WWU Stories

Features, research highlights and stories about our people

The Career Closet changes from drop-in hours to a pop-up event model

A student browses through racks at the Career Closet popup

VITA volunteers help community members secure more than $194,000 in tax refunds

A group of people stand in rows posing for a photo in matching blue WWU sweatshirts

Student ventures take center stage at Entrepreneurship and Innovation Spring Showcase

Four students smile at a visitor at last year's E&I Spring Showcase

Finding faults: WWU faculty/student team travels overseas to study plate tectonics in India

Five people standing on a rocky beach with cliffs in the background, smiling and posing.

WWU Entrepreneurship & Innovation student fellow launches app designed to address a major ADHD challenge

Alex Hines holds up a phone showing the VibeCheckList app

WWU students grow thousands of pounds of veggies at City Sprouts Farm in the Birchwood neighborhood

A woman in gloves harvests tomatoes with shears in a lush garden, surrounded by green foliage and other plants.

ALL AMERICAN: Maleah Andrews brings people together both on and off the field

A softball team in blue uniforms gives high fives as one player joyfully leads the huddle.

WWU Men’s Rugby wins D1AA 15s National Championship

The WWU Men's Rugby Team

One Quick Question: What does literature have to do with justice?

Claudia Johnson and Javier Zamora on stage

Did you know that May 4 is not only Star Wars Day, but also International Tarsier D̶a̶y̶/Night?

A tarsier in a tree. Photo via Deb Dowd on Unsplash

Chemistry grad student works to detect toxic chemicals in food and the environment

WWU grad student Tosin Ogunrinola in front of a blue and yellow ACS Spring 2026 backdrop

WWU student journalists take home 11 awards at regional SPJ conference

Group of 15 diverse adults standing and sitting indoors, smiling in casual attire.