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Research Recap for April 2 2021-04-02
‘There are a lot of hurting people in the community,’ but one house is providing hope

“From 2000 to 2007, there was a gradual increase in the level of people in need in the county. But in 2008 (as the Great Recession unfolded) our need to serve people doubled,” she says. “It has never gone back (to pre-2008 levels). The housing (price) situation is…

2018-12-03
Recent WWU grad among those injured in Las Vegas shooting

A Lummi Nation tribal member and recent WWU grad was among those injured in Sunday night’s shooting in Las Vegas.

Melinda Brockie was shot during the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival near the Mandalay Bay resort. The mass shooting has killed at least 58 people and injured more than…

2017-10-02
Meet Woodring's new faculty for 2016-17 2016-11-04
Meet the woman in charge of running the NHL’s best new arena - WWU alumna Susan Darrington

As he grew up in Edmonton, Darrington’s stepfather, Neil Campbell, was an executive with the exhibition association that operated the coliseum. He began working for the organization two years before the rink opened in 1974, and for the next dozen years served in a variety of capacities,…

2016-10-31
Western Human Services professor passes away

Western professor Diana Jones died Monday, Sept. 21 due to complications from peritonitis and cancer treatment after teaching at Western for six years.

2015-09-28
In memoriam: Diana Jones 2015-09-24
Getting to know John Korsmo 2013-02-26
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