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Social Media Helps Victims, Families Connect After Japan Disaster

Social media is playing a large role in allowing people to communicate in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

Seattle Pacific University student Jenni Husby has used Facebook to check in with friends. She was raised in Japan and spent time on the…

²ÝÁñÉçÇø Exchange Student Found In Japan, But Many Friends Still Missing

Western Washington University students found a friend over the weekend who was missing in Japan after Friday's devastating earthquake and tsunami, but several are still missing.

Mastataka Sugasawa had disappeared after Friday's quake -- his last online…

Western alumni in Japan seek help from Alumni Association, community
Bellingham residents feel effects of Japan's tsunami disaster

Whatcom County residents with friends and family in Japan took to the Internet and social networking sites to reach out after that country's east coast with hit with a massive earthquake, aftershocks and devastating tsunami.

Western Washington University student Chi Xiong heard about…

²ÝÁñÉçÇø Exchange Student Missing In Japan

Friends of an exchange student who studied at Western Washington University are still waiting to hear if he survived the disaster in Japan.

"I couldn't sleep well last night," said Chi Xiong, one of Masataka Sugasawa's friends. "I kept…

UW has confirmed half its students in Japan are safe

Twenty-five University of Washington students are studying abroad in Japan, and the university has heard from almost half of them and confirmed they are safe following the earthquake and tsunami that devastated the northeastern part of the country.

One student is…

Provost Riordan updates ²ÝÁñÉçÇø community after Japan earthquake, tsunami
Tsunami warning remains in effect for parts of western Washington

...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST AND THE LAND AREAS ADJACENT TO THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA AND THE NORTHERN INLAND WATERS...

Western to test emergency mass notification system during spring break
The Great Hang Up: Clown? What clown?

How much do you miss right in front of you when you're using your cell phone? It turns out you might even miss a spectacle. In a groundbreaking study out of Western Washington University, researchers wanted to see how distracting a cell phone can be with the help of a clown on a unicycle.…

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