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Student Regent Has Regent’s Scholarship

PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University’s newest student regent has a special connection to another member of the board. Bernadett Buchanan, who joined the WSU Board of Regents for a one-year appointment in May, has been receiving scholarship support from Regent Ken Alhadeff. Buchannan, a social studies/secondary education major from Spokane, expects to teach at […]

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Manoranjan Named Associate Dean of WSU’s College of Sciences

PULLMAN, Wash. — V.S. Manoranjan has been named associate dean for research and academic affairs of the College of Sciences at Washington State University. Chair of the Department of Pure and Applied Mathematics since 1996, Manoranjan is noted for his interdisciplinary research related to biological and environmental sciences and chemical and mechanical engineering. He developed […]

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WSU Summer Palace Offers Youth Theatre Workshop

PULLMAN, Wash. — A two-week workshop for school-age youngsters is planned for July 5-16 by the Summer Palace Theatre at Washington State University. Participants will work together in small groups on acting exercises, dancing and singing. The workshop is set for 10-11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday at Daggy Hall’s Wadleigh Theatre. Tuition is $25, but […]

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WSU Students Gift Pier to Pullman’s New Terre View Park

PULLMAN, Wash.– The first feature of Pullman’s developing Terre View Park on Military Hill is now in place, thanks to 17 Washington State University architecture students. An ingenious boardwalk-pier over a pond was designed and built in five weeks by students in Mike Owen’s third-year architecture studio. The project includes seating, railings and an opening […]

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WSU Connects to GigaPoP and Internet2

PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University has established a connection to the next generation communications network known as Internet2. This very-high-speed network is a collective effort of more than 150 U.S. universities, the federal government and private industry. The Internet2 connection is accomplished over fiber-optic circuits and is approximately 1,500 times faster than a typical […]

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Project Vote Smart and WSU Launch Partnership to Aid Citizen Literacy

PULLMAN, Wash. — Project Vote Smart, the nationally recognized, nonpartisan voter education group, and Washington State University are launching a new partnership aimed to aid both American voters and the education of WSU students. WSU political science and journalism faculty will work with Project Vote Smart on three key publications, including the Voter’s Self-Defense Manual, […]

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Washington Landscape Industry Focus of New WSU Study

PUYALLUP, Wash. — Washington State University extension economist Richard W. Carkner will examine the size and scope of the landscape and landscape maintenance industry in Washington in a new study funded through the Washington State Department of Agriculture. The study is the second phase of a statistics-gathering project begun by the Washington State Nursery and […]

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Summer School Enrollments Up and Online

PULLMAN, Wash. — More Washington State University students are taking summer school classes than one year ago and, for the first time, students can add and drop courses via the Internet throughout the entire Summer Session. As of June 2, 4,661 students are enrolled, up 136 from the same period last summer. However, the number […]

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Inland Northwest Research Alliance Becomes Partner in INEEL Operations

The selection of Bechtel B&W Idaho to be the new manager of the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory will bring about a significant expansion of the research and educational activities of seven Inland Northwest universities. The universities have formed the Inland Northwest Research Alliance (INRA). The alliance is one of three partners that make […]

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WSU Regents to Determine New Tuition Rates

PULLMAN, Wash. — The Washington State University Board of Regents will discuss tuition setting options during a special meeting on June 11. The meeting will be held at 11 a.m. in the Compton Union Building. The Board of Regents will consider raising tuition in accordance with guidelines established by the legislature during its last regular […]

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