Biology Department
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| SeaDoc Science Saving Snails | They may not have had pinto ponies like they did on the Great Plains, but the Coast Salish had a pinto of their own: the pinto abalone. Salish people ate them and valued their iridescent shells for jewelry; they were a valuable trade item for centuries. |
2010-09-22 | |
| Faculty seminars, graduate student thesis seminars planned for fall quarter | 2010-09-15 | ||
| Seals rarely aggressive, says medical centre | Publicity surrounding the seal-pup swimming pool at the Ohau Stream waterfall has led one person to raise concern about aggressive seals. An online comment response at marlexpress.co.nz to a story on Wednesday suggests that divers are being bitten and harassed by fur seals along the… |
2010-08-13 | |
| Seal pool playground amazes | Western Washington University biology and science education specialist Associate Professor Alejandro Acevedo has been studying the interaction between the pups and tourists at the pool, where the pups play and rest before going back to the shore to nurse from their mothers. He has… |
2010-08-11 | |
| Many good food supplements available at a reasonable cost | They line up A-to-Z in grocery and health food stores, a dizzying array of supplements, vitamins and herbs with claims ranging from saving your heart to reducing your stress. Many of the products target health concerns of seniors, yet some cost more per month than prescription drugs. What… |
2010-07-19 | |
| Bert Webber: Father of “The Salish Sea” | "In the first installment of our series “Reflections on the Water,” KPLU environment reporter Liam Moriarty sits along the shore of Bellingham Bay. He speaks with retired biology professor Bert Webber who coined the Salish Sea name and led a 20-year effort to get it officially adopted.… |
2010-06-24 | |
| WWU kids youth lecture Saturday | "The "Wizards @ Western" youth lecture series continues Saturday, June 5, with a lesson about marine invertebrates. Deborah Donovan, from Western Washington University's Biology Department, will give a lecture and help kids examine marine animals under microscopes.… |
2010-06-03 | |
| Graduate students to present biology lectures June 4, 9 and 16 | 2010-06-02 | ||
| WWU professor to discuss, show sea creatures in June 5 presentation aimed at kids | 2010-06-02 | ||
| In her 'other career,' WWU biology instructor Janice Lapsansky gets to help save lives | 2010-05-19 |