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Aurora Clark, Thomas Okita, John Reganold and Linda Thomashow were recently elected as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Chemical engineering senior Kristian Gubsch is headed in the fall to the University of Sheffield as WSU’s first recipient of a Marshall Scholarship.

The 24×14 inch glossy calendars cost $2 each plus shipping on orders to locations other than the Pullman campus.

The Cougars will take on San Diego at 6:30 p.m. Friday in Honolulu, Hawaii in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

The ceremony—expected to take two hours—is free and open to the public. A shuttle will transport visitors from the Alumni Centre parking lot to and from Beasley Coliseum.

The winningest team in WSU women’s soccer history heads into Friday’s College Cup game against top-seeded North Carolina with a 16-6-1 record. Kickoff is at 4 p.m. Dec. 6 at Avaya Stadium in San Jose. Fans unable to make the trip can watch the game on ESPNU.

Academic Showcase is a poster session for WSU faculty, staff, and graduate and professional students from all WSU campuses. To share a poster of your scholarly achievements, apply now—before the Jan. 15 deadline.

Lin is one of 168 NAI Fellows for 2019, which is the highest professional distinction accorded solely to academic inventors. The program includes more than 1,000 fellows from 250 universities around the world that hold more than 41,500 U.S. patents.

Beginning Thursday, Dec. 19, myWSU will be the first WSU application to require Multi-Factor Authentication when logging in.

A WSU faculty member since 2005, Pande is the director of the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science as well as the Boeing Centennial Chair in Computer Engineering.

There are generally around 9,000 children in foster care in Washington State at any given time, but there are simply not enough resources to support them, according to the Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families.

Bose, a Regents professor and distinguished professor in power in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, was selected in November as one of 29 foreign academics.

In recognition of his lifetime business achievements and enduring contributions to education, research, technology and the arts, Mark Pigott will receive an honorary doctoral degree during Fall Commencement on Dec. 7.

Professors Kris Kowdley and Yuehe Lin have been named Highly Cited Researchers for 2019 by Web of Science Group.

WSU Tri-Cities welcomes the well-known and classically-trained Irish musical trio Affiniti and Howard Crosby, the nephew of Bing Crosby, for an exceptional holiday concert on Dec. 13 that will support WSU Tri-Cities student entrepreneurial projects.

Enjoy the four‑day weekend and happy Thanksgiving. Fresh posting to WSU Insider will resume Monday.