The Bellingham Herald

• WWU building reopens after removal of asbestos
  The Humanities Building at Western Washington University reopened Tuesday, July 14, after asbestos found in the ceiling had closed the building temporarily.
  On Monday, a contractor dislodged some ceiling material that contained asbestos and did not properly bag and seal it before removing it from the building, said Gayle Shipley, director of the university's Environmental Health & Safety department. Students, faculty and staff were evacuated from the building as a precaution.
  Affected parts of the building have since been cleaned, and air samples show that the building is safe for occupancy, Shipley said.
  

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• Ladysmith Black Mambazo to perform at WWU
  The musical group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, representing the traditional culture of South Africa, is coming to Western Washington University's Performing Arts Mainstage at 8 p.m. Thursday, July 16.
  

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• Duo transitions to cycling
  Ben Rathkamp and Nicole Connor have long been accustomed to the cheers of crowds, but now they relish the support and friendship of fellow competitive cyclists.
  Rathkamp, who helped Western Washington University to third place recently in the National Collegiate Club Championships, races in men's category 3 (of five).

Puget Sound Business Journal

• WWU gets $900,000 grant to train new math and science teachers
  Western Washington University said it’s received a five-year, $900,000 grant from the National Science Foundation aimed at encouraging students to become science and math teachers for middle and high schools.
  The grant, from NSF’s Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, is aimed at science, technology, engineering and mathematics majors and will provide 61 $10,000 scholarships to those students. In addition, the scholarships can also be used by private-sector professionals looking to make a career switch to become science and math teachers.