News Archives
2023
From the Archives: A World of Shells
Featuring Biology department lab support techs Sarah Hoag and Kendra Bradford and Western Shell Collection.
How One Entomologist Found Work-Life Balance in an Industry Career
Featuring Western Biology Alumna, Alix Whitener.
Biology grad student awarded a Research and Creative Opportunities Grant from WWU
Jeremy Johnson (he/him), a second-year biology grad student, recently received a Graduate Research and Creative Opportunities Grant from WWU for his work on the chemicals produced by Salish Sea benthic diatoms.
2022
SURP's Up: Worms, pond scum and fruit flies make for interesting summer research
Biology Department's new Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP), led by seven departmental faculty, proved to be a great way for Western students to collaborate and learn new skills!
WWU's Nick Galati helps Mount Vernon student build microscope - and STEM interest - in summer college prep program
An intensive STEM experience for a small group of Mt. Vernon High School students was created as part of a collaboration between Western Biology Faculty, Nick Galati, as part of his National Science Foundation Career Grant, and UW GEAR UP.
Biology faculty reel in two more prestigious CAREER grants from NSF
Two Western biology assistant professors, Suzanne Lee and Nick Galati, were recently awarded National Science Foundation CAREER grants, the foundation’s most prestigious award in support of early-career faculty.
2021
Biology Department Grad student LiAn Noonan and her research on migratory capabilities of alpine flora
LiAn Noonan is a recipient of the Fraser & Hodgson Family Fellowship and the WWU Graduate Research Award.
Ensuring the Continuity of Research to Improve Children's Lives Amidst the Unexpected
Biology Alumna and Research scientist at Seattle Children's, Kaori Oda, discusses challenges during a pandemic.
Research Recap
Featuring Biology Graduate students Hannah Fisher and Benjamin Haagen.