EWU News

Category: Applied Learning

Student Research Influences Spokane Ordinance Protecting Renters

March 11, 2026

Photo looking down at Urban Planning symposium at the Catalyst.

An urban planning student and her faculty mentor looked into algorithmic rental price fixing. The published article was eye-opening.

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Donor Support Helps Student Make Her Mark in Forensics

March 10, 2026

Sarah Acheson shares her research

EWU criminal justice student Sarah Acheson shares how hands-on learning opportunities prepared her to launch a career in forensic science.

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Scholarships Fuel a Future in Fisheries Science

EWU student Sam Caruso holds a Westslope Cutthroat Trout

Scholarship support helps EWU graduate student Sam Caruso turn a lifelong love of Spokane’s rivers into fisheries research.

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OT Student Lands Fellowship To Promote Latino Health

March 9, 2026

Photo of Eric Corona wearing his Eagle Red OT shirt.

Eric Corona, a second-year EWU Master in Occupational Therapy student, was recently awarded the Latino Center for Health fellowship.

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Cybersecurity Program Lands Prestigious NSA Designation

March 4, 2026

Nine students pose with cybersecurity sign.

The National Security Agency has named Eastern Washington University as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations.

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HR Experts to Give Eastern Students a Job-Hunting Boost

March 3, 2026

Young person holding a folder for an interview.

Associated Industries of the Inland Northwest, a Spokane-based employment law and HR services company, is hosting a workforce readiness workshop on March 12.

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Eagles on the Hill

February 27, 2026

Photo of ASEWU members with the EWU president and Gabe Blackwell in the Capitol Building.

The Associated Students of Eastern Washington University sent a delegation of student leaders to Olympia to advocate for university priorities with Washington state lawmakers

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Delta Dental Provides $1 Million to Support EWU Dental Programs

February 12, 2026

EWU President Shari McMahan shakes hands with Delta Dental of Washington CEO Mark Mitchke.

 The funding will help to create an EWU dental education hub in Spokane’s University District to address a critical workforce shortage.

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EWU Speech and Debate Club is Back in Action

February 11, 2026

Photo of student who took second in the debate competition with a tree behind him.

Eastern Washington University students are winning competitions while developing workplace skills.

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EWU Assisting in Efforts to Alleviate Homelessness

January 20, 2026

Volunteer talking with a homeless person sitting in his car.

Matt Anderson and his urban planning students are key to quantifying homelessness and educating the community and lawmakers about why it happens.

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