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Volcanic Activity, Not Giant Bears, Created Enigmatic Devils Tower

Devils Tower in Wyoming is such an extraordinary sight that its creation myth almost seems possible. Giant bears are said to have scratched its surface attempting to climb to the top. But the vertical lines adorning the sides of the almost 390-meter-tall rock are not claw marks.

2015-03-11
Gov. Inslee visits WWU campus 2015-03-03
Out With Kids: See science demonstrations at Ace Hardware

Proving that science has everyday applications and isn’t some magical mystery that happens in a laboratory, Ace Hardware’s Shawn Bjorback conducts monthly demonstrations and experiments using everyday items.

2015-03-03
4 minutes with… Orion Lekos PhD, Director of Research, Whole Energy

I did a self designed major in Renewable Energy at Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA. I got my masters there as well. I am happy to say they have founded a new college there called the Institute for Energy Studies that I helped create.

2015-03-03
Gov. Inslee to visit campus today 2015-03-02
WWU Geologist Pete Stelling Researching Geothermal Power Sources in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands 2015-02-25
New microscope, endless possibilities

Western’s Biology Department saved $50,000 on the purchase of a powerful new microscope that has the ability to capture 3D images of cells.
The total cost to Western was $65,325.

2015-02-24
Computer simulation shows where volcanic ash could go if Mount Baker erupts

A computer simulation delves 6,600 years into the past to show where volcanic ash would go if Mount Baker blew today.

The simulation is on the website of the Mount Baker Volcano Research Center at mbvrc.wordpress.com. Bellingham geologist Dave Tucker, who is an…

2015-02-23
Submissions open for sustainability challenge; WWU students were winners last year 2015-02-19
Crowdfunding effort helps buy new microscope 2015-02-19
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