Western Washington University

Monday, July 13 through Monday, August 17, Cascade Natural Gas will be replacing a gas line main along East College Way. The work will begin at the south end near the Steam Plant and proceed north. During this stage, gas service to campus will be maintained. One lane will be kept open during business hours. Full road closures will be scheduled for Saturdays. The parallel parking stalls on the east side of the road will be used for staging and contractor parking.

The Smiths sent a satellite text to Jackie Caplan-Auerbach, a geologist friend in Washington, asking her to check nearby seismic stations for signs of landslides. It was the first report of the Tracy Arm tsunami to the outside world. Caplan-Auerbach was sitting down to coffee and a Wordle when the Smiths’ text dropped. The seismologist and Western Washington University professor quickly pivoted to scrolling for seismic stations near the David B. The data from many stations is publicly accessible.

Segment 1/2: Michael Miller, Economics Professor, Western Washington University and Professor Emeritus at DePaul University, joins John to discuss how recent economic data show real wages have risen about 2.2% over the past two years, meaning Americans are, on average, keeping up with or slightly outpacing inflation despite higher costs in areas like housing and energy. Tags Economics DepartmentMichael MillerCollege of Business and Economics

In some cases initiatives provide lawmakers with a clear signal of public opinion. Measures to legalise marijuana, for example, won support at the ballot box long before legislatures were willing to embrace the policy. “If democracy is having policy that is more reflective of where public opinion is, I think the initiative is good at that,” says Todd Donovan of Western Washington University. Tags Political Science DepartmentTodd DonovanCollege of Humanities and Social Sciences

Washington’s economy has long benefited from its willingness to embrace change. Artificial intelligence may represent the next major shift, but it is arriving while businesses and families are already confronting high costs, workforce uncertainty and growing financial risks. These issues are connected. They should be discussed that way. Tags Adam WrightCenter for Economic and Financial EducationEconomics DepartmentCollege of Business and Economics

The mountain’s upper reaches sit facing a perfect zero degrees north, said Doug Clark, a geologist at Western Washington University. This blocks much of the sunlight year-round, casting a large shadow for plants and wildlife. But what makes this spot even more unusual is the steep drop-off from the top of the mountain, some 4,000 feet to its base. Tags Doug ClarkGeology DepartmentCollege of Science and Engineering

Disability Pride Month: Adaptive Splash

Disability Pride Month: Neurodiversity Inclusion Collaborative July Meeting

Join the Disability Employee Resource Group on an outing to Adaptive Splash, an accessible community paddling session with the Community Boating Center, on Thursday, July 16 from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM. There is a car/vanpool option available if registered in advance.

Join the Neurodiversity Inclusion Collaborative for our July meeting on Wednesday, July 29 from 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM in Viking Union 735 (Multicultural Center Multi-Use Room) and over Zoom. For Disability Pride Month, the Disability Outreach Center, in collaboration with the Neurodiversity Inclusion Collaborative and Disability Employee Resource Group, will have a variety of events and programming throughout July for students, faculty, staff, and community members.