Updated 11:12 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 23 Road conditions worsened overnight into Saturday morning, Jan. 23, causing hazardous conditions for drivers, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory said in a press conference. The below-freezing temperatures allowed water on the roads to re-freeze creating black ice among other hazardous conditions. In Jackson County, temperatures Saturday will not rise […]
WCU advances in DNA Sequencing
January 16, 2016 by
If you go to the bottom of the main stairs in Stillwell and take a right as you come out of the staircase, you will find yourself standing in front of the DNA Sequencing Lab. If you walk through the threshold of the lab and look to your left, the GS Junior System will be […]
WCU receives grant for two-semester biology course
January 15, 2016 by
Story co-written with Alexandra McQueen Freshman and transfer students eagerly waited to take Biology 493- Phage Hunters with Dr.Wallen and Dr. Gainey after hearing about it at freshman orientation. “Nothing builds confidence more than being able to just do something,” said Dr. Maria Gainey. And that is what their students do. The class is designed around […]
Defining and improving the “Total Student Experience”
December 21, 2015 by
Multimedia project created with David Johnson. Does the “total student experience” consist of having fun stuff to do on the weekends? Is it living in a college environment that provides extracurricular activities that pertain to student interests? Is it simply just receiving all the tools students need to graduate? Western Carolina University’s faculty and staff […]
Students’ imagination run free with new 3D printers in Hunter Library
December 19, 2015 by
Nicholas Black produced the multimedia segment in the story. WCU kicked off a new technological era, 3D printing in the Technology Commons of the Hunter Library in the fall semester and the students took notice. Having a 3D printer at WCU is a big development for the university, with 3D printing being at the peak […]
What does WCU’s environmental science program offer students?
December 14, 2015 by
Climate change. Natural disaster. Floods and droughts… Our planet is changing and our world leaders and businesses are trying to prevent a disaster. To do this, we need people with environmental science backgrounds. When Laura DeWald, Ph.D., became the director of WCU’s environmental science program in fall 2004, the program had no students or recruiting materials. […]
