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Trimble has articles published in Global Journal of Community Psychology Practice 2012-08-06
Trimble serves on review panel for NIH, presents at APA conference 2012-07-30
Dana Jack honored by APA for latest book 2012-07-26
Get the Scoop

Turn to Page 36 of the magazine to read this story about local artisan ice cream shops, one of which -- Salt & Straw -- has a Western alumnus as head ice cream maker.

2012-07-24
WWU Sociologists Awarded $265,362 Grant to Study Relationship of Military Service and Troubled Behaviors 2012-07-23
Cellphones can distract pedestrians, cause problems

The woman walking through the mall appears completely absorbed in her cellphone, not noticing the fountain in front of her until she tumbles into the water.

The video footage of her fall has earned hundreds of thousands of views and funny comments on YouTube since…

2012-07-18
Western Governors graduates those who prove ‘competency’

Western Governors’ signature innovation is separating academic credit from the time students spend in class. Students study at their own pace and advance when they demonstrate a required competency. The school has minimal overhead and about half its 1,800 employees work from home. The $6,000…

2012-07-16
Digging into Bainbridge history

Rick Chandler yanked at ivy and scraped away dirt, looking for the remnants of a Bainbridge village that hundreds of Japanese immigrants once called home.

"Ooh-ooh! A tool!" the Bainbridge Island Historical Museum curator said, pulling a rusty hand file…

2012-07-16
Japanese Cultural Society of Maui presents two $1,000 scholarships

The Japanese Cultural Society of Maui recently presented a $1,000 scholarship to Lahainaluna High School graduate and class valedictorian Kiara Galicinao and King Kekaulike High School graduate Aja Muromoto.

2012-07-13
Out-of-class learning equals college credit

Tracy Martin long considered going to college but worried about the time and cost.

The 52-year-old decided to enroll after hearing about "prior learning," which lets adults earn free credits toward a degree for college-level learning that occurred outside…

2012-07-13
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