PULLMAN, Wash.–When spring bursts forth on the Palouse, Washington State University engineering students’ fancies turn to … invention and competition. There’s hardly a free lab in the College of Engineering and Architecture that isn’t teeming with fabrications, designs and late-night pizza — if not for senior projects, then for engineered creations scheduled for competitive circuits. […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–Sam Donaldson, co-anchor of ABC News programs “Prime Time Live” and “This Week,” will present the Edward R. Murrow Symposium Lecture Thursday, April 24, at Washington State University. Donaldson’s presentation, “Views From Washington,” is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in the Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum. The lecture is the highlight of a two-day symposium program […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine has been granted full accreditation for seven years. The seven-year period is the maximum duration of accreditation that can be granted by the American Veterinary Medical Association’s Council on Education. “Not only did we receive full, unrestricted accreditation, but our programs in all essential areas were uniformly […]
PULLMAN, Wash–A gentle, soft-spoken woman with eight children has been selected as 1997 Mom of the Year at Washington State University. Ethiopia Beru of Seattle will be honored at the annual Mom’s Weekend brunch, Saturday, April 12, in the Compton Union Building ballroom. Senait Habte, a WSU senior in biology, nominated her mother for the […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–Marshall Mitchell, director of the Washington State University Disability Resource Center, is the recipient of the first Mike Utley Determination Award, presented recently by the Mike Utley Foundation. The award recognizes the capabilities and contributions of people with disabilities. Mitchell, winner of the male category, was one of nine finalists that included his wife, […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — John Price Hirth, Battelle Distinguished Professor of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Washington State University, will receive the Carnegie Mellon University Dickson Prize for Science for his outstanding contributions in the field of materials science. He is being presented the award at his invited lecture about “Defects in Crystals” on April 10.His […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–Washington State University Press has released “Northwest Women: An Annotated Bibliography of Sources on the History of Oregon and Washington Women, 1787-1970,” the first such bibliography on the history of Pacific Northwest women. Topping any list of notable Northwest women one is certain to find familiar names like Sacajawea, Narcissa Whitman, and Bertha Knight […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–Wilmer Davis Dining Hall at Washington State University has been awarded a Certificate of Appreciation from the Governor’s Committee on Disability Issues and Employment. The citation was accepted by Lawren Harper, WSU food service associate manager, at the committee’s 8th annual awards program held April 1. Nominated by Palouse Industries, the dining hall was […]
PULLMAN, Wash.–Three Washington State University faculty members will be honored for excellence in instruction, public service, and research, scholarship and arts during spring commencement activities. The Sahlin Faculty Excellence Awards have been awarded to Joe Ayres, professor of communication, for instruction; Arthur L. Antonelli, an extension entomologist at WSU Puyallup Research and Extension Center, for […]
PULLMAN, Wash–Efrain Villanueva Arcos, chancellor of Mexico’s University of Quintana Roo, will discuss “Quintana Roo, the Mexican Caribbean” as the Washington State University Gordon/Enberg lecturer this spring on the WSU campus. The April 14 talk is set for 12:15 p.m. in Room 212 of the Compton Union Building. It is open to the public without […]