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WSU Veterinary College Fosters Dogs Seized in Raid

PULLMAN, Wash.–Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine is calling on the public to provide foster homes for 13 or more dogs seized by the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Department. The dogs are mostly females and large mastiffs or similar breeds that were seized from an alleged puppy mill in Newport in January. “The process […]

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WSU Names Director of Human Resource Services

PULLMAN, Wash.–David R. Moers, a veteran personnel executive with international experience, has been appointed director of Human Resource Services at Washington State University effective July 1. Moers has been director of personnel at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Penn., since 1995. He also has been commissioner of personnel for the State of Vermont, a personnel policies […]

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SBDC Honors Staffers for Performance

PULLMAN, Wash. – Four members of the Washington Small Business Development Center’s statewide network of business service centers have received the organization’s top performance award. According to State Director Carol Riesenberg, the Washington SBDC created the Star Performer award “to recognize the highest levels of accomplishment within the SBDC network and to set a standard […]

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WSU Robotics Team Shows Seattle School Kids Engineering is Fun

PULLMAN, Wash.–Ten Washington State University engineering students plan a sweep through Seattle May 10-16 to show school kids the fun side of engineering. They will showcase several of their creations, which have included a scuttle-bot robot Callivan, a six-legged competitor Titus Andronicus, a mini-micro-Baja remote-controlled dune buggy, a remote-controlled airplane, and various small hero robots, […]

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Work to Start on 2nd Research Park Building

PULLMAN, Wash.–Construction will start in the next two or three weeks on the second building for Washington State University’s Research and Technology Park, opening up both incubator and regular lease spaces. The new 25,000 square foot building will be built by Cargile Construction Group of Spokane on the site directly east of the first building, […]

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College of Sciences Announces Distinguished Achievement Awards

PULLMAN, Wash. — The Washington State University College of Sciences will present its annual faculty, student and alumni achievement awards at the college commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 10. Two graduating seniors, Jennifer Parish from Benton City, Wash., and Julia Plummer from Spokane will receive Distinguished Student Awards. Parish has a double major in microbiology […]

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WSU Liberal Arts Honors Alumnus, Faculty and Students

PULLMAN, Wash. — The College of Liberal Arts at Washington State University will present its annual achievement awards for faculty, alumni and students at the college commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 10. The Distinguished Achievement Award for Alumni will be presented to William Marler, managing partner in the law firm of Kargianis Watkins Marler of […]

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WSU Regents Approve Degree Programs and Facilities

PULLMAN, Wash.–Washington State University’s Board of Regents today approved new undergraduate degree programs, upgraded its main computer system and authorized expansion of student recreation facilities. Meeting in conjunction with WSU’s 101st Commencement week activities, the board approved bachelor’s degree programs in earth science, neuroscience and sports management on the Pullman campus. They also approved extending […]

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Classes Donate to WSU Entrance and Arch Replica

PULLMAN, Wash.–A piece of history will be restored on the Washington State University campus, thanks in part to gifts from the Class of ’97 and the Golden Grad Class of ’47. Members of this year’s graduating class have pledged $22,000, and the class of 1947, which conducted its golden anniversary reunion on campus recently, has […]

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Portable Yellow Pages Idea Pays Off for WSU Seniors

PULLMAN, Wash. — Vision and hard work paid off — literally — for three Washington State University graduating marketing students who created a way to take the Yellow Pages on the road. On April 28, the Yellow Pages Publishers Association (YPPA) awarded seniors Mike Bomgardner, Kara Howard and Kristine Kober $1,000 checks each for winning […]

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