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| Academy elects former astronaut | Former South Whidbey resident and Western Washington University professor of physics and astronomy George 鈥淧inky鈥 Nelson, the head of Western鈥檚 Science, Math and Technology Education program, has been elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences. New members will be inducted at the鈥 |
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| Western's George "Pinky" Nelson elected to Washington State Academy of Sciences | |||
| Port Angeles science teacher recognized at education foundation dinner | High school science teacher John Gallagher has been named the recipient of the Port Angeles Education Foundation's Distinguished Service Award. Gallagher received the award at the education foundation's annual fundraising dinner in April. |
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| Port Angeles science teacher recognized at education foundation dinner | High school science teacher John Gallagher has been named the recipient of the Port Angeles Education Foundation's Distinguished Service Award. The keynote speaker, former astronaut George D. 鈥淧inky鈥 Nelson 鈥 who is now program director of science, math and technology education at Western鈥 |
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| From Window Magazine: 'Down to Earth' | |||
| Trustees discuss decision packages, other items at meetings April 12 and 13 | |||
| Shorten the school year: Give advocates an 'F' grade | Budget crises are a breeding ground for bad ideas. A particularly bad one is spreading and is in need of stomping out before getting embedded -- the idea that we can save money by shortening Washington's school year. |
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| NSF funds $2.9M study of elementary science teacher prep at Western | |||
| Pinky Nelson looks back fondly on three shuttle trips into space | As a member of the astronaut corps, George "Pinky" Nelson made three trips into space aboard three different crafts in the space shuttle fleet in the 1980s. |
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| FOR KIDS: End of an Era | At the Kennedy Space Center on Cape Canaveral, Fla., the space shuttle Atlantis awaits its last liftoff. In June, it will be rolled to the launchpad, within sight of the white sands of the Atlantic coast. In the past 30 years, 134 previous space shuttle missions have launched from the same swath鈥 |