The Western Washington University X PRIZE team will hold a fundraising dinner on Tuesday, July 13, to help raise money to finance the team's trip to the finals round of the $10-million Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE competition, which begins July 19 in Brooklyn, Mich.
The dinner event will take place at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 13, at Nona Rosa's Ristorante in Bellingham. A $25...
Western Washington University, which has a long tradition of national leadership in sustainability and environmental education, has now completed a Climate Action Plan, which outlines a number of university goals to address climate change.
The WWU plan is part of the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment, which is an effort undertaken by a network of universities...
Washington Mile, from Seattle, played at Western Washington University on Wednesday, July 7, as part of the Associated Students' Summer Noon Concert series.
Bands slated for later in the series include The Globes (July 14), LeRoy Bell & His Only Friends (July 21) and Nettle Honey (July 28).
Photos by University Communications intern Brett Flora. Click on a photo to...
Washington Mile will play today, July 7, on the Western Washington University campus as part of the summer 2010 series of free concerts. The Summer Noon Concert series, put on by WWU's Associated Students, brings various acts to Western for free noon concerts on the Performing Arts Center plaza.
With major influences like Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bon Iver and Blind Willie...
The 2010 Bellingham Festival of Music, featuring renowned musical director Michael Palmer and the internationally acclaimed Bellingham Festival Orchestra, has been taking place on the Western Washington University campus.
The last event of the 2010 festival is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. July 18 in the WWU Concert Hall.
For a full schedule of events,...
The Compass 2 Campus Western Washington University Mentorship Initiative is a pilot program implemented by House Bill 1986 which passed both Houses of the legislature on April 21, 2009.
The program is designed to increase access to higher education by providing an opportunity for 5th grade students from traditionally underrepresented and disadvantaged backgrounds in Whatcom and...
Looking for something fun to do this holiday weekend? Check out this list of events from The Bellingham Herald. Included on the list are the Bellingham Festival of Music, which takes place at the Western Washington University Performing Arts Center, Mount Baker Theatre's...
Greg Baker, on his first official day on the job as the Bellingham School District's new superintendent, visited the Western Washington University campus today to chat with elementary school students and attend a meeting of WWU leaders and local teachers.
Baker is a WWU alumnus, having earned his master's degree in secondary education from WWU's Woodring College of Education.
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A team of students from Western Washington University is among the dozen remaining entrants in the Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize competition, which is taking place through August in Detroit.
The team, from WWU's Vehicle Research Institute, has successfully completed the rigorous set of efficiency, safety, technical and range tests set before it in the past two weeks and will...
The Western Washington University X Prize team has officially passed all of the tests in the knockout round of the Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize competition, WWU faculty team leader Eric Leonhardt announced this morning. The team will advance to the finals round of the competition, which begins July 19 at Michigan International Speedway in Detroit.
"I do not know how...
