WSU Pullman

Research center advances work on smart environments

By Michelle Fredrickson, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – Someday, your phone may be so smart that it alerts you to get a decaf as you head to Starbucks, since you’ve already drunk five caffeinated cups of coffee that day. And sensors in your body may alert you to low insulin levels […]

Jan. 28: Hip hop artist, activist to speak at MLK celebration

By Steve Nakata, Administrative Services PULLMAN, Wash. – Hip hop artist and community activist Jasiri X will deliver the keynote address during Washington State University’s free, public Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, in the CUB ballroom.

Janice L. Burnham

PULLMAN, Wash. – Janice L. Burnham, retired from facilities services, died Dec. 5, 2015. She worked at WSU 1979-96.

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Alumnus builds civic leadership on engineering degree

By Michelle Fredrickson, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture ABERDEEN, Wash. – The practical problem-solving Erik Larson learned as a civil engineering student at Washington State University is serving him well in politics. His term as mayor will begin in January in Aberdeen, a small Washington town located about an hour west of Olympia.

Doctoral student receives national award for biofuels work

By Zahra Debbek, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – Alyssa Hensley, who will graduate with a doctoral degree this month from Washington State University, recently received a national award so she could present her research about making biofuels more reliable.

It’s all about ‘me:’ Narcissism and mass-customized products

By Sue McMurray, Carson College of Business PULLMAN, Wash. – Researchers say a rising trend in narcissism is cause for retailing and manufacturing firms offering customizable products to rethink their marketing strategies.