WWU Stories

Features, research highlights and stories about our people

WWU student Bo Watkins nominated for Governor’s Student Civic Leadership Award

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WWU student organizes 'Generations of Feminist Ecologies in Land Stewardship and Restoration' event on March 6

Detail of a weaving titled "Third Eye Listening" by Susan sa'hLa mitSa Pavel.

Campus strategic planning open house to be held Feb. 26

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Grad Student Research: Piper Elwood on gut-brain disorders

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WWU graduate students Ellen Esteves and Lizeth Vizcaino-Sandoval awarded $5,000 fellowships to support Latine communities

Lizeth Viscaino-Sandoval portrait in graduation attire on Western's campus

WWU receives grant to update and expand Health of the Salish Sea Ecosystem Report

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WWU named a Beckman Scholarship Program awardee

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Besties in Science: Graduate Students Study Swinomish Clam Garden

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New theatre collective founded by WWU students and alumni puts on first-ever staging of '36 Questions'

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Five reasons for faculty to write for The Conversation

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WWU’s Laurie Trautman, Edward Alden author new book, “When the World Closed Its Doors: The COVID-19 Tragedy and the Future of Borders”

Edward Alden and Laurie Trautman during their visit to the border between Norway and Sweden

One Quick Question: Gen Alpha's new slang is in the news. What's all the fuss about?

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