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June Ross memorial set for May 12 in Bellingham 2012-05-02
So Much Life on a Little Patch of Earth

I’ve logged thousands of miles to catch a glimpse of one exotic creature or another, to Costa Rica to be dazzled by the bird known as the resplendent quetzal, to Hawaii to admire sea turtles, to Venezuela to spy man-eating anacondas. So it seemed more than a little odd that the one time I made a…

2012-04-24
Lapsansky to discuss the wonders of blood circulation and the heart April 24 2012-04-19
'Neuroscience on Tap' continues April 2 in downtown Bellingham 2012-03-26
Returning animals to nature is the goal of Northwest Wildlife Rehabilitation Center

When it comes to animals, Stacy Gaber has come a long way since her youth on her parent's spread in Missouri with cattle, turkeys and other critters.

"I was scared to death of birds," she says. "I was attacked by a chicken as a child."…

2012-02-27
Kathleen Kitto is acting vice provost and dean of the WWU Graduate School 2012-02-13
WWU instructor joins research crowdfunding project

Scientists should communicate with the public about their research. We've been hearing variations on that for years, but a recent decision by a group of scientists to use crowdfunding to ask for research dollars directly from the public has revisited this notion in a new way. I'm…

2011-11-28
Knowledge of Japanese language, culture crucial to WW II success in the Pacific

Knowledge of the Japanese language and culture by the U.S. military was crucial in prosecuting the Pacific military effort in the Second World War. Bellingham residents Irwin and Carole Slesnick published a book in 2006 about the use of Japanese interpreters during the war and during the…

2011-11-14
Sleeping giant pries open Canucks' eyes

On Sunday, Vancouver scientist Pat Byrne will head to Rogers Arena, home of the Canucks, and begin setting the NHL team's travel plan for the remainder of the season.

By that time he will know the score of a Rugby World Cup semi-final match between New Zealand's All Blacks and…

2011-10-17
ASSE’s WISE Group Honors WA’s Nicole McOmie as One of 100 Women Making a Difference in Safety

The American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE) Women in Safety Engineering (WISE) Common Interest Group has honored Nicole McOmie, M.S., of Vancouver, WA, for making a difference in the safety, health and environmental (SH&E) field as part of the WISE ‘100 Women, Making a Difference in…

2011-09-21
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