Three WSU Press books receive national awards
Three WSU Press books have earned the Evans Handcart Award, the WILLA Literary Award and the INDIES Book of the Year Award.
Libraries
Donor of Japanese American incarceration photos receives WSU Honorary Alumna Award
Patti Hirahara donated more than 2,000 photos taken by her father and grandfather while in a WWII Japanese American incarceration camp.
‘Frauds, Fakes, Forgeries’
The manuscript from Honest Abe wasn’t so honest. WSU was hardly the first to be duped with fraudulent historical documents, the subject of a new exhibit at Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections.
Library showcases photos of Guide Dogs for the Blind
By Nella Letizia, WSU Libraries PULLMAN, Wash. – Third-year Washington State University veterinary student Amanda Amore knows firsthand how important her puppy-raising work with the national organization Guide Dogs for the Blind is.
‘Captain Cook’s Final Voyage’ introduces contemporary accounts published for first time
PULLMAN, Wash. – Celebrated mariner Captain James Cook set sail on his third exploratory venture in July 1776. The British Admiralty produced an official record shortly after the expedition’s 1780 return.
WSU digital archiving project receives prestigious Mellon grant
By Adrian Aumen, College of Arts and Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University researchers have received a $555,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support development and evaluation of a unique online platform for gathering, curating and sharing Native American library and archive collections nationwide.
WSU Libraries to host nat’l agriculture information conference
PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University Libraries will host the 16th U.S. Agricultural Information Network Biennial Conference May 13-16 in Pullman — the first time members will convene in Washington state.
Library exhibit documents Montana dog’s life, illness, recovery at WSU VetMed
By Nella Letizia, WSU Libraries PULLMAN, Wash. – For 10 years, photographer Lauren Grabelle and her Weimaraner, Sugar, were always on the move. In New Jersey, Grabelle entered Sugar in lure coursing, agility and flyball, sports geared toward burning off Sugar’s seemingly boundless energy.
Former WSU librarian elected Medical Library Association Fellow
By Nella Letizia, WSU Libraries PULLMAN, Wash. – Vicki F. Croft, retired head of the Washington State University Animal Health Library, has been elected a Fellow of the Medical Library Association, a nonprofit, educational organization with more than 4,000 health sciences information professional members and partners worldwide.
AAUW chapter donates historical records to WSU Vancouver
By Brenda Alling, WSU Vancouver VANCOUVER, Wash. – The Vancouver chapter of the American Association of University Women has donated its historical records to WSU Vancouver.