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Starfish Are Still Dying, But Here's Reason for Hope

It's been three years since millions of sea stars from Alaska to Canada and down to Baja, Mexico started wasting away into gooey white mounds. And although the destruction wrought by this disease shows no signs of stopping, the pace of the die-off has slowed. That's partly because so鈥

National Geographic features Western research
UW president has reservations over drive to unionize faculty

A group of University of Washington professors is leading an effort to unionize the university鈥檚 faculty, but UW Interim President Ana Mari Cauce says she has 鈥済rave reservations鈥 because she believes it would undermine the relationship between faculty and administration.

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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

Chemical fire erupts in 草榴社区 building

A chemical fire erupted in a Western Washington University chemistry building on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 25.

No one was injured, and the building was evacuated right after the fire broke out about 5:15 p.m., said 草榴社区 spokesman Paul Cocke.

Student Melany Fry was in room 370 of Morse鈥

Getting to know: Andy Klein
草榴社区 students develop 鈥榮mart鈥 solar window

A team of eight students 鈥 seven from Western Washington University and one from the University of Washington 鈥 are at the helm of a project that could revolutionize the future of windows.

In a crucial step toward carbon-neutral buildings and communities, the team built a prototype of a 鈥溾

Watt selected to attend Scripps Leadership Institute
English's Mahoney has book published
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

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