Western Washington University News Archives

Washington has a new name for a very old waterway. The inland waters including the Puget Sound, the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Strait of George will now be known together as the Salish Sea.

Many public universities have been hit hard by the recession, and Western Washington University is no exception.

Interpreter Marc Schmitz and Gig Harbor High School American Sign Language teacher Dean Roberts during the teacher's planning period last Wednesday.

More than 800 Whatcom and Skagit county fifth-graders became Western Washington University students for the day Tuesday, Oct.

Brooke Evan Jonasson and DyLon Dreux McClary of Washington were married Aug. 2 in Stanwood, Wash., with Penny Truitt officiating.

Despite a growing pile of evidence that people talking on cellphones are less aware of their surroundings and an ever-increasing list of provinces that have banned mobile devices behind the wheel, the government of New Brunswick has no immediate plans to follow suit.

Pedestrians who talk on a mobile phone are slower, change direction more, have difficulty navigating -- and are less likely to notice obvious distractions like a unicycling clown, a study showed Tuesday.

A researcher at Western Washington University says he has proof that people talking on cellphones are twice as oblivious as people who aren't. A researcher at Western Washington University says he has proof that people talking on cellphones are twice as oblivious as people who aren't. Psychology professor Ira Hyman employed a clown riding on a ...

A group of clowns are seen laughing during the 14th Latin American clown convention in Mexico City, Mexico on October 21.

WASHINGTON: Pedestrians who talk on a mobile phone are slower, change direction more, have difficulty navigating - and are less likely to notice obvious distractions like a unicycling clown, a study said this week.

But Your Honor, I never left my chair: A Minnesota man has pleaded guilty to drunken driving while operating a motorized recliner .

The vampires will be out in New Orleans tonight. But they'll probably be more interested in munching popcorn than sucking blood.

Would you notice this clown? How much do you miss when you're distracted by a cellphone conversation? Researchers at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Wash., decided to study whether talking on a cellphone was such a distraction that people wouldn't notice obvious events happening in the world around them.

Bellingham and Western Washington University police have arrested two students on suspicion of robbing another student in the Sehome Arboretum Oct.

Western Washington University will be open to everyone this weekend with a variety of events for the annual Fall Family Open House.

PORTLAND, Oregon a ' Foliage on trees lining traffic routes could serve as low-tech pollution sensors, a new analysis suggests.

We've read, and reported on, study after study concerning cell phone users' lack of awareness, but the particulars of one such study, reported by LiveScience , stands out.

The public is invited to a free forum addressing the merits of the Electoral College versus the national popular vote in determining the U.S. president.

Never mind driving while talking on a cellphone, new U.S. research shows people have a hard time even walking while talking on a mobile.

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Distracted ... a study found only a quarter of drivers talking on a mobile phone noticed a clown in front of them / Reuters Talking on a mobile distracts drivers A quarter saw clown in front of them More: Technology news and reviews TALKING on a mobile phone distracts people so much that they do not even notice when a clown on a unicycle passes ...

Those who walk while talking on cell phones are less likely than those listening to their iPods to see this clown unicycling pass, and they even struggle walking in straight lines, new research finds.

Washington, Oct 20 : A new study has shown that using a cell phone while walking is so distracting that it causes inattentional blindness.

Even the sight of a unicycling clown isn't enough to grab the attention of walkers using their cell phones, according to a study being published in the December 2009 issue of the journal Applied Cognitive Psychology.

One peaceful August day in France, a rider brought his horse down to the beach for a stroll through the shallow surf.

Holocaust survivor Noemi Ban will share her story about being in the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp as a child during a special lecture at Western Washington University on Monday, Nov.

Bellingham Police are looking for two men who robbed a 20 year old college student at gun- and knife-point. The Western Washington University student says he was walking along a trail in the Sehome Arboretum around 5PM Wednesday when he was approached by the two men.

Tree leaves along bus routes in Bellingham, WA, were found to be up to 10 times more magnetic than leaves on quieter streets.

Enrollment is up at Washington's public universities this fall, with most of the increase coming from students who decided to stay in school rather than seek their fortunes elsewhere in a down economy.

Hoping to strike a nerve with recession-weary voters, perpetual anti-tax activist Tim Eyman returns to the ballot this fall with a plan to put government on a strict diet, cut property taxes and give voters the final say on tax hikes.

Western Washington University's College of Business and Economics will celebrate teaching, student learning and partnerships with business at its annual Teaching Scholarship Day on Friday, Oct.

Fall enrollment is up at Washington's public universities this fall. Most of the increase comes from students who decided to stay in school rather than seeking their fortunes elsewhere in a down economy.

Robert James "Bob" Bryan was born July 3, 1959, and raised in Bremerton. He attended public schools in Bremerton and graduated from West Bremerton High School in 1977.

Outside hitters Marlayna Geary and Megan Amundson each had double-doubles in kills and digs as Western Washington University defeated Saint Martin's University 25-23, 26-28, 25-23, 25-16 on Saturday, Oct.

Colton Harris-Moore reportedly snapped this picture in June 2008 using a stolen camera that was later recovered by deputies in Island County, Wash.

The 27th annual Oktoberfest transforms the Deming Logging Show grounds into a slice of Bavaria, with lederhosen, polka dancing and German food and beer, from noon to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct.

Kambale Musavuli breaks the silence about the Congo at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Wash.

Officials have identified the body of the man found in a smoldering car at the Lake Terrell Reserve late last week.

Former Secretary of State Ralph Munro has begun a term on the board of trustees for Western Washington University.

Female chum salmon resemble bulldozers, roughly digging holes in a stream's gravel bed to spawn.

Louie Gong grew up eating American Indian bread for breakfast and Chinese dinners cooked on a camp stove.

All it took was a wrong turn for Jorge-Alonso Chehade to face deportation. Enlarge photo This Sept.

Western Washington University's College of Business and Economics will host Jon Gacek and Frank McIntire as the speakers for its Strategic Management Executive Strategy Speaker Series this quarter.

All it took was a wrong turn for Jorge-Alonso Chehade to face deportation. But that wrong turn also brought him attention and praise from Washington state's congressional delegation, pro bono attorneys and maybe, just maybe, a chance to stay in the United States.