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Math instructor creates interactive online algebra textbook 2011-10-21
Study Reveals Cause Of Higher Melanoma Rates In Whatcom County

Medical researchers studying the possible cause of higher melanoma rates in Whatcom County think they may have found an answer.

The State of Washington, and particularly Whatcom County, is consistently higher than the national average for melanoma.

2011-10-13
Slocums celebrate 60th anniversary

arold and Loretta Slocum celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Aug. 25, 2011, with family and friends.
The couple met in Snohomish, Wash., in 1949 and were married in Nooksack, Wash., in 1951. Harold graduated from Western Washington University in 1957, where he majored in math and…

2011-10-10
County redistricting affects Bellingham, Lynden precincts

New district boundaries for the Whatcom County Council and Port of Bellingham Commission have been released.
They were developed by a bipartisan districting committee of five people. The district boundaries are the same for County Council and the port districts.
While there are no…

2011-10-03
WWU's Victor Chan awarded grant to study Whatcom County's high melanoma rates 2011-08-04
Arlington artist’s can-do spirit leads to one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces

Growing up, Karen Keith's mother used to say, "Don't try, just do it."

It's the kind of life lesson that forged Keith's way as a single parent of three studying to be a math teacher.

And that motto gave her the gumption to master several ways of…

2011-07-19
Whatcom County Districting Committee selects chairman, districting master

A former Whatcom County Superior Court judge, Dave Nichols, has been appointed chairman of the Whatcom County Districting Committee.

Western Washington University mathematics professor Tjalling Ypma was appointed districting master to work for the committee.

2011-04-25
Districting Committee Announces Appointments

A group tasked with adjusting the districts used to elect Whatcom County Council Members has chosen a leader.

2011-04-22
WWU receives grant to train more women in math and computers

Two Western Washington University faculty members have been awarded a five-year, $590,000 National Science Foundation grant to help promote the recruitment, retention and graduation of gifted female students into the computer science and mathematics programs at WWU.

2011-03-16
Western Washington U. gets $590K grant to recruit female math students

Western Washington University said it’s received a $590,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to recruit and graduate more female students in the school’s math and computer science programs.

Read more: Western Washington U. gets $590K grant to recruit female math students | Puget…

2011-03-03
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