College of Science and Engineering

Joann Otto, a former East County resident and daughter of the late Sen. Glenn Otto and Helen Otto, has become one of 40 scientists tasked with changing how life sciences are taught.

Otto is a professor and chairwoman of the biology department at Western Washington University in Bellingham…

Recent exhibits at Lynden Pioneer Museum have explored fences, the history of bicycles and the roots of modern Christmas traditions.

Working with a modest budget and without state-of-the-art facilities, the museum's director and curator, Troy Luginbill, keeps coming up with…

A mutual love of the water brought two students to Anacortes this summer to work on a project meant to restore native abalone to local waters.
Annie Thomson attends the University of Washington and Anne Benolkin goes to the University of Alaska Southeast, and both finished their…

George “Pinky” Nelson, a professor of physics and astronomy at Western Washington University, has been elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences.

The academy provides expert scientific and engineering analysis to inform public policymaking and works to increase the role of…

George "Pinky" Nelson, a former NASA astronaut and current professor of physics and astronomy at Western Washington University, has been elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences.

Former South Whidbey resident and Western Washington University professor of physics and astronomy George “Pinky” Nelson, the head of Western’s Science, Math and Technology Education program, has been elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences.

New members will be inducted at the…

Each year TEAGUE teams up with Western Washington University to help students build their knowledge of design discourse and professional practice in the discipline through a hands-on collaborative project intended to challenge current thinking and suggest new ways of looking at the world.

Lifelong "space geek" Brad Snowder was born the year the Soviet satellite Sputnik launched the Space Race, but he was too young to celebrate the ensuing first U.S. satellite success.

Fifty-five years later, the Bellingham resident finds himself with an unexpected opportunity to…

As a mechanic for one of the top teams in IndyCar racing, the track is Krag Oglesby's workplace. It is serious work, too -- always demanding, often intense and occasionally dangerous -- so there is little time for spectating.

Sometimes, though, it is…