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Canadian Fossil Discovery Center becoming a strong draw for research
8.19.10
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canada | geology | paleontology | student research | students
Top Weird Science Stories of 2010
8.12.10
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Bernie Housen | CST | faculty | geology | research
Fossil proves existence of giant flightless bird
7.23.10
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CST | faculty research | geology

Fossil Find: Big Bird Roamed Northwest 50 Million Years Ago
7.15.10
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CST | Dave Tucker | faculty | geology
Giant Bird Roamed Northwest 50 Million Years Ago
7.14.10
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CST | Dave Tucker | faculty | geology | research | staff
Fossil Proves Local Existence Of Giant Flightless Bird
7.14.10
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CST | faculty | geology | George Mustoe | research | staff
Fossil footprint of giant extinct bird removed from Deming hillside, trucked to WWU
7.13.10
Photos
CST | geology | research

On Monday morning, July 12, a fossil footprint of the extinct bird Diatryma was lifted from the foothills near Deming. The helicopter, from Columbia Helicopters, lifted the giant slab to a waiting flatbed, which then trucked the fossil to Western Washington University, where it will be displayed in the Geology Department area of the Environmental Studies Building on campus.

Photos courtesy of John Scurlock. Click an image to view in a larger size.
WWU researchers retrieve fossil track of giant extinct bird
7.13.10
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CST | Dave Tucker | faculty | geology | George Mustoe | research
Fossil discovered by WWU geologists proves local existence of giant flightless bird 50M years ago
7.12.10
Feature
CST | Dave Tucker | faculty | geology | George Mustoe | research

Fifty million years ago, when what is now Washington state was covered with a verdant subtropical rainforest, a 380-pound flightless bird called Diatryma stalked the floodplains of the region’s meandering rivers.
Five new trees planted on campus, will be added to WWU's Tree Tour website
6.29.10
Opinion
faculty | geology | Myrl Beck | on-campus events | Tree Tour | trees

All you rabid tree aficionados will be delighted to learn that there are, or very soon will be, five new trees pictured and described under http://www.wwu.edu/treetour/. Several of these were purchased using donated funds managed by the Western Foundation (The fund is now dangerously depleted – get out your checkbooks). To donate, visit http://www.wwu.edu/give.

In alphabetical order, our new species are:
Learn about birds, geology and plants of Sehome Arboretum June 5
6.4.10
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David Engebretson | faculty | geology | on-campus events | Sehome Arboretum | staff | students
That big rock sitting in the garden? Meteorite.
6.3.10
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geology
Students prepare Sehome Arboretum for special day Saturday, June 5
6.3.10
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David Engebretson | Environmental Studies | fairhaven | geology | on-campus events | Sehome Arboretum | students

Western Washington University will host its third annual "It's Your Arboretum Day" from 1 to 4 p.m., Saturday, June 5, at the Outdoor Learning Center, located on the Huntoon Trail in the western part of the Sehome Arboretum adjoining WWU's campus. The event is free and open to the public.
Geology fundraiser set for Wednesday
5.25.10
Feature
geology

The annual Mount Baker Volcano Research Center fundraiser T-shirt sale will be held in the lobby of Environmental Studies, first floor (north entrance, facing Arntzen) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. If there are any shirts left, the sale will be repeated Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

There is a wide range of colors and sizes:
Sunday's "On the WWU Campus" column
5.25.10
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CEV | events | geology | Shannon Point
Schwartz, Terich have entries published in new encyclopedia
4.27.10
Faculty publication
CST | Environmental Studies | faculty | geology | huxley | Maury Schwartz | publications | Tom Terich

