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WWU’s Jay McCarty secures prestigious $676,000 CAREER grant from the NSF

Two people work together at a computer, analyzing a 3D molecular structure on screen.

Western’s Greg O’Neil and graduate students invented a bottle adapter that makes researchers safer in the lab

WWU Grad student Kaden Hekker holds a bottle adapter toward the camera

PlasticsToday names WWU a Top 10 school for polymer materials engineering

A hand operates a drill above colorful polymer pieces secured on a workbench.

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.

Western Washington University celebrates graduates in six ceremonies Commencement Weekend

Two happy graduates in caps and gowns hold their diplomas in the air and smile.

Snapshots from Scholars Week 2025

Students present at the 2025 Scholars Week poster session

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.

Meet the 2025 Presidential Scholars

Grace Landaverde

WWU Chemistry's Spencer Anthony-Cahill retires after 28 years at Western

Dr. Spencer Anthony-Cahill standing on the Old Main Lawn wearing a WWU award medallion

Western fields four teams to compete in Ski to Sea