WWU junior Darby Finnegan’s passion for marine life and hard work has led her to become Western’s first Barry Goldwater Scholarship award winner since 2007.

The incredibly competitive $7,500 scholarship is awarded to college sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue research careers in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering, and is awarded to fewer than 10 percent of those who even qualify to be part of the rigorous application process.

Finnegan said she was honored to be Western’s first Goldwater recipient in more than 10 years.

Computer Vision - the field of research surrounding the effort to give computers the ability to perceive the world through images - is becoming a bigger part of our daily lives, from facial-recognition security on smartphones to content-based image search. Western Today talked with WWU Assistant Professor of Computer Science Scott Wehrwein about his research in Computer Vision and how it could continue to impact our lives in the years ahead.

There isn’t much Western Washington University cybersecurity student Kim Huynh hasn’t managed to accomplish in the last four months.

In January she started Western’s chapter of Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS), a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering and bringing together women from academia, research and industry to share in their experiences and help to further play a role in the future of cybersecurity.

Western students are actively engaged with the local community to address the complex issues surrounding homelessness and affordable housing.

Students in a Woodring College of Education Human Services class compiled a resource manual for schools in Bellingham; developed a report and presentation to Bellingham City Council; and worked to address the 2020 census undercounting marginalized populations.