Communication

PBJ expands communication opportunities

Expanded teaching, learning and research opportunities are on the table for all at Washington State University — faculty, staff and students — in the form of PBJ. Not the type that sticks in your mouth, but PBJ, the portal-based journal, that opens wide WSU’s ability to communicate with the world.A journal is used to record […]

Preventing power grid blackouts aim of team

It used to be that those who warned about massive power blackouts were accused of being so many Chicken Littles. Not anymore. Last August’s massive failure on the East Coast raised awareness about how very vulnerable the electric power grid is to massive accidental failures and to cyber-attacks. A group of researchers in the School […]

College news writer receives ACE Award

Terence L. Day, lead news writer in Washington State University’s College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences, will receive the ACE Professional Award on June 23 at the annual meeting of the Association for Communication Excellence.The award is the highest recognition given by the association to one of its members. The award recognizes excellence […]

Portal use picks up quickly

Day-to-day use of myWSU, Washington State University’s portal, has rocketed since its launch in January, with faculty, staff and students using it to conduct key communications and business. In short, myWSU has proven to be an easy and effective tool for contacting and informing groups of students, accessing e-mail when out of the office or […]

Journalism, communication faculty lands national award

Julie L. Andsager, a faculty member at Washington State University’s Edward R. Murrow School of Communication, will receive the 2003 Krieghbaum Under-40 Award from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. The award honors a journalism/mass communication faculty member under the age of 40 who has made outstanding contributions in teaching, research and […]