PULLMAN, Wash.–The Washington State University Program in Environmental Science and Regional Planning has received a grant to establish a joint environmental science program with the new Environmental Management and Planning Program at the University of Chile. The three-year, $120,000 U.S. Information Agency grant funds a partnership that will involve faculty from across WSU in research, […]
PULLMAN, Wash.—Minority high school students who are considering careers in education are encouraged to attend a two-hour recruitment event in Seattle to learn more about opportunities available at Washington State University. The Future Teachers of Color Recruitment Program will be held from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 2, at the Washington Athletic Club, 1325 […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — The 14th Annual Winefest sponsored by the Sigma Iota student hospitality club at Washington State University is set for Nov. 7 at Ridge Pointe Community Clubhouse, off Bishop Blvd. at 1402 SE Fancy Free Dr., Pullman. For the first time, a portion of winefest profits will be used to help fund a […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–Word has been received at Washington State University that Dorothea A. Coleman, professor emeritus of physical education and a member of the WSU Athletic Hall of Fame, died Oct. 16, in Stanfield, Ariz. She was 87. During more than a quarter century on the WSU faculty (1948-75), she gained a reputation as one of […]
PULLMAN, Wash. – Harry Mullikin, one of the world’s foremost hoteliers and a longtime supporter of Washington State University, received the WSU Foundation’s highest honor, the Weldon B. Gibson Distinguished Volunteer Award. “I’m overwhelmed,” said Mullikin, of Seattle, when he was surprised with the honor during the Campaign WSU Recognition Dinner Gala on Oct. 17. […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–Sarah Weddington, who argued the landmark Supreme Court case on abortion rights, will speak at Washington State University Friday, Oct. 24, at noon in Room 212 of the Compton Union Building. In the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, the Court ruled the U.S. Constitution guarantees to women the choice of whether to continue or […]
PULLMAN, Wash.- More than 300 high school students from Washington and Idaho are expected to participate in Washington State University’s 7th annual Math Day Oct. 23 on the WSU campus. The event, filled with individual and team competition for high school students from more than 30 schools, is designed to promote interest in mathematics, as […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–Connie Kravas, vice president for University Advancement at Washington State University, received the WSU Alumni Achievement Award at the Campaign WSU Recognition Dinner Gala Oct. 17 in the Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum. She was cited “for superb leadership, vision and inspiration in the phenomenal growth and development of the WSU Foundation, culminating in the […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–A series of demands to improve the climate for minorities at Washington State University today was presented to the Board of Regents. About 40 students, members of a “coalition,” appeared before the regents this morning. Signs they carried identified concerns regarding recruitment and retention of students and faculty and staff of color, faculty tenure […]
WSU ANTHROPOLOGISTS STUDY MAMMOTH REMAINS Anthropology professor Carl Gustafson and graduate students are studying mammoth remains taken from a Richland site this summer. The bones were uncovered by construction workers and Gustafson directed the excavation to remove the materials, some of which are exhibited in a new museum in Richland. A temporary laboratory for the […]