Tubes, water tanks, laser lights and powerful jet streams are at play in the mechanical engineering lab of Washington State University Prof. Dave Stock, to model and map water flows, velocities, turbulence and jet force on a smaller scale to those inside the powerful turbines of the Columbia River dams. The project is a $15,000 […]
PULLMAN, Wash.– “Non-Violence or Non-Existence: Options for the 21st Century” is title of the keynote address by Arun Gandhi during the Jan. 14 Washington State University celebration of the life of Martin Luther King Jr. Gandhi’s talk will be part of a program beginning at 7 p.m. in the Gladish Community Center auditorium in Pullman. […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Ken Casavant, a faculty member at Washington State University since 1971, has been appointed interim vice provost for academic affairs starting Jan. 16. In announcing his selection, Provost Gretchen M. Bataille said Casavant “brings to the position many years of WSU experience and a broad knowledge of the needs of both the […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Everybody won — for the second year in a row — when the Montana-based D.A. Davidson & Co. brokerage firm gave Washington State University finance students $50,000 to create an investment portfolio and they realized a 22 percent profit on their high-tech stock suite at the end of their investing year. Profits […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–Financial aid information will be available to students, parents and high school counselors at a Washington State University open house scheduled Thursday, Jan. 8, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in Room 380 of the Lighty Student Services Building. The program is part of a second annual regional financial information night conducted by several colleges and universities […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–Consider these few facts: Forests occupy about 31 percent of the Earth’s land area. Forests make up over 90 percent of the Earth’s biomass. Forests account for two-thirds of the carbon that is “fixed” or withdrawn from the atmosphere. Forests thus play a major role in how much carbon is free in the atmosphere, […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–In the summer of 1993, photographer Monique Dykstra and a friend canoed down the Yukon River, traveling nearly 2,000 miles across Canada’s Yukon Territory and the state of Alaska. Paddling 30 to 40 miles each day in a canoe named “My Heart,” Dykstra photographed and interviewed the unique individuals she encountered in the sparsely […]
All media covering the WSU Growl Rally at the ABC Entertainment Center in Century City, Calif. on Dec. 30 must contact Teena Belling at 310/551-3364 at ABC to obtain a press pass and parking instructions. The ABC Entertainment Center is located at 2050 Avenue of the Stars, Century City, Calif., across the street from the […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–Starting today (Dec. 23), the Internet is providing a virtual time machine for Washington State University Cougar football fans and sports buffs everywhere who can’t get their fill of Rose Bowl spirit and lore. Click on the World Wide Web site for Northwest Public Radio, choose the Rose Bowl link and travel back in […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University has a commitment not only to attract good students, but to help the students thrive, earn their WSU degree and be successful in their chosen professions. Gifts from Washington Water Power allow the WSU Office of Multicultural Student Services (MSS) to fund multicultural scholarships to attract bright students as […]