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Puget Sound waters are turning orange and Cascade snow is becoming pink. Neither are good signs	Meanwhile, high up in the Cascades and Olympics, so-called watermelon snow is making an appearance. The phenomenon is also caused by algae. This one is called Chlamydomonas nivalis, and it loves cold. …	2018-06-11
NASA will visit an undersea volcano in Hawaii to figure out how to hunt for aliens	NASA doesn't have an exploration vessel, but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) does, so NASA is partnering with the seafaring agency to study Lo'ihi for 21 days. Remote operated vehicles (ROVs) will be sent down to Lo'ihi to collect rocks and observe the vibrant…	2018-06-11
Strange ‘watermelon snow’ appearing on Washington mountains	A strange phenomenon is appearing in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest. Big, pink ponds are dotting the higher elevations -- a result of something called "watermelon snow." "Everyone was confused," said Dr. Robin Kodner, an assistant professor of biology at Western…	2018-06-08
Journalism's Derek Moscato publishes new article in the Journal of Public Interest Communication		2018-06-06
As Retirement Approaches, Daniel Boxberger Looks Back on a Career ‘He Just Sort of Fell Into’		2018-06-04
How the gene behind Huntington’s disease could be neutralized	Her most important slide showed decreases in the level of mutant huntingtin in trial participants’ CSF — indicative of reduced levels of the toxic protein in their brains — that were proportional to the amounts of drug the volunteers had received. At the two highest doses, production of the…	2018-05-30
�� researcher continues watermelon snow project	Western Washington University biology professor Robin Kodner, who is leading “The Living Snow Project,” shared updates about the research Wednesday as part of the university’s annual “Science and the UniverCity” lecture series that is free and open to the public. “�Ħ	2018-05-29
Deep beneath the Pacific, another active Hawaiian volcano waits to emerge	Although no one directly witnessed the eruption — as that would mean waiting in a deep-sea submersible at a reasonable distance away — scientists still knew about it. Lo‘ihi sits on the side of the Big Island, so the strong earthquakes that typically accompany eruptions were picked…	2018-05-18
Register for the Northwest Worm Meeting by May 18		2018-05-15
�� Professor Uses Lasers and 3D Printers to Bring Western’s Fossil Collection into the Digital Era		2018-05-10

Puget Sound waters are turning orange and Cascade snow is becoming pink. Neither are good signs

Meanwhile, high up in the Cascades and Olympics, so-called watermelon snow is making an appearance. The phenomenon is also caused by algae. This one is called Chlamydomonas nivalis, and it loves cold.

…

2018-06-11

NASA will visit an undersea volcano in Hawaii to figure out how to hunt for aliens

NASA doesn't have an exploration vessel, but the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) does, so NASA is partnering with the seafaring agency to study Lo'ihi for 21 days. Remote operated vehicles (ROVs) will be sent down to Lo'ihi to collect rocks and observe the vibrant…

2018-06-11

Strange ‘watermelon snow’ appearing on Washington mountains

A strange phenomenon is appearing in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest.

Big, pink ponds are dotting the higher elevations -- a result of something called "watermelon snow."

"Everyone was confused," said Dr. Robin Kodner, an assistant professor of biology at Western…

2018-06-08

Journalism's Derek Moscato publishes new article in the Journal of Public Interest Communication

2018-06-06

As Retirement Approaches, Daniel Boxberger Looks Back on a Career ‘He Just Sort of Fell Into’

2018-06-04

How the gene behind Huntington’s disease could be neutralized

Her most important slide showed decreases in the level of mutant huntingtin in trial participants’ CSF — indicative of reduced levels of the toxic protein in their brains — that were proportional to the amounts of drug the volunteers had received. At the two highest doses, production of the…

2018-05-30

�� researcher continues watermelon snow project

Western Washington University biology professor Robin Kodner, who is leading “The Living Snow Project,” shared updates about the research Wednesday as part of the university’s annual “Science and the UniverCity” lecture series that is free and open to the public.

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2018-05-29

Deep beneath the Pacific, another active Hawaiian volcano waits to emerge

Although no one directly witnessed the eruption — as that would mean waiting in a deep-sea submersible at a reasonable distance away — scientists still knew about it. Lo‘ihi sits on the side of the Big Island, so the strong earthquakes that typically accompany eruptions were picked…

2018-05-18

Register for the Northwest Worm Meeting by May 18

2018-05-15

�� Professor Uses Lasers and 3D Printers to Bring Western’s Fossil Collection into the Digital Era

2018-05-10

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