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In the News

The Western Martians explore Washington’s otherworldly side

The Megaripples formation in Eastern Washington, with water in the foreground and blue skies above.

Postcards from Ecuador: Reflections on Two Life-Changing Weeks

The Honors program poses for a group photo; behind them is the misty peak of Chimbarazo volcano.

Postcards from Ecuador: Swimming with sea turtles, sharks and rays in epic Los Túneles snorkel session

Students listen to an instructor as they sit on a boat before going snorkeling in the Galápagos.

WWU Astronomy & Planetary Science professors share the science behind the new images from the James Webb Space Telescope

Known as Webb’s First Deep Field, this image of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 is overflowing with detail of distant galaxies.

WWU Nursing Reunion and Celebration

Large group of Western nursing graduates in their black robes, orange hoods, and mortar boards

Sep 17

Fairhaven Park Pavilion, Bellingham

Research at Western

Call of the light draws Western student to study bioluminescent plankton

Noctiluca are seen under a microscope in white on a black background.

WWU’s Caitlin Bannister is Western’s first Behavioral Neuroscience student to receive a coveted Goldwater Scholarship

Caitlin sits on the steps in front of Old Main

Biology faculty reel in two more prestigious CAREER grants from the NSF

Tetrahymena thermophila, a single-celled organism studied by Suzanne Lee, with a yellow body and blue center under the microscope

Western’s Anatomy and Physiology Lab opens up new learning opportunities for students

President Sabah Randhawa listens to anatomy/physiology staff standing around a classroom

Interested in Research at WWU?

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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.

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