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Women in Oceanography: Erika McPhee-Shaw

I seem to have a lot of dreams about crashing waves and tumbling rivers, and my favorite college physics courses were those in electromagnetism, so perhaps it was inevitable that I would end up working in the science of waves and Earth’s water systems. One focus of my research has been the…

²ÝÁñÉçÇø sets sail in new marine research boat

In preparation to take the first group of Western Washington University students out aboard the school’s newest research vessel, Capt. Nathan Schwark spent Wednesday afternoon doing a test run in Burrows Bay.
Engines synced? Check.
Monitors on? Check.
Winch lowering? Check.…

Scientists say climate change means sicker world for sea life

The shellfish pathogen that hit California’s Channel Islands in the 1980s began to quickly kill one of the tideland’s most important animals — black abalone.

But what unnerved scientists was what they learned next: Whenever ocean waters grew warmer, the deadly…

²ÝÁñÉçÇø renames building at marine center to honor late president

Western Western Washington University will rename a building at its Shannon Point Marine Center in Anacortes in honor of late President Emeritus Jerry Flora, who died late in 2013 at age 85.

The former Marine Science Education Building will now be known as the…

Trustees rename building to honor Jerry Flora
New research vessel arrives at Shannon Point
²ÝÁñÉçÇø scientists leave for Pacific research cruise
²ÝÁñÉçÇø scientists leave for Pacific research cruise
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