research
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| Applications being accepted now for research fellowships | 2016-05-09 | ||
| After shocking die-off, Oregon sea stars stage an epic comeback | All good outbreaks run their course. A community perishes or perseveres. And purple sea stars (Pisaster ochraceus) off the Oregon coast have picked survival. They’re mounting an epic comeback, after a sea-star wasting disease decimated the marine animals in 2014. It’s no secret that… |
2016-05-05 | |
| Tracing ancient Asia-America migration in language | Kets are a living linguistic fossil. Several hundred strong and dwindling, they inhabit swampy, mosquito-infested areas along the Yenisei, a mighty central Siberian river whose bright-blue waters flow into the Arctic Ocean. Thousands of years ago, reindeer pastoralists and horse herders pressed… |
2016-05-03 | |
| Retail sales in Whatcom stores slump during holidays | For Whatcom County retailers, the holiday season was not so jolly. Sales of goods sold in stores were down 5.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2015 compared to a year earlier, according to newly released data from the Washington State Department of Revenue. Whatcom was the only county in… |
2016-04-28 | |
| Workshop May 2 to focus on services offered by RSP | 2016-04-28 | ||
| Invasive species compete with native species for room to be heard | Invasive species can wreak havoc on ecosystems. Most research has focused on how introduced species negatively impact biodiversity through predation, competition for food and shelter, and disease transmission. But invasives can harm native species in a less obvious way: edging them out of their… |
2016-04-26 | |
| Osens establish endowment to advance Western Libraries | 2016-04-26 | ||
| New BPRI study shows suffering internet sales | A new study released by the Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University found year-over-year sales from online retailers has slowed significantly since 2010. Online sales is one of the largest economic drivers for border towns like Blaine and Sumas. Canadians from… |
2016-04-21 | |
| Why chicken and eggs are (still) good for you | First, they came for our bacon, now they’re after our chicken. Is nothing sacred? At MH towers, we’re well aware that prostate cancer is a problem all men should be tackling. Examinations should be booked, diets should be cancer-proofed and care must be taken to ensure your prostate… |
2016-04-21 | |
| Scientists at Four NW Universities Partner to Advance Solar Energy | Scientists from four Pacific Northwest universities will partner to research an emerging technology for improving the efficiency of photovoltaic solar cells, thanks to the support of a $240,000 grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust. The innovative collaboration among the largely… |
2016-04-20 |