EASTERN NEWSROOM

Category: Social Impact

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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‘Get Out the Vote’ Poster Art Exhibit at JFK

by Melodie Little

Photo of display wall with poster art.

The exhibit, featuring about 70 posters, will run through election day.

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EWU Awarded $2.2 Million For Clean Energy Projects

September 13, 2024

Erik Budsberg standing in front of a large solar panel.

The state funding supports EWU’s work to create a sustainable campus while creating applied-learning opportunities that prepare students to tackle climate change as working professionals.

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Coordinated Care Creates Scholarship to Honor Jeff Thomas

August 13, 2024

Coordinated Care Creates Scholarship to Honor Jeff Thomas

The scholarship continues the inspiring legacy of the EWU alumnus, who served as CEO of Frontier Behavioral Health.

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EWU Shows Its Pride

June 7, 2024 by Melodie Little

EWU Shows Its Pride

Eastern supported the Spokane Pride Parade and Festival by walking in the parade and hosting a booth.

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