PULLMAN, Wash. — Nineteenth-century American writer and lecturer on social reform, Julia Ward Howe, will be the topic of a conference April 24 on the Washington State University campus. The 2-5 p.m. program at Avery Hall’s Bundy Reading Room, “Woman as Writer; Writer as Public Figure,” will feature keynote speaker Christina Zwarg of Haverford College, […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Area elementary students will have the opportunity to make their own Native American crafts at the Washington State University Museum of Anthropology’s Children’s Day, 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 25. The workshop will include a guided tour of the new exhibit that focuses on Native American uses of marsh plants. Children will view […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — The Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine will host the Pet Health Fair ’98 Saturday, April 18, from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. The fair will include a wide range of interactive and informative activities for both children and adults. Hospital tours will be offered each hour. […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–Over 500,000 Americans suffer traumatic head injuries each year. Problems that these people encounter vary, but among the most frustrating are difficulties in memory and attention. In order to better understand the mechanisms behind these problems, Maureen Schmitter-Edgecombe is conducting projects through the Head Injury Research Program at Washington State University that focus on […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Minerva Soucie, a member of the Burns Paiute Tribe, will demonstrate the technique of weaving with tules and cattails this weekend on the Washington State University campus. The workshop, set for 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Friday, April 17, and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday on the Glenn Terrell Mall, is planned in […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — A series of activities, including a discussion with “Mommie Dearest” author Christina Crawford, have been planned for Sexual Assault Awareness Week April 20-25 on the Washington State University campus. Crawford will speak and answer questions about “Violence as a Learned Behavior” during a program at 6 p.m. Monday, April 20, in Todd […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–USDA scientists working in collaboration with researchers in the Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine have discovered that sheep eyelids hold the key to an easy, inexpensive test for diagnosing scrapie, a fatal brain disease in sheep. Scrapie is a degenerative disease affecting the central nervous system of sheep and goats. It is […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University’s Camp Larson is offering a Playground Safety Institute this weekend as part of its 1998 Institute Series. The program, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, April 17-18, will address specific supervisory and risk management concerns related to public playground safety. Each year, approximately 140,000 children in the country receive emergency […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — During 60 years of raising sheep and cattle in the rugged terrain of Okanogan County, Ernest and Stanley Berg often got through tough times with a little help from their friends. To help future generations of college students get by, they have created a $500,000 scholarship endowment at Washington State University. “We […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Three of Washington State University’s choral ensembles will present the School of Music and Theater Arts final concert of the spring semester April 23. The 8 p.m. program is set for Bryan Hall Auditorium and open to the public at no charge. Featured will be the University Singers, Madrigal Singers and Concert […]