research
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| Naval grant aids new teaching methods | Andy Klein, assistant professor of electrical engineering, was awarded a $447,000 grant to research new forms of student-based learning with Western students over the next three years. The Office of Naval Research is a federal agency that specializes in providing science for the United… |
2015-10-13 | |
| Forest Service wants more controlled burns in state | The U.S. Forest Service wants more controlled burns in Washington forests to help make them more resistant to summer wildfires. But rules administered by the state Department of Natural Resources are a roadblock to this fire prevention approach in Washington, the The Seattle Times… |
2015-10-12 | |
| RSP to hold workshops on writing more effective proposals | 2015-10-07 | ||
| Border traffic into Whatcom County continues to slow | Southbound border traffic continues to slow as the Canadian dollar hovers around an 11-year low. Around 1.4 million people crossed the five border crossings into Whatcom County in August, according to data gathered by Western Washington University’s Border Policy Research Institute. That’… |
2015-10-06 | |
| WWU's Andy Klein Secures $447,000 Grant from the Office of Naval Research to Study New Ways to Teach Key Concepts of Electrical Engineering | 2015-10-06 | ||
| Latino immigrants changing the face of rural populations | Over the last two decades Latino immigrant populations in the United States have experienced significant growth in areas that had little previous experience with them. Scholars refer to these places as ‘new immigrant destinations.’ Recent Penn State research indicates that rural growth in… |
2015-10-01 | |
| Western Today Q&A: As it rebuilds from the earthquake, how can Nepal construct safer schools? | 2015-09-30 | ||
| Starfish Are Still Dying, But Here's Reason for Hope | It's been three years since millions of sea stars from Alaska to Canada and down to Baja, Mexico started wasting away into gooey white mounds. And although the destruction wrought by this disease shows no signs of stopping, the pace of the die-off has slowed. That's partly because so… |
2015-09-16 | |
| National Geographic features Western research | 2015-09-16 | ||
| Border study shows NEXUS card saves time, fuel | For those who have wondered whether it is worth getting a NEXUS card before crossing the border, the answer is probably yes, according to a new study. The Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University found that it would take about two round trips to Canada within five… |
2015-09-16 |