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Oct. 16: Open house, exhibit honor landscape pioneer, alum

By Seth Truscott, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – Blending of the natural and urban worlds was pioneered by landscape architect Tom Berger at schools and universities, flagship stores, offices and parks across the Pacific Northwest.

Alumnus part of winning team making cars more efficient

From the Tri-City Herald RICHLAND, Wash. – A process to efficiently create car parts that are strong but lightweight to make vehicles more fuel efficient has won one of two awards from the Federal Laboratory Consortium Far West Region for partnering with industry and developing new technologies.

WSU grad brings story of flight to theaters nationwide

By Darin Watkins, Edward R. Murrow College of Communication PULLMAN, Wash. – Telling the story of flight has proven to be the adventure of a lifetime for Washington State University graduate Chris Hampel (’97). He is part of a team that visited 18 countries in all seven continents to create the documentary “Living in the […]

March 24: Alum speaks on Nobel winner Mario Vargas Llosa

By Peggy Perkins, Honors College PULLMAN, Wash. – “A Nobel Laureate’s Journey: Stockholm via Pullman,” about the life and works of Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, will be presented by Washington State University alumnus Raymond L. Williams at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, in the Honors Hall Lounge at Washington State University.

Proposed WSU medical college attracts lead gift

SEATTLE – Efforts to establish a new college of medicine at Washington State University received a boost of private support from Bellevue, Wash., businessman and WSU alumnus Mikal Thomsen. He has committed $100,000 to directly support founding and operation of the WSU medical college proposed in Spokane.