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Recent Western Graduate Dexter Davis Receives an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship for 2023 2023-05-05
Wild About Nature: Flora of the Pacific Rim

Eric DeChaine is the curator of the Pacific Northwest Herbarium and a professor of biology at Western Washington University, but he says that at heart he is a naturalist.

DeChaine was one of two presenters at the April 21 Wild About Nature presentation held at the White Salmon Grange.…

2023-05-03
Biology grad student awarded a Research and Creative Opportunities Grant from WWU 2023-04-14
SURP’s Up: Worms, pond scum and fruit flies make for interesting summer research 2022-10-13
WWU's Nick Galati helps Mount Vernon students build microscope - and STEM interest - in summer college prep program 2022-09-21
Honors College study abroad trip teaches students about the culture, geology and marine science of Ecuador 2022-07-05
Photo Gallery: Study Abroad in Ecuador with the WWU Honors College 2022-07-05
The tarsier is one weird primate, and yes, we're related

The tarsier is a small species of primate found living in the forests of Southeast Asia. There are 16 species of tarsiers, and they occupy the dense forests of Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei and the Philippines. And about those weird features that have gotten them those nicknames: Maybe it's the…

2022-06-03
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
Research Recap: Linguistics article, biology research and a student panel at an interdisciplinary humanities conference 2022-05-03
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