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WWU’s Michael Medler Presents Hypothesis on Lava, Fire and Human Evolution at Annual AGU Conference in San Francisco 2016-01-25
Planning ahead for massive earthquake in the Northwest

Rebekah Paci-Green, an earthquake-damage expert at Western Washington University, says emergency-response experts in the U.S. have worried most about two scenarios.

One was a major hurricane hitting New Orleans. Check that one off the list, although it could happen again.

2016-01-19
Not Your Grandma's Romance Novel

The novels are also instantly recognizable because romance is the most profitable genre by far. Romantic fiction is a woman-dominated industry. And despite its successes, romance authors often face a stigma that is particular to their work.

Pacific Lutheran University sociologist Joanna…

2016-01-19
WWU Marine Scientist Suzanne Strom Honored With Prestigious ASLO Fellowship 2015-12-11
WWU’s Melissa Rice Collaborates with Curiosity Rover Team on New Research Published in the Journal ‘Science’ 2015-10-20
WWU’s Joseph Trimble Co-Authors New Book ‘Foundations of Multicultural Psychology’ 2015-10-06
Western, Northwest Indian College Collaborate on New 5-Year $1.65 million NSF Grant 2015-09-29
Western Washington University professor completes study of mercury contamination in South River

For the past five years, Wayne Landis, director of Western Washington University’s Institute of Environmental Toxicology and professor of environmental sciences, has worked to understand how the mercury in the South River affects humans as well as the fish and animals that live in and along it.…

2015-05-27
Western’s Wayne Landis Completes 5-Year Study of Mercury Contamination in Virginia’s South River 2015-05-26
Six WWU Faculty Members Named Cottrell Scholars 2015-05-13
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