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Latine Heritage Month

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October

Fall Family Weekend

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October 18th-20th

Upcoming Events

Understanding Energy Poverty

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WWU’s House of Healing Longhouse

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Get To Know What Peace Corps Is All About

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Atoms, Nanoparticles, and Aggregates

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Research at Western

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Interested in Research at WWU?

Find out more about Undergraduate, Graduate, and Faculty research on campus and how to become involved.

Read Stories of Climate Change to learn how Western's faculty, staff, and students are working to make a difference in the most existential threat facing the global community today.