PULLMAN – A training series designed specifically for employees managing research projects and sponsored programs will be presented by Human Resource Services beginning Friday, Sept. 3. The “Research Administration Training Series” focuses on the administrative and management activities that contribute to successful research projects. The first session, titled “Research Administration Update,” will focus […]
PULLMAN – The Graduate School and the Graduate and Professional Student Association now are taking applications for fall semester graduate student travel grants. These grants are intended to help students in their research and scholarly activities and to present papers at significant meetings. The deadline for the fall 2010 travel grant applications is 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. […]
Above l-r, Jordan Bowker, 2010-2011 WSU Facilities Operations scholarship recipient; Andrew Seaman of Jess Ford of Pullman; and Steve Westbrook, FacOps scholarship committee chair, pose at Palouse Ridge Golf Club with a Ford 2010 F150 XLT Super Cab 4wd pickup truck, the tourney’s hole-in-one prize which is sponsored by the dealership. Caitlyn Dimock, the other scholarship […]
Ahring Kramer RICHLAND – WSU scientists based in the Tri-Cities and Pullman are getting a combined $1.1 million for biofuels research from the U.S. Department of Energy. DOE announced $80 million for biofuels projects, split between three consortia. WSU is one of several groups involved in the consortia and will receive funding as part of […]
VANCOUVER – Washington State Lt. Gov. Brad Owen will visit WSU Vancouver at 1:30 p.m., Feb. 21 to highlight recent grants from the Washington Technology Center (WTC) to researchers at WSU Vancouver. “We are really seeing a trend toward this kind of engagement between the state, university research facilities and private industry,” said Hal Dengerink, […]
The Office of Undergraduate Education is seeking grant proposals for “innovative ideas to enhance learning and teaching at WSU.” The deadline to submit proposals is March 21. Up to eight grants of a maximum of $5,000 each will be awarded. It is expected that recipients should be notified by April 30. Funding comes from the […]
Managing grants once faculty members receive them is the focus of a new track of classes offered as part of WSU’s Office of Research Faculty Development Series (FDS). “We want our staff and faculty who manage grants trained well,” said Nancy Shrope, assistant director in the Office of Grant and Research Development (OGRD). In order […]
PULLMAN – The Washington State University’s Sponsored Program Administrators Awards Committee has named the awardees for the 2006 Grant and Contracts Administration Awards. The two awards in the Service category went to Margaret (Peggy) Bowe, WSU Vancouver, and Cathleen Fabich, Fiscal Specialist at the College of Engineering and Architecture. The Contribution Awards were given to […]
Photo: Carolyn Ross is framed by the pass-through where researchers hand wine, crackers and score sheets to volunteer tasters. Light in the tasting room is pink to disguise the color of the wine so it doesn’t influence the tasters. (Photo by Shelly Hanks, WSU Photo Services). Carolyn Ross is looking for Pullman faculty, staff and […]
VANCOUVER — Several faculty members at Washington State University Vancouver recently received major research grants. The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded Ruth Phillips, adjunct research professor of biology, $450,000 over three years for integration of the genetic and physical maps of rainbow trout and Atlantic salmon. Phillips is coordinating her research efforts with those of scientists […]