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What a geologist can teach us about better science education | Here’s a novel idea that could flip high-school science education on its head: Instead of teaching biology as the first course for high-school freshmen, start instead with physics. That’s one of the many ideas burbling from the mind of Scott Linneman, a geology professor at Western… |
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Scientists search for clues in sea star die-off | In their waterproof orange overalls, Hannah Perlkin and Emily Tucker look like commercial fishermen or storm-ready sailors. But they are biologists on their way to tide pools along a remote stretch of northern California coast. There they are searching for the cause of a mysterious and… |
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In the basement, insects by the thousands | |||
Math Instructor Receives National Honor for Teaching Excellence | Mark Omodt, a Mathematics instructor at Anoka-Ramsey Community College, was honored recently for teaching excellence by the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC). |
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Professor studies disease decimating local sea stars | |||
Linneman named state Professor of the Year | |||
Wizards @ Western series continues with ‘Water World’ Nov. 16 | |||
²ÝÁñÉçÇø students create toys from discarded materials | Downtown store Ideal is diplaying and selling a collection of children's toys that local students created from reclaimed and recycled materials. Students from Western Washington University's industrial design program produced the toys as part of the 12th annual ReMade project.… |
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Science and the UniverCity series to present ‘Naked Geometry’ Nov. 5 at Bellingham City Hall | |||
Initiative 522 draws millions in out-of-state funding, but what do locals think? | Genetic engineering is a complex enough subject on its own, but when the topic is combined with the food we eat and feed our families, everyone seems to have an opinion. Throw in millions of dollars of out-of-state money meant to persuade voters one way or the other, and the task of… |