PULLMAN, Wash. — Gov. Gary Locke has appointed Washington State University student Matthew Moore as a member of the WSU Board of Regents. Moore’s term begins June 1 and runs through May 31, 2001. Moore, of Ephrata, is a junior majoring in finance and a student in the WSU Honors College. Since coming to WSU, […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University is one of eight centers nation-wide to lead model seminars this summer on the application of new technologies in humanities education. Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Social History Project, the New Media Classroom Project offers educators the chance to join scholars and multimedia […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Maurice Ku, a Washington State University botanist, announced at a conference last month in Manila that he and Japanese colleagues have developed a strain of rice with increased yields of up to 35 percent. By inserting a gene from maize, the scientists allowed the rice to overcome the natural inefficiency of rice […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Young teens will take over many science laboratories at Washington State University in July during the WSU Cougar Summer Science Camp. Students who have completed the eighth or ninth grade can participate in the July 9-15 camp on the Pullman campus. The campers will spend time in science labs and take field […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Nine orientation sessions are planned in June and July for freshmen and transfer students at Washington State University. Alive!, the new student orientation program, begins June 14 with its first two-day session for fall freshmen. Other sessions are planned for June 18-19, June 25-26, June 29-30, July 13-14, July 19-20, July 23-24 […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — A summer mathematics program hosted by Washington State University is designed to help correct a national shortage of applied mathematicians. The intense, seven-week Research Experience for Undergraduates program, which begins today, is designed to encourage and prepare math majors to go on for graduate study. “The country needs applied mathematicians with advanced […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — An entrepreneur, innovator and holder of nine patents in the semiconductor field has received Washington State University’s Alumni Achievement Award. George Antypas of Los Altos, Calif., was cited for “his extensive volunteer service to his community and WSU, and for bringing recognition to his alma mater through his profession.” The award was […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University police are investigating the theft of approximately $4,800 in property from White Hall. Many of these items are antiques belonging to the WSU Apparel, Merchandising and Interior Design Department. The property includes a 40-year-old teakwood table, two antique oak desks, an antique coffee grinder, an industrial grade sewing machine, […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Commencement 2000 at Washington State University in Pullman had a large number of family and friends in attendance to see 3,100 students graduate in three ceremonies on May 6. WSU officials were pleased by the turnout. Now their pleasure has been multiplied because the number of people who may view one of […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Utility work related to construction of the Teaching and Learning Center project at Washington State University will require a traffic revision on Stadium Way. Traffic near the facility will be reduced to two lanes beginning Monday, May 22. The project involves installation of chilled water lines in a utility tunnel under the […]