Higher-ed financing, economy still troubled
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Fund to retain faculty, staff
Despite tight budgets and a state funding shortfall, the President’s Cabinet and Budget Council has approved a measure to internally fund a $2 million salary pool that will be used to address a small number of critical retention and recruitment cases. “High quality programs can only be maintained if the university employs high quality faculty […]
Spokane seed grant strategy aims at stronger funding
Six Washington State University faculty will research issues in genetics, cancer, nutrition, autism, and pediatric health, funded by a new seed grant system created by WSU Spokane. The seed grant program encourages faculty to develop research programs in Spokane that have the potential for extramural support, particularly from the National Institutes of Health. Their research […]
NIH grant writing insights offered
A workshop designed to help researchers learn the fundamentals of preparing a strong application for National Institutes of Health funding will be held at WSU Spokane Sept. 10. The workshop is open to local grant administrators, researchers (particularly those new to NIH funding), and graduate students. The workshop will be held in the auditorium of […]
Two new degree programs this fall
The Washington State Board of Regents approved two new degree programs during its June 14 meeting in Vancouver, including a doctoral program in communication and bachelor#s and master#s of science degrees in biotechnology. Both programs will be effective this fall. The doctoral communication program differs from other doctoral programs in its structure and content. The […]
Budget impact reduced
Creative restructuring and adherence to the strategic plan are among the keys Washington State University leaders have used during the past several months as they worked to overcome a $25.5 million state funding shortage. It now appears the university will enter the 2002 – 03 year with the impact minimized. Will the university escape unscarred? […]
428 juniors nominated for Regents Scholarships
Washington State University President V. Lane Rawlins has announced that 428 Washington high-achieving juniors have been nominated for the university’s Regents Scholarship Program. The two-year-old program provides more than $3 million in awards to those nominees who choose to attend WSU. “The program aims to recognize outstanding students and keep them in the state of […]