EWU News

Category: Social Impact

EWU Students Help Organize Disability Pride Days’ Events

April 28, 2025

Disability Pride Days graphic.

The celebration features three days of student-led activities to learn and get involved.

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EWU Graduates its First Cohort of Nurses

April 23, 2025

Photo of nursing student cohort in their red EWU scrubs.

The group of 40 nursing students are ready to fill critical roles across the region and beyond.

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EWU Dental Hygiene Prepares Students While Serving Community

March 17, 2025

Eva, 9, enjoyed meeting Dawn Lewis-Kinnunen, dean of the College of Health Science and Public Health, Professor Merri Jones and Lorie Speer, associate professor and department chair.

Applied learning at Eastern Washington University’s Dental Hygiene Clinic makes care more accessible.

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Civic Leadership Award Recipient is Moving People Forward

March 5, 2025

Photo of Steven McCray with his daughter, Charlotte, age 6, sitting on his lap.

Future social worker Steven McCray is working to improve conditions for people dealing with hardships.

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Student Civic Leadership Award Recipient is Changing Lives

March 3, 2025

Photo of Madilyn Fisher leaning on a railing with stairs in the background.

Receiving a scholarship is helping Madilyn Rosaline Fisher put her efforts into a practicum that supports her goal of becoming a social worker.

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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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