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Mission to Greenland

Follow the WWU researchers as they explore the Greenland Ice Sheet.

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From Hell to Hope

A female runner sprints on a red track as a team in blue celebrates behind her.

Trauma had almost broken Australian track star Bec Bennett when she showed up in the office of Western’s Track and Field coach.

A look back: Cooking with Margaret and Susy in 1974

Two women in a rustic kitchen; one kneading dough, the other blurred in motion, with vintage decor.

Classmates who bonded over their love of food have launched a podcast

A vision for WWU in the Methow Valley

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Alumnus Lee Whittaker's transformational land gift will help deepen Western's roots in the Methow Valley

Innovation Incubator

Five diverse adults in different attire, from outdoor casual to professional, smiling confidently.

Western is a top producer of graduates who earn doctorates. See what a few of those alumni are doing with the highest degrees in their field.

Western expands access to higher education through President’s Strategic Enrollment Initiative

A marching band player with a trumpet leads a parade of people carrying flags, some wearing Viking helmets, under sunny trees.

The Science of Speech and Sound

Two women are in a sound booth. One talks, gesturing with her hands, while the other stands behind her, listening.

WWU’s Speech-Language, Hearing, and Aural Rehabilitation clinics provide no-cost services to hundreds each year.

Greenland in Infrared

Alumni Stories

'She Was Beautiful, Loyal and Tough'

Amirah Casey, in her cheer uniform, sits next to a gigantic trophy

Marine Sciences graduate Amirah Casey’s impressive list of accomplishments includes embracing her late mother's story as part of her own.

Alumna Eowyn Ivey weaves fantastical yarns about the unforgiving beauty of the Alaska wilderness. Her own story about a small-town bookstore worker whose first novel nearly wins a Pulitzer Prize is just as inspiring.

The day KUGS went global

A 90s'era CRT monitor displaying a webpage with "KUGS 89.3" visible. A webcam sits atop.

Alumnus Keith Boyd looks back on WWU's student-run radio station hitting the internet.

Making space for 90 million people

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If you haven’t spent dozens of hours (or hundreds, we won’t judge) immersed in the work of alum Alison Lührs, you probably know someone who has.

Alison Lührs, World Builder

Big Southern Skies

Rubin Observatory stands on Cerro Pachón in Chile against a sky full of star trails in this long exposure night sky image

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile is expected to show us a whole new view when it comes online in 2025. A WWU alum is on the team preparing for ‘first light.’

Drawn to the Ocean

Joyce Block stands in the doorway of a small building, surrounded by woods.

Meet retired teacher Joyce Block, a grad student with a voracious mind and the work ethic of a South Dakota farm kid. She’s set her sights on an invasive crab intent on wrecking the Salish Sea.

Decoding the sounds of the rainforest

panoramic view of a rainforest near Singapore

Neal Digre, ‘16, is using the machine learning and linguistics skills he learned at WWU in the $10 million XPRIZE Rainforest competition.

Returning ancestors to their rightful homes

A woman in a plaid shirt browses meticulously organized archive boxes on shelves, reaching for a specific box. Pink notes label many containers.

Alum Alyson Rollins leads the repatriation of WWU’s Native American remains and cultural artifacts in Western’s care.

WWU x 'Severance'

The Mind of ‘Severance’

Dan Erickson smiles as he stands in a doorway between the lighted set of 'Severance' and backstage.

Talking to the creator of the hit show, alum Dan Erickson, was even more fun than winning a Music Dance Experience.

Convention Friends

Four men in white shirts and dark ties sit, appearing serious. A dimly lit stage background.

WWU alums who helped stage Dan Erickson’s play ‘Convention’ talk about seeing the beginnings of ‘Severance.’

Alum Rachel Addington is ‘Elizabeth G.’ on ‘Severance’

A long sterile hallway in a futuristic factory. Workers in lab coats stand near sleek gray machines. A woman in brown and a man in a suit are in the foreground.

Her journey to the hit show began years ago as a WWU undergrad.

Research and Creativity

All Things Energy

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Western’s Institute for Energy Studies prepares students to tackle the world’s toughest climate and energy problems.

Window to a Solar Future

Two people, one on a ladder, work on the windows in front of the Western Gallery

An alum who helped develop a new solar window technology in a lab at Western returns to install the finished product at the Western Gallery

Look Up

Isamu Noguchi exploded the boundaries of contemporary art and lived an amazing 20th-century life. One of his best works is at the center of Western’s campus.