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Foster graduate honored as WWU Presidential Scholar

Alyne Sanchez of Tukwila, a graduate of Foster High School, was honored as one of seven Presidential Scholars during the Western Washington University commencement June 15.

2013-06-21
Communication Studies' Jennifer Karchmer wins SPJ award 2013-06-20
'Sort of' alive: Researchers probe how kids think about robots

One way young kids learn to organize the world is by dividing it into living and non-living things. But now that robots vacuum our floors and smart phones talk back to us, do children think of technology as alive? A team of Washington researchers is exploring how kids interact with robots, and…

2013-06-18
Presidential Scholars Announced at Commencement 2013-06-17
'Sort of' alive: Researchers probe how kids think about robots

One way young kids learn to organize the world is by dividing it into living and non-living things. But now that robots vacuum our floors and smart phones talk back to us, do children think of technology as alive? A team of Washington researchers is exploring how kids interact with robots, and…

2013-06-17
Census: Asians eclipse Hispanics as fastest-growing group in Whatcom County

Immigrants from Asia - not Latin America - are leading the trend to a more diverse Whatcom County, the latest U.S. Census Bureau statistics show.

Among county residents claiming only one race or ethnicity, the number who are of Asian descent increased 5.3 percent between 2011 and 2012,…

2013-06-17
Vicki Hsueh to serve as director of Women’s Studies Program 2013-06-14
Multitasking Is A Don't: 12 Reasons To Stop Doing It

We all do it: Texting while walking, sending emails during meetings, chatting on the phone while cooking dinner. In today’s society, doing just one thing at a time seems downright luxurious, even wasteful.

But chances are, you’re not doing yourself (or your boss, or your friends and…

2013-06-14
An Untold Life: Steve "Stumbletown" Adams

As a young boy, Steve had already developed his mischievous grin: one that unwrapped and crinkled across his cheekbones. His eyes, reflecting the joy, twinkled like starlight on tinfoil. The grin would show itself readily: as he played with baking ingredients atop a flour-coated counter top, as…

2013-06-10
'Innovative Teaching Showcase' is June 10 2013-06-07
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