WWU Stories

Features, research highlights and stories about our people

Q&A with Latine Student Retention Specialist Rodrigo Gonzalez-Juarez: Empowering Latine students and celebrating Latine Heritage Month

portrait of Rodrigo Gonzalez-Juarez

Quacyya Cuaresma hired as Western's first Undocumented Student Retention Specialist

A young woman with long black hair, wearing a beige sweater and large, oval-shaped earrings, smiles warmly against a grey backdrop.

Stanford's Steven O. Roberts to present 'Talking to Children About Racism' on Monday, Oct. 7

Overhead view of the large, metal sculpture in front of the Chemistry building

WWU’s Rebecca Bunn works with multinational team to better understand why plants transfer carbon to fungi in their roots

A red mushroom grows on the forest floor

Photo Gallery: First Night Out

The throng crosses State Street; it is raining but faces are all smiles

Photo Gallery: Move In and Info Fair

Students gather at a university event, with tables set up for various clubs and organizations. A brick building stands behind them, with a blue fountain in the foreground. The event appears to be a lively gathering with a relaxed atmosphere.

WWU student Dori Harcharik wins industry honor for her research

Old Main sits in the sun on a fall day; the leaves on trees behind it are bright yellow

WWU Trustee Sue Sharpe retires after 12 years of service

A woman with short gray hair, wearing a light gray jacket over a black shirt, smiles at the camera against a blue backdrop.

Chemistry's Tim Kowalczyk named a Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar for 2023-24

Tim Kowalczyk sits at his desk; behind him on a computer screen is the diagram of a complex organic molecule.

Global scholars converge at WWU for BSOMADA 2024: A Deep Dive into Modeling and Data Analytics

Approximately 30 of the global scholars of the annual Bellingham Symposium on Modeling and Data Analytics (BSOMADA 2024) pose on the stairs outside the Viking Union.

Meet manufacturing engineering alum and former BSU President Ermias Hagos

Ermias Hagos and Tehkia Jones sit at table with microphones

Meet the 2024 Outstanding Graduate Students

A young woman wearing a traditional Chilkat hat and red shawl smiles in a field of daisies.