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An app that makes a difference

His senior project involved the location of abandoned uranium mines on Navajo land and the protection of residents from contaminated drinking water.

And this won him recognition from the Environment Protection Agency in its Apps for the Environment competition.

2011-11-30
John Rybczyk publishes paper in Reviews of Geophysics 2011-11-30
Western's Huxley College Speaker Series to Host Kevin Dixey Dec. 2 2011-11-29
Western Students to Present Urban Transition Studio Proposals Nov. 30 2011-11-29
Group Pushing Proposal To "Complete" North Cascades National Park

Its name evokes visions of lofty, snow-covered crags and wild America. A place where few venture far off-road and where wild things roam, an untamed landscape rich with rewards if you have the mettle to explore its mountains.

And yet, while North Cascades National Park was designated in…

2011-11-28
Why The Delay In Designating Official Wilderness In National Parks?

There is a false sense of security in the National Park System surrounding officially designated wilderness. And political actions, or, rather, inaction, demonstrates why there should be concern for the long-term fate of lands with wilderness qualities.

It is true that the National Park…

2011-11-28
Canadian researcher on floods speaks at WWU Friday

University of the Fraser Valley instructor and flood researcher Jonathan Hughes will discuss how the annual spring thaw affects British Columbia wetlands at a Western Washington University lecture Friday, Nov. 18.

2011-11-17
Planning short course slated for tonight on campus 2011-11-16
Rybczyk, grad student present at Florida conference 2011-11-15
Student's Web app earns Environmental Protection Agency award 2011-11-15
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