PULLMAN, Wash.–Bob Robertson’s first Rose Bowl broadcast will be as close as your computer. The play-by-play description of the game by Robertson, in his 31st year as the voice of the Cougars, will be available throughout the world on the Internet. The rights for radio broadcast of the Rose Bowl limits coverage by the WSU […]
HOLIDAYS CAN BE DANGEROUS FOR PETS Holidays are especially hazardous for pets. Tinsel, when swallowed, can lacerate an animal’s bowels. Chocolate contains a chemical that is toxic to dogs. Table scraps are often too rich for pets and can cause pancreatitis. To discuss these and other timely holiday pet tips, contact Dr. Veronika Kiklevich (Dr. […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–Enhancements for student learning throughout the Washington State University system are included in the 1998 supplemental operating budget proposal unveiled Monday by Gov. Gary Locke. Locke’s budget plan would provide WSU with $3 million for 1998-99, with little additional costs to the taxpayers. The additional funding would be offset by reductions in the 1997-99 […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–Washington State University microbiologist Louis P. Mallavia has been elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology. Mallavia is former chair of the WSU Department of Microbiology and is nationally recognized for his research on Coxiella burnetii, the bacterial parasite that causes Q-fever. Q-fever, a potentially serious disease that can lead to hepatitis […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — M. Chris Paxson has been named new associate dean for undergraduate programs in the College of Business and Economics at Washington State University effective Jan. 1. WSU alumna Paxson is an associate professor of Hotel and Restaurant Administration. She has received numerous awards for excellence in both instructing and advising, and was […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State UniversityÃs Commencement Committee will ask President Sam Smith to approve a proposal that calls for the colleges to be divided into two Spring 1998 Commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 9 — one at 8 a.m. and another at 1 p.m. According to Dave Guzman, committee vice chair, the colleges of […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–The deadline for Washington State University students and high school students studying in Pullman to apply for awards in the Martin Luther King Jr. Scholars Project has been extended to Jan. 20. The earlier announced deadline was Dec. 15. The pilot community service effort was created to enhance awareness within the Pullman community of […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Seven Washington State University architecture students spent four days in November in the snowy Sangre de Cristo Mountains of Northern New Mexico living in a yurt lighted by kerosene lamps and heated by wood fires, and enjoying vegetarian cuisine and spring water. As representatives of the WSU interdisciplinary architecture and landscape design […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–The first meeting of the Washington State University Police Advisory Board is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 12, at 2 p.m. in Room 220 of the Compton Union Building, according to William Mercier, director of public safety and police chief. The board has been established to advise and make recommendations to the vice president of […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–Appointment of the search committees to identify candidates for consideration as new deans of the colleges of Liberal Arts and Education at Washington State University has been confirmed by Provost Gretchen M. Bataille. Gale Sullenberger, dean of the College of Business and Economics, will chair the 14-member committee for education. The group’s first meeting […]