College of Science and Engineering

For its 50th anniversary show this weekend, the Mount Baker Rock and Gem Club is featuring an apropos activity - a demonstration of gold-panning techniques.

"Fifty years. How cool is that?" said club member Bob Deurbrouck. "That's a lot of rocks."

The…

We put money in banks to keep it safe, so it will be there when we need it. In the same way, seeds are put in special facilities, called seed banks, which keep them safe and extend their viability, so they will be available for many years. Seeds are tiny miracles, each containing a plant embryo…

Stairs are the most dangerous obstacle in professor Dave Engebretson's life.

Born legally blind 63 years ago, he learned early in life not to use that as an excuse for anything. He never says "can't."

"My…

The Renton Municipal Arts Commission is presenting the works of fine art sculptor David Shenk on display until April 1 at Carco Theatre next to the Renton Community Center.

Shenk is a Renton-based fine art sculptor who creates one-of-a-kind, three-dimensional “…

What would you think if someone told you that in Greenland, about 9,100 years of the last 10,500 years were warmer than now? Or that the coldest years during this time span were in the late 19th century, at the close of the "Little Ice Age"?

Further, what…

Two Western Washington University faculty members have been awarded a five-year, $590,000 National Science Foundation grant to help promote the recruitment, retention and graduation of gifted female students into the computer science and mathematics programs at WWU.