WWU Stories

Features, research highlights and stories about our people

Photo Gallery: Spring has sprung on Western's campus

Students lie on the edge of Fisher Fountain; the fountain is empty.

EHS' Bruce Boyer retires after 21 years of service to the Western community

Bruce chats with Western's new new hazardous waste manager, Mackenzie Johnson.

In Memoriam: Joann Otto

Joann smiles at the camera; behind her are windows looking out on campus.

WWU grad student Jessi Gauvin researching new treatments for Alzheimer's Disease

Fractal image of a brain disintegrating as a metaphor for Alzheimer's Disease.

Woodring College of Education Dean Kevin Roxas joins state’s Professional Educator Standards Board

Kevin Roxas smiles at the camera; behind him on a sunny day is Old Main

WWU Computer Science Steals 1st, 2nd and 3rd in Washington in Division 2 at the ICPC PNW Regionals

Several students pose on and around a large metal 'W' at University of Washington Tacoma

When this longtime WWU staffer retired in 2022, she made sure to leave a legacy for future students

Dee Dee Lobard looks at the camera on her first day of work at Western in 1986.

Western's Caroline Hardin secures new NSF grant to build equity in K-12 computer science education

Caroline Hardin smiles at the camera in this professional studio headshot

WWU students, faculty attend SACNAS conference in Portland

WWU students and faculty smile at the camera at the conference, under a "welcome" sign

New NSF-Funded Research Project at WWU Explores Equitable Science Education in Whatcom and Skagit Counties

Josie and Debi smile at the camera; behind them is the Carver Gym building

WWU's Troy Abel named to the EPA's environmental justice panel

Troy Abel

Campus safety tips as we make our way through winter

Katy Potts and Dino