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Alejandro Acevedo-Gutierrez's research profiled in Western Today

WWU Biologists to Study the Hunting Behavior of Local Seals From the Air

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Debi Hanuscin authors book chapeter

Debi has authored a chapter entitled "Considering the Classroom Assessment of Nature of Science " in the newly published book, Nature of Science in Science Instrution; Rationaled and Strategies,…

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Thanh Le, Physics/SMATE faculty member, awarded NSF Grant

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Collaborative Research: A Study of Socio-metacognition, Emotions, and Power Dynamics When Undergraduate Physics Students Engage in Collaborative…