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Western receives $2M for engineering and cybersecurity programming, academic outreach

Western Washington University will receive an additional $2.07 million from the state Legislature to expand programming and increase academic outreach, among other smaller expenditures.

The largest buckets of funding from the state’s operating budget went to expand the electrical and…

2024-03-26
WWU's Jill Davishahl named the Outstanding Teacher in the Pacific Northwest by the ASEE 2024-01-22
Western alum creates nasal spray device for opioid overdoses

Like many medications, naloxone — the nasal spray that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose — comes in a flimsy box. The device that administers the medication is shaped like a cartoon spaceship and has to remain sealed in blister pack until use. It’s clunky to carry and can be sprayed…

2023-10-30
One Quick Question: Are hydrogen-powered cars the next big leap forward in transportation? 2023-06-06
Engineering & Design Chair Jeff Newcomer heading to new job this summer 2023-05-17
WWU students envision new life for ocean plastics

Each year, hundreds of tons of plastics wash up along Alaska’s remote shorelines — from buoys to nets to plastic bottles. At Western Washington University, students are reimagining the future of those plastics. 

In 2019, Western’s polymer materials engineering program

2023-05-01
WWU Team Rewriting the Narrative on Ocean Plastics 2023-04-04
Steve James to retire after 37 years at Western 2022-10-21
Recycling isn't enough to slow plastic pollution, WA scientists say

anna Armstrong took her bioplastic to the Eastern Washington Regional Science and Engineering Fair, where she took first place for her invention and went on to compete virtually in the International Science and Engineering Fair in Atlanta, Georgia, where she placed fourth in the world in the…

2022-09-28
Four WWU juniors win the 2022 Global Innovation Awards for their Outstanding Kitchen Appliances 2022-06-13
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