September 30, 2013
WWU Institute for Energy Studies Receives Support from Alaska Airlines and the Ingersoll Rand Foundation
Western Washington University‘s Institute for Energy Studies is receiving a $150,000 gift of support from Alaska Airlines and $100,000 in various gifts from the Ingersoll Rand Foundation and Trane, a leading global provider of indoor comfort solutions and services and a brand of Ingersoll Rand. Western established its multi-disciplinary Institute for Energy Studies last spring. […]

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April 16, 2013
State Support Needed for WWU Degrees that Would Fuel High-Tech Jobs
By JEFF MORRIS — COURTESY TO THE BELLINGHAM HERALD We are very fortunate here in the 40th Legislative District to be home to a tremendous higher education institution in the form of Western Washington University. It is an economic driver and a source of accessible, high-quality college education for Bellingham, the surrounding area and the […]

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February 25, 2013
Western Washington University Institute for Energy Studies
Overarching Narrative: The use of conventional energy sources leads to a variety of global, regional, and local environmental problems, which are worsened when energy is used inefficiently. Carbon emissions related to energy use is a prime example.  Finding appropriate technical and policy solutions to these problems requires an examination of numerous issues related to current […]

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