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In Memoriam: Myrl Beck 2023-01-25
'It felt like it was from another planet:' Scientists studying mysteries of volcanoes in Washington

It’s the most northwestern university in the mainland U.S. and it sits right under the nose of a major mystery.

“We have these active volcanoes right in our backyards,” said Susan DeBari, PhD, Professor of Geology, …

2022-12-14
Hawaii’s Mauna Loa erupts for the first time in 38 years. What happens next?

After a 38-year period of calm—the longest in its recorded history—Hawaii’s Mauna Loa has reawakened.

At approximately 11:30 p.m. local time on Sunday, Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano in the world, began…

2022-11-29
WWU’s Emily Roland and Six Undergrads Spend Week at Sea Gathering Data from the Queen Charlotte Fault off SE Alaska 2022-10-31
WWU Geology Professor awarded fellowship for excellence in the field 2022-08-11
Postcards from Ecuador: Otavalo roses, the Cotacachi volcano and a powerful speaker 2022-07-06
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
Olympic Peninsula glaciers expected to disappear in the next 50 years

Devoting your life to something that is disappearing can be tough.

Portland State University professor Andrew Fountain has been researching the dwindling glaciers of the American West since the 1980s. He said for years, he studied their retreat dispassionately — as an interesting…

2022-04-25
Logging forests takes this toll on already-strained Nooksack River, new research suggests

The Nooksack River is under enormous strain, as development brings its ecosystems to the brink of collapse and climate change chokes summer water supply by reducing the region’s annual snowpack.

Recent research shows there is another party that should very likely be held partially…

2022-03-21
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