WSU Pullman

Through March: ‘Ephemera’ exhibit details trash to treasure

By Nella Letizia, WSU Libraries PULLMAN, Wash. – The passengers aboard the S.S. Spokane cruising through Alaskan waters in 1903 probably didn’t give their lunch menu much thought beyond what they would have to eat. Granted, its totem-pole shape was interesting – a clever play by cruise company marketers to remind them of where they […]

Reception Dec. 12: ‘Renaissance librarian’ Eileen Brady retires

By Nella Letizia, WSU Libraries PULLMAN, Wash. – Not every librarian can say she met Peter Graves on the set of the “Mission: Impossible” TV show during the late 1960s in Hollywood or that she helped bring an infamous book thief to justice. But Washington State University’s Eileen Brady has done both – and much […]

President’s column: Leadership transition in student affairs

PULLMAN, Wash. – Melynda Huskey, dean of students, will become interim vice president for student affairs Jan. 16. John Fraire is leaving Washington State University effective Jan. 15 to become vice president for enrollment management and student affairs at Portland State University.

Research aims to improve hip and knee replacement success

By Tina Hilding, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University researchers are working to improve materials used in hip and knee replacements so that they last longer and allow patients to quickly get back on their feet after surgery.