University Affairs
September 16, 2021
Cougar Health Services staff immediately stepped up to the challenges posed by an emerging pandemic and continue to serve the Pullman student population as the fall semester unfolds.
News and information for faculty, staff, and the WSU Community
University Affairs
September 16, 2021
Global Campus as well as several professional and graduate programs saw continued growth but overall system enrollment declined 4.2% this fall.
September 16, 2021
This year, the mentoring program will be a combination of virtual and in-person. Prospective mentors and mentees can enroll now until Sept. 30.
September 16, 2021
Healthy elk can contract the rapidly spreading disease, known as TAHD, by simply walking on soil contaminated previously by infected hooves.
Upcoming events
September 7 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
September 7 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
September 23 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Campus and Community
September 16, 2021
A deadly pandemic, severe storms, social unrest — it’s time to recognize those Cougs who took extraordinary steps to help keep the WSU community safe.
September 16, 2021
Like many student-run clubs across the WSU system, the COVID-19 pandemic was a huge financial strain on the Horticulture Club.
September 15, 2021
Undergraduate and graduate students are invited to serve on the board to give input on the experience at the libraries, including websites, online services, collections, in‑person services, and physical spaces.
September 14, 2021
The campus announced an expanded “Stories” Veterans Memorial and dedication of the new General James Mattis Leadership Library, now located in the campus Veterans Center.
Announcements
September 17, 2021
To preserve and maintain life, health, and property, WSU Pullman is prohibiting the use of:
Charcoal grills & charcoal briquettes
Wood burning campfires
Bonfires
September 17, 2021
Come listen to a country be created from scratch, fall apart, and be rebuilt.
To celebrate Constitution and Citizenship Day, the WSU Libraries (Pullman campus) will sponsor a round-robin public reading of the Constitution (with amendments) starting at noon on Friday, Sept. 17, in the Terrell Library Atrium.
September 17, 2021
We’ve got scrumptious all-natural WSU Premium Angus hamburger patties ready to throw on the grill and other processed meats for your tailgating party for sale at the Meat Science Laboratory on the Pullman campus.
September 16, 2021
What is your role as the lead PI of a sponsored project? What legal responsibilities do you have and how do you navigate the murky waters of federal, state, and private award requirements?
Science & Technology
September 14, 2021
Engineers developed the low‑cost sensor and tested it on orange juice and rice beverage samples that they spiked with the herbicide for the study.
September 9, 2021
The WSU/UW William D. Ruckleshaus Center will help coastal communities become resilient to tsunamis, rising sea levels, and other hazards as part of a National Science Foundation-funded project.
September 8, 2021
A WSU-led team will use the Department of Energy grant for research into using ionic liquids, or liquid salts, to grab carbon dioxide out of the air and catalytic processes to convert it into valuable chemicals.
September 2, 2021
The five‑year National Science Foundation grant will fund research training focused on the relationships among waterways and communities.
Food & Agriculture
September 16, 2021
Like many student-run clubs across the WSU system, the COVID-19 pandemic was a huge financial strain on the Horticulture Club.
September 7, 2021
With the $100,000 grant, WSU scientists will analyze 20 years of satellite imagery to learn if a lengthened growing season is allowing farmers to grow two crops in one season.
September 2, 2021
The five‑year National Science Foundation grant will fund research training focused on the relationships among waterways and communities.
September 1, 2021
Grapes grown on the north shore of Lake Chelan produced wine with a fresh citrus taste and mineral notes while grapes on the south end of the lake made wine with tropical and fruity characteristics.
Health & Medicine
September 7, 2021
The requirement will take effect for home football games beginning in October. In the interim, masks will be required for those attending games at Gesa Field regardless of vaccination status.
September 1, 2021
The clinical simulation space will allow students the opportunity to learn about indigenous health and wellness from Native healers.
August 31, 2021
Today is International Overdose Awareness Day, and WSU Insider is highlighting the work of one researcher who is educating Eastern Washington communities about the dangers of illicit fentanyl.
August 24, 2021
Emphasizing individual rather than community health risks from COVID‑19 appeared to create more vaccine acceptance among participants in a study led by WSU researcher Porismita Borah.
Arts & Culture
September 14, 2021
Mikuta, author of “Gearbreakers,” will speak at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 22 in person in Pullman at the Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center. The free event will be simulcast live on YouTube.
August 31, 2021
The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at WSU reopens Sept. 7 with two new exhibitions, “Mirror, Mirror: The Prints of Alison Saar” and the “Black Lives Matter Artist Grant Exhibition.”
August 30, 2021
Fitzgerald, one of jazz’s most iconic stars, performed inside Bohler Gym on Nov. 5, 1952, the day after Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected for his first term as president.
August 24, 2021
The conservancy works to preserve works designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, considered to be the most important American architect.
Politics & Society
September 13, 2021
To celebrate Constitution and Citizenship Day, the WSU Libraries will sponsor a round-robin public reading of the Constitution starting at noon on Friday, Sept. 17, in the Terrell Library Atrium.
September 3, 2021
The 2015 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences will help launch a WSU Foley Institute lecture series next week that will explore the issue of inequality in the United States.
August 26, 2021
Just 28% of information systems faculty at U.S. colleges and universities are women. Associate Professor Michelle Carter is determined to change that.
August 17, 2021
The four‑year, $1.12 million grant from the National Science Foundation will help WSU recruit and retain quality mathematics teachers from historically marginalized groups.
Reports & Updates
September 5, 2021
WSU Insider is joining the rest of Washington State University in recognizing the Labor Day holiday.
September 3, 2021
Ellen Taylor, who holds a PhD in clinical psychology, previously served as WSU’s senior associate vice president for student engagement in the Division of Student Affairs.
August 27, 2021
While an improving state economy leaves WSU’s state appropriations intact, an estimated decline in tuition revenue requires all campuses, colleges and departments to continue to operate with lesser budgets.
July 20, 2021
Facilities Services will close the Troy/Wegner and Johnson Tower pedestrian bridges effective Tuesday, July 20.