Troy Abel
Associate Professor Troy Abel has accepted an appointment as academic program director of Huxley’s Peninsulas program at the new Western Washington University Center at Olympic College in Poulsbo. In January, Abel, a tenured professor in the Department of Environmental Studies, began…
With the holiday season just around the corner, neighborhoods across the Northwest will glow with strings of lights. But whether residents choose more energy-efficient LEDs over traditional incandescent bulbs may depend on where they live, according to the PEMCO Insurance Northwest Poll.
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Drawing on his research collaborations during the past five years with Western Washington University students and faculty, along with Costa Ricans working to conserve tropical rainforests, Western's Troy Abel will share his insights on ecological citizenship, political biogeography and…
The American Political Science Association has awarded its Lynton Keith Caldwell Prize to Western Washington University Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Troy Abel for his book, “Coming Clean: Information Disclosure and Environmental Performance,” co-written with Michael…
Do you ride your bike to, from or on the Western campus? The Sustainable Transportation Office is conducting an online survey of campus cyclists, looking for feedback on the use of presently available bicycling facilities and ideas for future facilities. Complete the survey here and tell your…
Western Washington University Provost Catherine Riordan has announced the group of faculty members who've been selected to serve on the One World Strategic Team.
These faculty members from across campus will begin their work in September; their goal is to plan and design an…
Troy Abel, associate professor of Environmental Studies at Western Washington University, will present “Ecotopia’s Prism - Five Seasons in Costa Rica’s Ecology, Economy, and Culture” at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.15 in Communications Facility 110.
The event is free,…
On Wednesday, the EPA released a new interactive map letting people check out the biggest stationary sources of global-warming emissions in their area. It’s a nifty tool. But could it actually lead to less pollution? Quite possibly, yes, if the past is any guide.
In a conference call with…
Robert Sabie, a recent graduate of Western Washington University’s Huxley College of the Environment, recently won runner-up in the student category of the Environmental Protection Agency’s “Apps for the Environment Challenge.”
This national contest challenged app developers to create new…
Three Western Washington University faculty members will be guests at the second Reading Across Differences event to show their disciplinary conventions for writing and communications Nov. 16.
The event, sponsored by the WWU Libraries, Writing Instruction Support, and the Teaching-…