It’s the fifth-leading cause of death by disease in the nation; more than 18 million people in this country have it (nearly one-third of whom don’t even know it yet); and those who have it are at higher risk for heart disease, blindness, kidney failure, extremity amputations, and other chronic conditions. Diabetes is one of […]
A four-day sustainability forum is scheduled for Oct. 24-27 at WSU Pullman. The forum will include exhibits and sessions on sustainability, environmental consciousness, consensus building and change management, as well as panel discussions on sustaining food systems and environmental education. For more information and a schedule of events, go to http://sustainability.wsu.edu.
An open government forum on the new public disclosure law will be held from 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5, in the Student Services Building auditorium at Washington State University Vancouver. The public disclosure law went into effect in July. Feedback from the forum will help the state attorney general create a set of model rules […]
PULLMAN — Washington State University’s Center for Entrepreneurial Studies will co-host the second Sino American Forum on Entrepreneurship and Management Aug. 4-5 in Pullman.The forum will be held in the Samuel H. Smith Center for Undergraduate Education, Room 518. Representatives from Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in Chengdu, China, will also attend.“The forum was […]
Approximately 150 students, faculty and staff crowded into the CUB Cascade Room Tuesday afternoon, March 8, for the Vice Presidents’ Forum. At the event were a large number of students who asked questions and made comments regarding the outcome of a recent conduct hearing addressing allegations of racial harassment. The meeting, which usually lasts about one hour, […]
“Mentoring: Side by side. Step by step.” is the theme of the 10th annual Women and Leadership Forum to be held 8 a.m.-noon, and 1:45-4 p.m. Thursday, March 24, in the CUB. Women and men from every part of WSU as well as the community are invited to participate in the forum at no cost. […]
Technical support staff are invited to attend the first WSU information technology forum March 13-15 on the Pullman campus. Free to WSU employees, the forum will provide professional development and networking opportunities. Attendees must register in advance via the website at http://infotech.wsu.edu/vpis no later than March 4. Ed Lazowska, the Bill and Melinda Gates chair […]
What if technology and the economy were designed to sustain rather than degrade the natural environment? Imagine a world where waste is eliminated because all waste products are recycled. Does this sound like a pipe dream? Not if you believe in the concept of sustainability, which is reshaping state institutions from WSU to Olympia. Gov. […]
Washington State University President V. Lane Rawlins will host a communitywide forum on the north Richland campus at 7 p.m.Wednesday, Nov. 10, in the East Building Auditorium. The forum is designed to solicit community comments on the university’s plans for the future development of the Tri-Cities campus and the academic programs it offers. WSU Tri-Cities […]
Discussions on sustainability principles and practices will highlight an open public forum at Washington State University Oct. 14-15, hosted by the WSU Environmental Science and Regional Planning Program.The event is intended to show what can be done and is being done to foster sustainability, as well as focus on opportunities for individual to become proactive […]