WWU Stories

Features, research highlights and stories about our people

WWU’s Jay McCarty secures prestigious $676,000 CAREER grant from the NSF

Two people work together at a computer, analyzing a 3D molecular structure on screen.

Strange Cities, New Magics: English’s Stefania Heim translates painter Georgio de Chirico’s novel ‘Mr. Dudron’

A woman in glasses with curly hair in a black shirt stands in front of a white wall

PlasticsToday names WWU a Top 10 school for polymer materials engineering

A hand operates a drill above colorful polymer pieces secured on a workbench.

One Quick Question: Why has the I-5 Sloth become the symbol of the city?

A giant stuffed animal sloth hangs from the top of an evergreen tree in the middle of a forested mountain.

Journalism’s Brian J. Bowe wins award in the AEJMC’s Robert L. Stevenson Paper Competition

Two professionals pose together in front of a UNESCO backdrop at an event.

Nine WWU students receive State Department's Gilman International Scholarship

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship logo with stylized "G" and star.

Campus to celebrate national Juneteenth holiday with flag-raising, events on June 11

Juneteenth Flag flies over South Campus

Anthropology’s Sean Bruna testifies before the U.S. Senate on the harm of recent terminations at the Department of Health and Human Services

Sean Bruna stands in front of a green hedge; he is wearing glasses and a gray sports jacket.

WWU student Lilly Hessari wins Chinese proficiency regional final; will go to China for global competition this summer

A ceremony scene with a woman receiving an award, flanked by officials and flags.

WWU computer science students partner with the Western's SEA Discovery Center for their senior project

Three people in life vests stand outside the Sea Discovery Center building.

WWU students talk about one of the most common ways they self-identify with their peers: Stickers

Two notebooks covered in diverse stickers. One shows mythical creatures & art; the other features travel & nature themes. A phone in a case with a devil image sits atop a red notebook.

History’s Sarah Zarrow publishes ‘Displays of Belonging’

Aerial view of Red square, with the circular fountain turned off