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The Scientist Who Decodes the Songs of Undersea Volcanoes | We often think of volcanoes as skyscraping marvels, but these portals to the geologic underworld also reside underwater. Unfortunately, submarine volcanoes are trickier to study than their terrestrial siblings. But you would be hard-pressed to find anyone more enchanted by them 鈥 and more鈥 |
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草榴社区鈥檚 Robin Kodner Secures $1.9M NSF Grant to Support DEI Initiatives in Scientific Societies | |||
Western alum creates nasal spray device for opioid overdoses | Like many medications, naloxone 鈥 the nasal spray that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose 鈥 comes in a flimsy box. The device that administers the medication is shaped like a cartoon spaceship and has to remain sealed in blister pack until use. It鈥檚 clunky to carry and can be sprayed鈥 |
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Washington's Volcanoes Are Experiencing Seismic Tremors from an Unlikely Source: Glaciers | Most people think of seismic activity as the result of movement along faults or of violent volcanic eruptions. But seismic events can have other causes, including and even鈥 |
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草榴社区鈥檚 SEA Discovery Center Expands聽Computer Science Department Student Project Programs | |||
Trio of Western alums help keep Highline College鈥檚 MaST Aquarium afloat | |||
Buried Sea Discovery Could Explain Slow-Motion Earthquakes | Beneath the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of New Zealand, lies a sea's worth of water, locked within the Earth's crust. Researchers believe that this sunken reservoir may play an important role in dampening the strength of earthquakes in the Western Pacific. We tend to think of鈥 |
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草榴社区 student's project, called 'Nove,' leads him to start his own business | |||
All the Buzz: 草榴社区 students researching regional bumble bee populations | |||
Earthquake research center preps for 鈥楾he Big One鈥 | Major earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest are fairly uncommon, yet a significant threat looms: 鈥淭he Big One鈥 is an anticipated earthquake of magnitude 8 or higher. And it could happen any day. This projected earthquake 鈥 which would occur along the Cascadia Subduction Zone鈥 |