EWU draws national research event

By PAUL DELANEY

Staff Reporter

Come mid-April, don’t think your calendar is out of sync when the Eastern Washington University campus is buzzing with activity like a fall football weekend.

The uptick in visitors will be due to the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) which EWU will host April 16-18. The event will draw an estimated 3,700 participants including students and their leaders.

NCUR will take place at Eastern for the first time and has never before been staged in the state of Washington.

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