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WWU chemistry students, faculty publish new paper on reducing greenhouse gases 2023-12-01
Chemistry’s Mark Bussell elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences 2023-07-24
Northwest scientists help find a green alternative to produce beauty products: algae

Paraffin is the most common wax produced worldwide, and it’s relatively common in cosmetics. But paraffin is made from petroleum, and a market has popped up for renewable alternatives to beauty products.

2023-06-29
Biochemistry major Elise Tahti is Western's newest Goldwater Scholar 2023-05-18
Meet visiting Fulbright Scholar Carlos Linares from WWU’s Department of Chemistry 2023-05-04
Western Student Aimee Long Receives Prestigious Undergraduate Research Fellowship 2023-04-27
Upwell Cosmetics licenses algae-derived wax for personal care

US startup Upwell Cosmetics has entered into an agreement with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) of Massachusetts and Western Washington University (WWU) to make and market a marine microalgae-derived wax for personal care products.

2023-04-12
WWU Professors Receive Fulbright Awards to Research and Teach in Hungary this Fall 2023-04-11
WWU, Woods Hole Sign License Agreement for Upwell Cosmetics to Make and Market a Marine Microalga-Derived Wax 2023-04-10
‘I just wanted to crunch some data:’ How mentoring and team skills led to a research success story 2022-12-01
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