Maury Schwartz (Geology, retired) and Tom Terich (Environmental Studies) had an entry titled "Washington" published on pages 15 to 31 of "Encyclopedia of the World's Coastal Landforms," edited by Eric Bird. Schwartz also has four other entries in this encyclopedia: Virgin Islands, pp. 295-297; St. Martin, pp. 302-304; Libya, pp. 897-898; and Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, pp. 953- 955.
Learn about fossils at Burke Museum, then hit the road to see more
4.8.10
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CST | Environmental Studies Building | faculty | geology | George Mustoe
South American Silver Corp. Appoints Greg Johnson as President and CEO
3.30.10
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alumni | CST | geology
Bellingham geologist creates Web sites about rocks in region | The Bellingham Herald
2.8.10
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CST | Dave Tucker | faculty | geology | research
Walk in Arroyo Park with Bellingham resident Dave Tucker and you get more than pleasant conversation in a pretty, wooded setting. You'll get to hear the geologist talk about time stretching back millions, maybe hundreds of millions, of years. You'll learn about hot, flowing rock that eventually cooled and pushed through the Earth's crust.
Rosses have paper published in book dedicated to memory of alum Garry Jones
12.21.09
Faculty publication
alumni | biology | C.A. Ross | faculty | geology | June Ross | publication | recognition

C.A. Ross (Geology research associate) and J. R. P. Ross (Biology, emeritus) had their paper "Paleontology, a Tool to Resolve Late Paleozoic Structural and Depositional Histories" published in "Geologic Problem solving with Microfossils: A volume in honor of Garry Jones," Special Publication 93. The paper appears on pages 95 to 109 of the book, edited by T.D. Demchuk and A.C. Gary. The book is published by the Society for Sedimentary Geology.
Trouble in the air? | Santa Monica Daily Press
12.7.09
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Bernie Housen | faculty | geology | research
Western Washington University Geophysicist Bernie Housen, concerned about the air quality on his own bicycle commute along busy Bellingham roads, recently launched a study of the magnetism in local trees to gauge air quality along his route and elsewhere in his region. The magnetism in a tree's leaves is created by tiny particles of iron oxides and other pollutants that drift through the air, emanating primarily from eroding vehicle brake pads and diesel exhaust. The particles are small enough to pass through our nasal passages and get lodged in our lungs.
McGraw-Hill Introduces New Geology Content Based on Modern Learning Techniques | CNNMoney.com
11.18.09
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faculty | geology | Scott_Linneman
As climate change and the future of our earth become a part of everyday conversations around the globe, today’s college students are looking for educational resources that help them understand the physical world they inhabit. Exploring Geology 2nd edition (McGraw-Hill Higher Education) introduces the world of investigative geology using a visuals-rich format and new digital teaching and learning tools to engage students in science inside and outside of the classroom.
The future of pollution monitoring: reading the tree leaves? | The Globe and Mail
11.16.09
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Bernie Housen | faculty | geology | research
Riding his bike to work at Western Washington University, in Bellingham, geophysicist Bernie Housen used to wonder how unhealthy it was to be breathing in all those exhaust fumes. It's a concern any urban bike rider has at times. But now, thanks to the leaves that grow on the trees along his route, Prof. Housen has proof that his concerns were well founded. In a remarkable piece of research that could one day lead urban planners to consult the trees on where bike or walking paths should be located, Prof.
How Leaves Could Monitor Pollution
10.27.09
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CST | faculty | geology | research
Foliage on trees lining traffic routes could serve as low-tech pollution sensors, a new analysis suggests. The exhaust of many vehicles, particularly those that burn diesel, includes copious quantities of microscopic particles of many sizes. Although particles larger than 10 micrometers in diameter are efficiently filtered by the upper respiratory system, those smaller than 2.5 micrometers across can reach areas deep within the human lung to trigger disease and inflammation, says Bernard Housen, a geophysicist at Western Washington University in Bellingham.
Statisticians reject global cooling
10.27.09
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faculty | geology | research
Have you heard that the world is now cooling instead of warming? You may have seen some news reports on the Internet or heard about it from a provocative new book. Only one problem: It's not true, according to an analysis of the numbers done by several independent statisticians for The Associated Press.

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