PULLMAN, Wash. — The Washington State University Board of Regents Friday authorized the university to enter into a legal settlement that resolves a 35-year-old problem on how fees are paid for management of WSU’s agricultural trust lands. The settlement was reached between WSU and the State of Washington through the Department of Natural Resources and […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Microsoft co-founder, investor and philanthropist Paul Allen will receive the Washington State University Regents Distinguished Alumnus Award, the WSU Board of Regents announced Friday. Allen will accept the award, the university’s highest alumni honor, in Pullman on May 8 during WSU’s 103rd commencement ceremonies. He attended WSU from 1971 through 1974, when […]
SEATTLE, Wash. — In a new three-year study, Washington State University professor Erica Austin seeks to determine whether exposure to alcohol advertising influences children to drink before they have the opportunity to do so. In two related studies, Austin and her colleague, Bruce Pinkleton at the Edward R. Murrow School of Communications, have been examining […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Audience members can taste portions of this year’s Washington State University Honors Student Advisory Council Invited Address. History faculty member Mary Watrous-Schlesinger’s Jan. 28 talk, “No Appetite for Conquest: Indigenous Women and Food in Mexico,” will be served up at 5:30 p.m. in Todd Hall, Room 268. Honors students will help serve […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — The Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine has begun operating a Pet Loss Support Hotline for grieving animal owners. Callers can access the hotline by calling 509/335-5704. Specially trained WSU veterinary student volunteers will staff the phones as compassionate listeners. Hours of operation for the service are 6:30-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday and […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Northwest Public Radio’s new Omak station, KQWS 90.1 FM, began broadcasting on Jan. 6. “Our engineers have worked out a variety of technical difficulties, and we are now on the air consistently,” said Warren Wright, radio station manager, Northwest Public Radio. The new public radio station will serve the Okanogan Valley and […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — The Admissions Office suite in the Lighty Student Services Building at Washington State University will be dedicated in honor of Stan Berry, who served as an admissions officer for the university for 33 years, 22 as director. A public reception and dedication ceremony are planned for 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5, in […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — The Washington State University Board of Regents will meet at1:30 p.m. this Friday, Jan. 22, at the Lewis Alumni Centre. The board will be asked to approve a bachelor’s degree in education to be offered in Grays Harbor and a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice to be offered statewide through distance education. […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University Martin Luther King Jr. Distinguished Service Awards have been presented to an alumnus, who is a Board of Regents member; a graduate student; an undergraduate student; and a faculty member. The honors were presented Jan. 19 during the university’s annual celebration held in Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum.According to Kathy […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Civil rights leader Myrlie Evers-Williams, former chair of the Board of Directors of the NAACP and widow of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers, will deliver a public address Feb. 17 at Washington State University. The free address, at 7 p.m. in WSU’s Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum, is sponsored by Avista Utilities-WWP […]