PULLMAN, Wash. — “Knowing Where You Are and Where You’ve Been: How Bacteria Sense and Remember” is the topic of biochemistry professor Gerald Hazelbauer’s Feb. 25 Washington State University Distinguished Faculty Address. The 7:30 p.m. public talk is planned for Webster Physical Sciences Building Room 16. Hazelbauer, chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — The Friends of the Washington State University Museum of Art will celebrate the St. Valentine’s Day season with an evening of art, music, food and fun called Sweet Art to raise money for the museum. This year’s event begins at 6 p.m. Feb. 11 at the Lewis Alumni Centre. Master of ceremonies […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — African American high school and college students are registering for the VIBES/Visionaries Inspiring Black Empowered Students Conference at Washington State University, March 5-6. WSU, the university’s chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., and the Black Women’s Caucus sponsor the meeting. Conference organizers selected the VIBES name to unify the success of […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University’s regents expressed concern Friday that transfer of tuition-setting authority from the Washington Legislature to institutional boards could lead to further erosion in the percentage of state funding for university operations. A briefing on the WSU budget presented prior to the discussion showed that students pay 41 percent more in […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — The Washington State University Board of Regents Friday approved a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice to be offered statewide through distance education and a bachelor’s degree in education to be offered in Grays Harbor. The criminal justice degree will meet the growing demand in the state for professionals trained in this field. […]
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 […]