Big gaps in quest to sequence genomes of all animals
Efforts to sequence the genomes of the world’s animals tend to focus on those that most resemble humans, according to a WSU‑led analysis.
Campus & Community
Schulz’s host holiday open houses Dec. 15, 16
The holiday open house is back for the first time since the COVID‑19 pandemic. President Kirk Schulz and First Lady Noel Schulz are hosting the seasonal gathering at the President’s House on the Pullman campus.
Academic Showcase, GPSA Research Exposition accepting abstracts
Slated for March 24, the events allow WSU faculty and staff as well as graduate and professional students to present their research, scholarship, or creative work to the WSU academic community.
Cougars to face Miami in Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
The game, set for Dec. 31 in El Paso, Texas, is a rematch of the 2015 Sun Bowl and will be broadcast on CBS.
WSU Press hosts 30th annual Holiday Book Fair
Set for Dec. 8, the fair highlights books published throughout the year and is open to everyone.
Science & Technology
Big gaps in quest to sequence genomes of all animals
Efforts to sequence the genomes of the world’s animals tend to focus on those that most resemble humans, according to a WSU‑led analysis.
Honoring 125 years of weather data collection
The National Weather Service presented a WSU‑run weather station in Clark County with an award recognizing a history of data collection that goes back well over a century.
NSF grant tackles Arctic data problem
A $1.25 million National Science Foundation grant will spur development of a platform to help researchers better manage data about the vast and poorly understood Arctic.
Presentation explores data disasters
WSU Libraries’ new science librarian Emily Cukier will give a presentation titled “Data Disasters: Lessons from Notorious Mistakes in Spreadsheet History,” at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, in Spark 212.