Western Washington University News

Western Washington University will sound the historic steam whistle "Big Ole" in honor of the Fourth of July.

"New Cells in Old Brains ... But You Gotta Work for Them!" is this month's focus for the "Neuroscience on Tap" series.

Western Washington University is offering its Summer Programs for Youth to middle- and high-school students.

From left to right, Nicolas Campbell, Joy Bloser and Matt Acosta plan to compete in a 5,000-kilometer international rickshaw adventure race in India in September.

LACEY On Raj Manhas' first day as North Thurston Public Schools superintendent, he met a student who was having fun with math.

For centuries, couples have shared their love with their families and friends on their wedding day.

A Western Washington University student has won a scholarship to spend a year in Cairo, Egypt, studying the Arabic language.

A few months ago, Rebecca Gottlieb faced a difficult choice: continue on at her $50,000-a-year private school in Massachusetts, or leave her new friends and life and enroll at a cheaper school near home in Washington.

Tony Tomsich and Justin Houck never knew each other while competing as runners for Western Washington University and the University of Portland, respectively.

Oregon State has rehired Robin Ross to coach the Beavers' tight ends. Ross spent the past three seasons as the head football coach at Western Washington University.

This morning's post on the adoption initiative for black and black gay parents leads to another story that is somewhat bittersweet: A 7-year-old black boy in rural Washington has sickle cell anemia and is badly in need of a bone-marrow transplant , the Seattle Times reports.

It is a tough time for high school and college graduates to be entering the job market.

The Viking 32, built by students and faculty at Western Washington University, runs on biofuel.

Main Category: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health Article Date: 17 Jun 2009 Programs that bring colleges and their surrounding neighborhoods together may help reduce off-campus drinking problems, a new study suggests.

Six Western Washington University journalism students and publications recently received awards from the Society of Professional Journalists.

A Western Washington University student has won a scholarship to spend a year in Cairo, Egypt, studying the Arabic language.

Zyreal Oliver-Chandler, 7, with his cat Whiskers, has painful sickle-cell anemia.

Boil down the criticism of Pierce County's voter-approved experiment with ranked choice voting, and you get this: It's weird.

The Western Washington University Board of Trustees unanimously adopted the $127.8 million 2009-10 state-funded operating budget Friday, June 12, finalizing about $6.1 million in budget cuts for the next school year.

Leslie Umberger isn't an average student graduating from Western Washington University - she's a 49-year-old mother of two who put herself through college by teaching at Options High School.