University Affairs

Soo‑Yeun Lee, the new director of WSU’s School of Food Science, is an internationally known researcher in the field of sensory science.

In 1992, WSU extended its land-grant mission by launching one of the nation’s first opportunities for students to pursue a degree from anywhere in the world.

The university recently secured more than $2 million in additional state funding for its Life Sciences Building project on the Vancouver campus to compensate for elevated construction supply costs.

WSU recently implemented a new executive policy that expands vaccine requirements for students. It also codifies the university’s stance on required vaccinations for employees in response to public health mandates.

The WSU Common Reading Program has produced a detailed, online guide to help faculty and staff better use this year’s book, “Braiding Sweetgrass” in classes, activities, and programming.

Air quality in various locations statewide may begin to deteriorate tonight and tomorrow due to wildfire smoke. WSU campuses as well as research and extension centers could be affected.

As part of this fraudulent employment scheme, the suspects pose as professors and email students to advertise fake job opportunities.

Funds will support students and researchers in WSU’s Department of Entomology who are studying urban pest management and insect biology—especially ants.

WSU faculty from all disciplines are invited by the Honors College to submit proposals by Nov. 1 for engaging courses to be taught to honors students starting in fall 2023.

The McNair Scholars Program prepares undergraduate first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented students for doctoral studies. This is the sixth consecutive McNair grant awarded to WSU.