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May 6: Grad students present theses in three minutes

By C. Brandon Chapman, College of Education PULLMAN, Wash. – Graduate students will deliver their version of the “elevator speech” in the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 6, in the College of Education’s graduate student lounge in Cleveland 70; the Washington State University community is invited to watch.

Hackathon: Intense computer programming creation, competition

PULLMAN, Wash. – Programming-savvy students and their computers took over two floors of the CUE on Saturday for Washington State University’s second annual hackathon. “Last year we had 30 students; this year we had 96,” said Andrew Bates, a computer science senior and organizer of the event.

RoboSub team participates in international competition

A team member tests the RoboSub at WSU pool. PULLMAN, Wash. – The RoboSub team from Washington State University is competing in the International RoboSub Competition in San Diego this week.   More than 30 national and international teams will release the autonomous robots they’ve spent months designing, building and testing into an underwater obstacle course. […]

Enter photos in Outdoor Photography Contest

Enter your photos in the Outdoor Photography Contest by March 20 for a chance to have them on display.   Submissions will only be taken via www.photocontest.wsu.edu and all entries will be judged according to their relativity to human or naturally powered outdoor recreation.   There is no cost for entries and all participants may […]

Outdoor photo contest submissions accepted

PULLMAN – Students are encouraged to show off photography skills by submitting photos to the Campus Involvement and University Recreation Outdoor Photography Contest. This contest is designed for non-professional photographers with categories in landscape, action adventure, wildlife, still life, cultural, and digitally altered photographs. Contestants are limited to four entries and will be judged on […]

ASWSU announces second-annual holiday lights contest

PULLMAN, Wash.—Applications for ASWSU’s second-annual holiday lights contest are now available to WSU students and the Pullman community.The contest, which has five different categories including university offices, fraternities, sororities, residence halls and private residences, is open to anyone who registers. The purpose of this event is to connect ASWSU and students to Pullman community members. […]

Space Needle painted crimson and gray

Washington State University finished on top of Habitat for Humanity’s “Tackling Hurricane Relief” contest, which raised a total $164,293.62 to help rebuild homes in the southeastern United States affected by recent hurricanes.The victory means the Space Needle roof will be adorned with crimson and gray paint, the WSU flag and logo, and the message “Go […]

Food science students win product development contest

A team of food science students, led by Stephanie Clark, assistant professor of food science have won first prize in the inaugural Danisco Knowledge Award product development contest. Elly Soeryapranata and  Dewi Scott, both graduate students, and  Jennifer Smith, an undergraduate, share a $10,000 first prize. Their winning entry was Yosha (pronounced yo-shay). Yosha is […]

Entrepreneurial thinkers wanted

Washington State University students with a “great idea” have the chance this year to turn their dream into an action plan that just might bring $10,000 cash their way. The Center for Entrepreneurial Studies in the WSU College of Business and Economics is sponsoring its first business plan contest, running from fall through spring, said […]