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PULLMAN, Wash. – Gerald Berthiaume, pianist and Washington State University professor of music, has released “Struck by Lightning,” a new compact disc on the peer-reviewed WSU Recordings label.

By C. Brandon Chapman, College of Education PULLMAN, Wash. – An assistant professor of special education at the College of Education has been awarded an international honor for a student who shows great potential for future contribution to the field.

PULLMAN, Wash. – Sheila Kearney Converse, clinical associate professor of music, is the winner of the 2014-15 Samuel H. Smith Leadership Award from the Washington State University Association for Faculty Women (AFW).

PULLMAN, Wash. – Four Washington State University faculty members have been named recipients of the 2014-15 Sahlin awards, to be presented at WSU’s Showcase Celebrating Excellence Recognition Banquet on March 27.

By Craig Lawson, International Programs PULLMAN, Wash. – Faculty can apply through Sunday, March 1, for travel funds to enhance their international research collaborations and impact aligned with the university’s strategic priorities.

By Richard H. Miller, Global Campus PULLMAN, Wash. – PowerPoint presentations divide information into bullet points. “Concept maps” use the opposite approach: They require students to connect information – and that takes them to what assistant professor Olusola Adesope calls “a higher level of cognitive process.”

WASHINGTON – Douglas R. Call and Norman G. Lewis of Washington State University have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

By Doug Nadvornick, College of Medical Sciences SPOKANE, Wash. – Gail Chermak has compiled a long list of awards during her 37 years at Washington State University. But she admits the honor she will receive Friday in Orlando, Fla., may be the most prestigious.

By Richard H. Miller, Global Campus PULLMAN, Wash. – Unless you’ve got a Learjet or a set of gills, virtual worlds can be preferable to reality, presenters said Monday at a faculty-led workshop on student success.

PULLMAN, Wash. – Three music faculty from Washington State University will give pre-opera talks for “The Met: Live in HD” series, which begins with Verdi’s “Macbeth” at 9:10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre in downtown Moscow, Idaho.