Faculty Research
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| Earthquake research center preps for ‘The Big One’ | Major earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest are fairly uncommon, yet a significant threat looms: “The Big One” is an anticipated earthquake of magnitude 8 or higher. And it could happen any day. This projected earthquake — which would occur along the Cascadia Subduction Zone… |
2023-09-25 | |
| Better approaches to being an ally at work | Some three-quarters of workers say they’ve felt excluded at work, according to new global EY … |
2023-09-20 | |
| Earthquake research center to prep PNW for impending disaster | Major earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest are fairly uncommon, yet a significant threat looms: “The Big One” is an anticipated earthquake of magnitude 8 or higher. And it could happen any day. This projected earthquake — which would occur along the Cascadia Subduction Zone… |
2023-09-15 | |
| Algae blooms that cause pink snow could accelerate melting as Earth warms | “There never used to be any funding for this kind of work,” says Robin Kodner, a biologist at Western Washington University who’s at the forefront of a new push to understand what folks in the Pacific Northwest call “watermelon snow” — if… |
2023-07-24 | |
| Chemistry’s Mark Bussell elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences | 2023-07-24 | ||
| NASA MESSENGER mission data to measure chromium on Mercury | Co-author Asmaa Boujibar, of Western Washington University, who performed the modeling described in the paper, added: “Our model, based on laboratory experiments, confirms that the majority of chromium in Mercury is concentrated within its core. Due to the unique composition and… |
2023-07-10 | |
| 'Watermelon snow' piques curiosities in Utah after abnormally wet winter | The changes in the magnitude and timing of the melting — the exposure of bare ground earlier in the season — can cause problems in the Mountain West, affecting ecosystems and species that rely on cool water downstream and reservoirs designed to accommodate more gradual snowmelt. In places like… |
2023-07-03 | |
| Northwest scientists help find a green alternative to produce beauty products: algae | Paraffin is the most common wax produced worldwide, and it’s relatively common in cosmetics. But paraffin is made from petroleum, and a market has popped up for renewable alternatives to beauty products. … |
2023-06-29 | |
| Solutions: A professor digs for clams to boost sustainability and the environment | For the better part of the last 20 years, Western Washington University environmental science professor Marco Hatch has had his hands in the muddy shores of the Pacific Northwest and Canada, digging for clams. Specifically, Hatch has dedicated his life's work to clam gardens and the… |
2023-06-26 | |
| Algae Blooms Increase Snowmelt In The Pacific Northwest By 20% | Algae that commonly grow on snow in the Pacific Northwest have been ignored in melt models, but their presence significantly increases snowmelt compared with clean, white snow, according to a study conducted on Mount Baker in the North Cascades, Washington. Scientist Alia Khan… |
2023-06-21 |