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Lizard Field School

Student biologists learn the how-to's of wildlife research by studying the life and death of lizards in Oregon's Alvord desert. For 15 years Dr. Roger Anderson has been leading students on a three-week immersion into lizard ecology and behavior. Students cope with the primitive…

2014-02-24
WWU students, faculty attend SACNAS conference in Portland 2024-02-23
Even Though Tarsiers, One Of The Oldest Nocturnal Primates Alive Today, Were Discovered During The Eighteenth Century, Not Many People Know About The Existence Of This Tiny Creature

According to Myron Shekelle, a biology instructor and researcher at Western Washington University, this absence of the reflective layer in the tarsier’s eyes offers some insight into the evolution of primates.

He stated that tarsiers may have once been diurnal primates, which means they…

2023-11-16
WWU’s Robin Kodner Secures $1.9M NSF Grant to Support DEI Initiatives in Scientific Societies 2023-10-31
All the Buzz: WWU students researching regional bumble bee populations 2023-09-28
Study being done to get a better understanding of area's bumblebees

A new study is underway to identify the number — and types — of bumblebees in Skagit and Whatcom counties.

The study, which is led by Western Washington University graduate student Annie Jolliff, will also provide information about when the bees emerge from their nests…

2023-06-29
Study being done to get a better understanding of area's bumblebees

A new study is underway to identify the number — and types — of bumblebees in Skagit and Whatcom counties.

The study, which is led by Western Washington University graduate student Annie Jolliff, will also provide information about when the bees emerge from their nests…

2023-06-29
WWU grad student (now alumna) Jackelyn Garcia named the 2023 Washington Sea Grant Keystone fellow 2023-06-22
Biochemistry major Elise Tahti is Western's newest Goldwater Scholar 2023-05-18
Recent Western Graduate Dexter Davis Receives an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship for 2023 2023-05-05
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