Category: Social Impact
EWU Graduates its First Cohort of Nurses
April 23, 2025
The group of 40 nursing students are ready to fill critical roles across the region and beyond.
[Read more]EWU Dental Hygiene Prepares Students While Serving Community
March 17, 2025
Applied learning at Eastern Washington University’s Dental Hygiene Clinic makes care more accessible.
[Read more]Civic Leadership Award Recipient is Moving People Forward
March 5, 2025
Future social worker Steven McCray is working to improve conditions for people dealing with hardships.
[Read more]Student Civic Leadership Award Recipient is Changing Lives
March 3, 2025
Receiving a scholarship is helping Madilyn Rosaline Fisher put her efforts into a practicum that supports her goal of becoming a social worker.
[Read more]Geosciences Students Join West Plains PFAS Testing Effort
February 12, 2025
The Eastern Washington University team is quantifying PFAS contamination levels and connecting affected households with clean water sources.
[Read more]CPP Event Explored Region’s Opioid Abuse Crisis
February 11, 2025
The event kicked off the college’s Community Engagement Speakers Series.
[Read more]EWU Student Historians Chronicle ‘Downwinder’ Experiences
January 30, 2025
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.
[Read more]Jacob Johns is the 2025 Activist In Residence
January 3, 2025
Johns, who has worked tirelessly to advocate for social justice, minority rights and environmental protection, will lead a series of workshops.
[Read more]EWU’s Margo Hill-Ferguson Honored for Her Advocacy and Leadership
December 12, 2024
Her contributions on behalf of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People and other important causes is making an impact.
[Read more]Grant to Support Probe of Rare, Deadly Disorder in Infants
November 22, 2024
NIH announces $350,000 to help chemistry professors Nick Burgis and Yao Houndonougbo explore ways to “stabilize ITPA clinical variants.”
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