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Western launches new degree in energy policy and management
Scientists study shrinking Washington state glacier

Mauri Pelto digs his crampons into the steep icy slope on Mount Baker in Washington state and watches as streams of water cascade off the thick mass of bare, bluish ice. Every 20 yards, the water carves vertical channels in the face of the glacier as it rushes downstream.

What little snow鈥

Bellingham firm builds bike-repair kiosk as gift to public

A-1 Builders in Bellingham has been a bicycle-friendly company for years. A decade ago, to mark the company鈥檚 50th anniversary, A-1 built a large covered space for bicycle parking at the downtown Community Food Co-op store.

Now, for its 60th anniversary, A-1 has built a covered community鈥

Birch Bay algae blooms focus of July 30 talk

People can learn about the algae blooms that blanket Birch Bay each summer, causing concern among residents and visitors, during a presentation Thursday, July 30, at Birch Bay Bible Community Church.

The free event runs 7 to 8 p.m. at 4460 Bay Road.

Robin Kodner, assistant鈥

Climate change presentation offered in this week鈥檚 workshops

Learn about 鈥淐limate Change and Skagit County鈥 during the Transition Fidalgo & Friends community supper at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, July 28, in the Anacortes Senior Center. Roger Fuller of Western Washington University, an ecosystem ecologist, will discuss the Skagit Climate Science Consortium,鈥

Lectures on Puget Sound toxicity coming to Western Aug. 2 and 7
草榴社区 biologist to give lecture on algae in Birch Bay

Birch Bay residents concerned about the algal blooms in the bay can attend a free public seminar on Thursday, July 30.

Dr. Robin Kodner, assistant professor of biology at Western Washington University, will give a speech at Birch Bay Bible Community Church from 7 to 8 p.m. on July 30.鈥

New project supplies compost, saves money
Students, researchers at sea working on recently erupted deep-sea volcano

When an underwater volcano erupted in April off the Oregon coast, researchers knew within minutes that something spectacular was happening more than 300 miles offshore. Precision hardware installed by the University of Washington last summer let scientists see its effects almost instantly from鈥

Western named among beautiful coastal campuses
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