WWU Stories

Features, research highlights and stories about our people

WWU’s biochemical research erupts at the annual Volcano Conference

Students line up shoulder to shoulder on a hike in the forest

WWU Theatre performs staged reading of ‘American Prom’ at Sehome High

Five actors on stage in front with scripts

Dear young people, Don’t be afraid of your power.

A person with tattoos and a red bandana works behind a bar, preparing a drink.

WWU space science students travel to D.C. to advocate for NASA funding with Bill Nye and The Planetary Society

Two women walking in a hallway, holding folders, engaged in conversation.

Proteins shine a light on Dungeness crab resilience

A person holds a large crab in a laboratory setting with bright lighting.

Six Fairhaven students awarded the Adventure Learning Grant, a $25,000 stipend to study abroad

Jatiwangi Art Factory dinner at a long table with ALG recipient's unbisqued plates

WWU’s Department of Theatre and Dance invites audiences ‘Into the Woods’

Actors portraying The Witch and Cinderella in WWU’s production of "Into the Woods'

My Sense of Place in the Salish Sea

Caleb Barville stands next to a kayak on a rocky beach with arms open wide

WWU’s Western Americana Music Group breaks down barriers of music accessibility in college

Liz Binnington plays fiddle

Western student Nathan Christner wins prestigious national ADDY Award

Screengrab of a claymation talking crab

Meet the 2026 Presidential Scholars

Tyanin Opdahl

WWU professor Jackie Caplan-Auerbach co-publishes paper on second-largest tsunami ever recorded

A majestic mountain landscape with a turquoise bay dotted with icebergs, under a bright blue sky.