Western Washington University’s College of Sciences and Technology will continue its “Wizards @ Western” youth lecture series with “Sea Creatures: Up Close and Personal” at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 5, in Biology Building Room 234 on the WWU campus.
The event is free and open to the public, and is geared toward children in grades 4 through 8.
It's common for WWU employees to wear many hats on the job, but few can match the one Biology Department Senior Instructor Janice Lapsansky puts on almost every day: It's pointy, red, and has the words "FIRE CAPTAIN" on it.
Lapsansky, who has been at WWU since 1990, has been a volunteer firefighter for the past 10 years at the Sandy Point Fire Department west of Ferndale. At the same time, she worked part-time for more than 20 years at the St. Joseph Hospital Emergency Department, utilizing her training as a first responder.
Western Washington University students Daniel Moser (will graduate with a degree in Chemistry in spring 2010) and Geoff Melly (Biology/Anthropology, fall 2010) and faculty member Gregory O'Neil (Chemistry) attended the American Chemical Society Puget Sound Section Undergraduate Research Symposium at Central Washington University.
Western Washington University assistant professor of Biology Eric DeChaine will depart in June on a 350-mile trek across the mountains and tundra of Alaska’s North Slope as he continues his National Science Foundation-funded research on global climate change and how it affects biodiversity.
The Biology Department at Western Washington University has announced its spring quarter seminar schedule. All of these seminars take place at 4 p.m. in Biology Building Room 234. The remaining seminars are listed below.
Faculty from Western Washington University’s Behavioral Neuroscience Program and Biology and Psychology departments will gather for a monthly neighborhood round-table discussion, “Neuroscience on Tap: Bring Your Own Brain (BYOB),” from 7- 8:30 p.m. Monday, April 5, at Bob’s Burgers & Brew, 202 E. Holly St. in downtown Bellingham.
“Sparking Memories: Designing Light-Activated Neurons to Control Activity” is this month’s topic, which will be hosted by Heather Van Epps, an assistant professor in Western’s Biology department.
The Biology Department at Western Washington University has announced its schedule of seminars for spring quarter. All are welcome to attend these free events, which take place at 4 p.m. in Biology Building Room 234.
Faculty from WWU’s Behavioral Neuroscience Program and Biology and Psychology departments will gather for a monthly neighborhood round-table discussion, “Neuroscience on Tap: Bring Your Own Brain (BYOB),” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, March 1, at Bob’s Burgers & Brew, 202 E. Holly St. in downtown Bellingham.
“Stroke: Insights into How Brain Cells Respond to an Attack from Within” is this month’s topic, which will be hosted by Jose Serrano-Moreno, an assistant professor in Western’s Biology Department.
George Ojemann, M.D., a professor emeritus with the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Washington School of Medicine, will be on the Western Washington University campus Tuesday, Feb. 16, to give a lecture titled "Relationship Between Human Cortical Physiology & fMRI During Language & Memory."
Ojemann's research focuses on the neurobiology of human cognition, particularly cortical organization for language and memory, which he investigates in the context of awake neurosurgery under local anesthesia.
Western Washington University Associate Professor of Biology Anu Singh-Cundy will present “In Defense of Scientific Eating: A Tale of Two Grandmas” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, at the Bellingham City Council chambers, second floor, Bellingham City Hall, 210 Lottie St.
Faculty from WWU’s Behavioral Neuroscience Program and Biology and Psychology departments will gather for a monthly neighborhood round-table discussion, “Neuroscience on Tap: Bring Your Own Brain (BYOB),” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 1, at Bob’s Burgers & Brew, 202 E. Holly St. in downtown Bellingham.
“Monkey See Monkey Do! The Mirror Neuron Revolution” is this month’s topic, which will be hosted by Kelly Jantzen, an assistant professor in Western’s Psychology Department.
The 82,000-square-foot Biology Building at Western Washington University houses the Biology Department -- specifically, the department's programs in cell and molecular biology, ecology, marine biology and organismal biology. Let's take a look inside. Photos by Michael Leese | University Communications intern
Faculty members from Western Washington University's Behavioral Neuroscience Program and Biology and Psychology departments gather for monthly neighborhood round-table discussions, Neuroscience on Tap: Bring Your Own Brain (BYOB), at Bob's Burgers & Brew in downtown Bellingham.
At each meeting, a faculty member leads the discussion of a specific topic, from mental illness to food addiction to brain injury.
Here, Jackie Rose, an assistant professor in Westerns Psychology Department, presents "Thanks for the Memories: Memory Processes Across the Lifespan."
An ongoing exploration of the brain will focus on recently discovered neurons that lay the foundation for shared experiences.
"Monkey See Monkey Do! The Mirror Neuron Revolution" is the next in a series of talks organized by Western Washington University about the brain and neuroscience.
It runs 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 1, at Bob's Burgers & Brew, 202 E. Holly St.
Western Washington University will continue its monthly "Neuroscience on Tap" series with a talk about memory Monday, Jan. 4.
Faculty from Western's behavioral neuroscience program and psychology and biology departments will get together with the public from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Bob's Burgers & Brew downtown. The topic of the discussion is "Thanks for the Memories: Memory Processes Across the Lifespan," and it will be led by psychology assistant professor Jackie Rose.
Jackie Rose, an assistant professor of psychology at Western Washington University, will speak on memory processes across the lifespan at the monthly Neuroscience on Tap event from 7 to 8:30 p.m. n Tuesday, Jan. 4.
Faculty from WWU’s Behavioral Neuroscience Program and Biology and Psychology departments gather monthly for the neighborhood round-table discussions, which are held at Bob’s Burgers & Brew, 202 E. Holly St. in downtown Bellingham.
Jon Bale explains that the clear liquid he’s carefully dripping into a glass test tube in the laboratory contains neurotransmitters, the chemicals that allow brain cells to communicate with each other.
Working on a research project studying brain neurochemistry with Associate Professor of Psychology Janet Finlay, Bale is getting important research experience for a student who aspires to become a neurologist.
