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Indigenous oyster fisheries were ‘fundamentally different’: Q&A with researcher Marco Hatch

According to a new study, Indigenous communities in North America and Australia sustainably managed oyster fisheries for more than 5,000 years before Europeans and commercial fisheries arrived.

The knowledge of these…

2022-06-02
Teena Gabrielson named dean for WWU College of the Environment 2022-05-25
Pink snow algae research grows for Western Washington University

We’ve all seen snow turn from white to gray and black, maybe a ruddy brown color when it has been sitting next to a busy road or sidewalk. We’ve seen snow take different shapes and appearances depending on temperatures and ice crystal shapes.

But have you ever seen pink snow? Sometimes…

2022-05-11
Brad Johnson Named WWU’s New Provost and Executive Vice President   2022-04-26
Western searches for new administrators

Western Washington University is on the hunt for several new administrators who will be key in overseeing and managing important university departments. 

Currently, search committees are narrowing down their final selections for the role of provost, dean of the College of the Environment…

2022-04-19
Scholars Week returning to in-person format this year; registration opens April 25 2022-04-14
These Whatcom forests are protected from logging in WA’s ‘historic’ new carbon project

Nearly 1,400 acres of state-owned forests near Lake Whatcom will be newly protected from logging as part of an initiative announced Wednesday, April 6, by Washington’s Department of Natural Resources.

Instead, the trees will be monetized for their ability to combat worsening climate…

2022-04-07
Help ID snow algae

Desert Research Institute is seeking volunteers to look for snow algae as part of the Living Snow Project. The project, a partnership with Western Washington University, aims…

2022-04-07
WWU professor's quest to document melting in Earth's frozen lands

Mountains and snow have always beckoned biogeochemist Alia Khan. The Western Washington University assistant professor conducts research on the cryosphere, or Earth’s frozen environments. Her work has taken her to the Himalayas, the Chilean Andes, the Arctic and, most recently, Antarctica. …

2022-04-04
Research Recap: A Chemistry grad works in cancer care, research on local herring populations and publication for Behavioral Neuroscience students 2022-04-04
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