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Category: Social Impact

Geosciences Students Join West Plains PFAS Testing Effort

February 12, 2025

Student researchers testing a well on a rural property.

The Eastern Washington University team is quantifying PFAS contamination levels and connecting affected households with clean water sources.

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CPP Event Explored Region’s Opioid Abuse Crisis

February 11, 2025

Photo of panel for the opioid discussion.

The event kicked off the college’s Community Engagement Speakers Series.

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EWU Student Historians Chronicle ‘Downwinder’ Experiences

January 30, 2025

Photo of EWU history students and Professor Ann LeBar standing behind the Hanford Historical Landmark sign.

Their articles about people who lived and worked “downwind” of the Hanford nuclear site are now published on the Manhattan Project’s National Historical Park website.

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Jacob Johns is the 2025 Activist In Residence

January 3, 2025

Activist Jacob Johns is pictured surrounded by his powerful artwor.k

Johns, who has worked tirelessly to advocate for social justice, minority rights and environmental protection, will lead a series of workshops.

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EWU’s Margo Hill-Ferguson Honored for Her Advocacy and Leadership

December 12, 2024

Photo of Margo Hill-Ferguson.

Her contributions on behalf of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People and other important causes is making an impact.

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Grant to Support Probe of Rare, Deadly Disorder in Infants  

November 22, 2024

Nick Burgis (right) and co-principal investigator Yao Houndonougbo in Burgis’ Science Building laboratory.

NIH announces $350,000 to help chemistry professors Nick Burgis and Yao Houndonougbo explore ways to “stabilize ITPA clinical variants.”    

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Designing Success

November 8, 2024

Photo of Sage Norton at the Catalyst.

A well-timed scholarship coupled with a unique applied-learning experience is helping a hardworking visual communication design student build a future.

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Veterans Day Display Honors Service

November 5, 2024

Photo of JFK Library exhibit, which includes flags representing the branches of the military, among other things.

From service to school, two veterans have found their path at EWU.

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Election Season 101: Helping Your EWU Student Navigate the Political Buzz

November 1, 2024

Election Season 101: Helping Your EWU Student Navigate the Political Buzz

“EWU has plenty of resources to help students feel confident and supported.”

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Campus Collaborations Support Voting Access

October 29, 2024

Campus Collaborations Support Voting Access

The Associated Students of Eastern Washington University (ASEWU) partnered with the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences to relaunch ewu.edu/vote, among their other non-partisan efforts to provide resources and access for voting.

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