Communication

Bee ‘shouts’ might evolve as more effective than ‘whispers’

PULLMAN, Wash. – Let’s say you’re a bee and you’ve spotted a new and particularly lucrative source of nectar and pollen. What’s the best way to communicate the location of this prize cache of food to the rest of your nestmates without revealing it to competitors, or “eavesdropping” spies, outside of the colony?

$1.6 M to study ‘feel-good’ brain chemical and hearing

By Brenda Alling, WSU Vancouver VANCOUVER, Wash. – Research scientist Christine Portfors will study how the brain chemical dopamine influences hearing with support from the National Institutes of Health. The work may ultimately lead to better therapies for people with hearing loss and communication problems.

Kathi Goertzen honored with Pullman building dedication

PULLMAN, WA – The legacy of Kathi Goertzen will forever be memorialized with the formal renaming of the newest building of The Edward R. Murrow College of Communication on the Washington State University campus. During a special ceremony, friends and family came to unveil the newly named Goertzen Communication Addition, dedicated as a fitting tribute […]

Murrow College names chief area finance officer

PULLMAN- Denise Blacker, director of administrative services for the College of Sciences, has been appointed chief area finance officer for The Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, effective Aug. 16.     Denise holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from WSU. She has served at WSU for 21 years in a variety of roles, including fiscal technician supervisor […]

The McCormick Foundation and WSU partner for world’s first virtual journalism summit

  PULLMAN — WSU and McCormick Foundation are partnering for a unique Specialized Reporting Institute that will bring together leading technology executives and journalists to examine the recent rise of new media outlets and distribution within 3D virtual world spaces. The day-long free event, held April 6 at the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, […]

Online HD class gives students unique experience

PULLMAN   – Most online classes are usually focused on reading books, communicating asynchronously, writing papers and taking tests, but Human Development 205 is not your typical online class. HD 205, Communication in Human Relations, is a life-skills enhancement course and is designed to help students learn how to communicate effectively while improving their teambuilding and […]

Murrow School presents awards

PULLMAN – The WSU Edward R. Murrow School of Communication presented the Hall of Achievement awards April 2 to school alumni Gary Larson, Kenji Kitatani, Tim Pavish, Ron Carter, Michael Shepard and Patrick M. Scott. Larson, a 1972 alumnus best known for his cartoon panel “The Far Side,” was unable to attend the event but […]

WSU faculty, students help orphans in China

    (Mathew Sandoval, a senior in the SHS dept., modeling how to play and elicit language with children with special needs at the Hangzhou Children’s Welfare Institute)   Speech therapy is a relatively new field in China. In fact, the first department of speech therapy opened at a major university there in 1988. So, […]