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(Page 42) Just up the coast, in Bellingham, Washington, a team of students from Western Washington University's Vehicle Research Institute last summer made it all the way to the second-to-last round of the X PRIZE Foundation's Progressive Automotive X PRIZE competition.
How arctic species survived the ice ages will be the subject of a free lecture from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 18, in Bellingham City Council chambers, 210 Lottie St.
The third event of the annual Science and the UniverCity community science lecture series will be presented by Eric DeChaine, assistant professor of biology at Western Washington University.
The lecture will focus on the role ice-age climate cycles played in the development of biological diversity in the Arctic.
Western Washington University will test its new emergency notification system that sends voice messages through fire alarm speakers at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday, May 17.
The messages will go through the speakers in the academic and administrative buildings, some residence halls, the Wade King Student Recreation Center and the Viking Union.
Francisco Rios has been appointed to serve as dean for the Woodring College of Education at Western Washington University, Provost Catherine Riordan announced last week.
"His experience as a faculty member, academic administrator and educational leader on the national scene has prepared him well for this position, "Riordan said. "We all found his passion for the work of Woodring College - and the opportunity to build on the college's strengths and to hone an inclusive vision for the future - to be truly exciting."
The Obama administration recently proposed a new rule to direct planning and management of U.S. national forests. The rule should matter to people in our region.
National forest lands provide clean drinking water for most of Whatcom County. They are the river sources for most of the county's salmon, they provide inspiration and recreation to many through hiking, fishing, snowsports and river running and they support thousands of local jobs in the outdoor recreation industry. The future value of national forests will only increase as other water sources degrade, growing populations seek respite, more species become imperiled and our society recognizes forests as sponges that absorb carbon.
A panel on Tuesday, May 17, will explore the Legislature's role with citizen initiatives, according to Western Washington University.
The panel will include the following people:
- Todd Donovan, professor of political science at WWU.
- Tim Eyman, initiative activist.
- Hugh Spitzer, affiliate professor of law at University of Washington.
Western Washington University's Michael Hoffman won the men's hammer for the second straight year and Tim Clendaniel placed first in the men's triple jump with a NCAA Division II provisional national qualifying effort in helping the Vikings finish second in both the men's and women's divisions Saturday at the 10th annual Great Northwest Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships held at McArthur Field on the campus of host Western Oregon University.
The Western Washington University women's golf team improved its score for the second straight day and moved up one spot to 11th entering Saturday's final round at the NCAA Division II National Championships at The Meadows in Allendale, Mich.
The Vikings shot 303 on Friday, May 13, for a 54-hole total of 949. That is six shots out of 10th place and nine strokes out of ninth.
Western Washington University men's golfer Sandy Vaughan was one of eight players who advanced at a local qualifier for the U.S. Open on Thursday at the Tumble Creek Golf Club in Roslyn.
Also earning spots at the U.S. Open Sectional Qualifier were two former Vikings - Tim Feenstra and Sean Packer. The sectional qualifying tournament takes place June 6 at the Gold Mountain Golf Club in Bremerton.
Nathan Mayer Rothschild wasn't the first financier to profit from cross-border banking.
The British government turned to him to supply gold to its army and allies on the Continent fighting Napoleon, essentially asking him to violate Britain's own gold transfer restrictions.
As the Napoleonic Wars dragged on, Europe's governments began running bigger and bigger debts.
Those debt issuers needed debt buyers, and Rothschild helped bring them together by internationalizing the bond market. "He was the middleman," said Brandon Dupont, an economics professor at Western Washington University.