WWU Stories

Features, research highlights and stories about our people

Nine WWU students receive State Department's Gilman International Scholarship

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

WWU researchers look to space to remotely detect and map snow algae

An aerial photo of a glacier on Mt. Baker with an inset showing snow algae.

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’

Fall foliage, with one branch standing out in focus against a blurred background of golden leaves

Collaboration, creativity and community come together in Windows Alive! project downtown

Windows with bold, colorful patterns.

Snapshots from Scholars Week 2025

Students present at the 2025 Scholars Week poster session

CBE celebrates retiring faculty Tuesday, June 3

Kristi Lewis Tyran

WWU Mathematics senior Maggie Minogue launches podcast to help current, future teachers

Maggie Minogue, a smiling young woman with long dark hair, sits at a table with a nameplate that reads "Maggie Minogue, Math." A classroom background is visible.