercede was a recently featured artist on OPB ArtBeat.
Washington needs to come up with over a billion dollars in the next seven months to balance the books by the end of the current budget.
Governor Christine Gregoire says she's not interested making any more across-the-board cuts. She says that she's already cut over 6 percent in the budget and to make up this billion dollar hole she'll have to increase those cuts to over 10 percent.
Gov. Chris Gregoire on Tuesday said she's considering pushing back a regular payment to school districts by one day, from June 30 to July 1 next year, as a way to defer costs in the current fiscal year.
This year's budget for the state runs through the end of June. Paying school districts on July 1 would push the $240 million expenditure into the next two-year budget cycle. That means the state would have to deal with the funding in the next budget, instead of the current one. The governor earlier in the day released an incorrect number, saying the amount was $270 million.
For retailers looking to tap into the college market, Western Washington University is accepting proposals for quarterly vendors at Vendor's Row, an open-air market outside Viking Union. Two spots currently are available. Applications need to be turned in by 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2. Details are at vu.wwu.edu/reservations/vendors.
Western Washington University has taken the early lead in defense of its overall Great Northwest Athletic Conference All-Sports title.
At the end of the fall sports season, the Vikings have 69 points and hold a 10-point lead over Seattle Pacific and are 17 ahead of third-place Alaska Anchorage.
Bellingham School District students and parents are invited to a districtwide financial aid information night on Thursday, Dec. 2.
Rick Stefani, a Western Washington University financial aid officer, will discuss the Free Application for Financial Student Aid, and how to apply for scholarships.
Mollie Page hails from Glenwood, a town of about 400.
She attended Western Washington University after graduating from high school to pursue a degree in medicine. While there, however, she decided to go into research. After graduation, she moved to the University of Oregon to become a research physiologist. She did studies on how things from exercise to diabetes affect the body.