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2012 summer commencement ceremony

Heidi Grant Murphy, Western Washington University alumna and renowned opera singer, received Western’s honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts and sung the national anthem and Western's Alma Mater at Western’s summer commencement Aug. 18 in Carver Gym.

Deborah Atwood, executive director of AGree: Transforming Food and Agriculture Policy, gave the commencement address. Atwood is an alumna of Huxley College of the Environment and Western’s Campus School.

Korean students learn physics the fun way

A group of high school students from Korea's Wooshin High School is visiting the Western Washington University campus for a couple weeks to get hands-on experience in applying principles of science, technology, engineering and mathematics through Western's Youth Programs.

On Tuesday, July 31, they were competing to see how far they could shoot paper rockets using compressed air, manipulating such elements as weight, center of gravity, distribution of mass, pressure and pitch to achieve the longest flights possible. Tuesday's winner landed at roughly 155 feet.

Back2Bellingham, TJ Martin celebration among WWU Alumni Association highlights

Check out the WWU Alumni Association's video of highlights from the 2011-12 year.

Cellist Lynn Harrell to play at WWU Saturday

Cellist Lynn Harrell will play in the Performing Arts Center Saturday at Western Washington University as part of the Bellingham Festival of Music.

Concert Series continues today with Kore Ionz

The annual Summer Noon Concert Series continues today with Seattle reggae rockers Kore Ionz. Having shared the stage with such legends as The Wailers, Steel Pulse and Third World, and currently touring with New Zealand’s Katchafire, Kore Ionz brings reggae influenced by both jazz and the sounds of Hawai’i. Their hit single “Love You Better” has been a top-request on radio stations in Honolulu, Hilo, and Kona.

Student wins The American Prize for vocals

Deborah Blakesley, a soprano in the Western Washington University Department of Music, has been selected as the winner of the The American Prize in Vocal Performance-Friedrich and Virginia Schorr Memorial Award in the 2012 college/university opera division.

Each year, the prize is awarded to the best performances by classically trained vocalists, based on submitted recordings. Applicants are accepted from across the United States.

Festival of Music continues with Joshua Bell today

The Bellingham Festival of Music, which takes place this month at various locations around town, including on the Western Washington University campus, continues today at the Mt. Baker Theater.

Violinist Joshua Bell is today's featured guest.

Munro Institute comes to campus June 25 to 29

The Ralph Munro Institute from Western Washington University spent last week at North Seattle Community College. It has moved to Western's campus in Bellingham for this week, June 25 to 29. Elected officials, public policy experts, political scientists and distinguished scholars will be among the speakers at panels that are free and open to the public.

Students hold annual robot competition

Western Washington University’s computer science department held its annual Student Robot Competition May 29 in the Communications Facility lobby on the first floor on WWU’s campus.

The participants were students from Associate Professor of Computer Science Jianna Zhang’s Computer Science 372: Robotics class, although all Western students, regardless of their major or area of study, are allowed to enter robots in what has now become an annual competition.

Dogs provide therapy during final exams

Registered Pet Partner Teams (dogs and handlers) have been in the Western Libraries on campus for a couple of weeks providing some "doggie therapy" for students stressed out by finals or those who just want to relax.