When we look to the night sky we see starts, moon or nothing if it’s cloudy. But for Dr. Enrique Gómez, professor of physics and astronomy at WCU is the universe beyond what we see with our ayes. He talked to us for Whee Life episode on Nov. 21 about 3I Atlas, the incredible Aurora […]
Whee Life Science episode: Fire season and how to prevent fires and look to the sky
November 21, 2025 by
This week we are talking science. Here from the North Carolina Forest Service public information office, Philip Jackson, on the dangers of forest fires post Helene and how we can all help in preventing them. We also have our ayes to the sky and talked to professor Enrique Gomez about new comet who is not […]
Northern Lights illuminates skies over campus
November 15, 2025 by
On the nights of Nov. 11 and 12, the Aurora Borealis could be seen in hues of pink and green above areas of low-light pollution in and around the WCU area. This granted the residents of Cullowhee brave enough to face the cold with the perfect opportunity to cross viewing the lights off of their […]
Don’t put your foam in the garbage. Feed Me Foam can do something about it
May 14, 2025 by
You’ve heard of paper shredder, but now meet the machine that shreds Styrofoam and turns it into usable plastic. Meet Audrey, the machine behind the business ‘Feed Me Foam.’Paul Allen, the creator of Feed Me Foam, noted how much space Styrofoam has been taking up landfills and decided to do something about it. His goal […]
Microplastics in watershed in Haywood County
May 7, 2025 by
Research at Richland Creek watershed, a head water way that flows through Waynesville, has been found of nine micro plastic particles per liter, which for a perspective is about 20 particles in a 2-liter bottle. Microplastics are classified as a “contaminant of emerging concern,” meaning that being exposed to low levels over long periods of time […]
Undiagnosed ADHD might be the reason some female students are struggling
May 7, 2025 by
“My professor assigned 50 pages of Plato. And on the fourth reread, I went, ‘Okay. I’m like, really struggling to keep my attention here, and this is a problem because I got my degree in literature.’ So I was like, I need to be able to read this,” said Haylee Melton, writing and learning commons […]
