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WSU receives top awards at Lionel Hampton Festival

PULLMAN — Students from the WSU Jazz Studies Program received top awards at “College Day” at the 2009 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival held Thursday, Feb. 26, at the University of Idaho.   Receiving “Adjudicators’ Choice” awards—presented to the best ensembles in their divisions—were the WSU Jazz Big Band directed by Greg Yasinitsky, Regents Professor, and […]

Abstracts accepted beginning Dec 8

Abstracts for the 2009 Academic Showcase will be accepted Dec. 8-Jan. 30 ONLINE @ www.showcase.wsu.edu, as WSU looks toward its annual celebration of excellence — Showcase 2009 on Friday, March 27.   The 2008 Academic Showcase featured more than 390 displays highlighting the original research of WSU faculty, staff and students.   Besides honoring the […]

VP nominee names accepted through April

Several candidates for vice president of University Relations have been identified, but letters of interest will continue to be accepted through April. The search committee plans to complete candidate selection by June-August 2008.  As part of the recruitment stage, ads have been placed in various national publications, said Howard Grimes, search committee chair and vice […]

Grimes advances to new vp position

PULLMAN – Howard Grimes, who has headed the Graduate School at WSU since July 2002, will add the duties of vice president of research on Feb. 1. The change, announced by President Elson S. Floyd and Provost and Executive Vice President Robert Bates, coincides with the university’s efforts to elevate the importance of research and […]

Graduate research efforts share $1.5 M

    PULLMAN – The WSU Graduate School, using funds from an anonymous private donor, will provide $1.5 million over a five-year period to programs in veterinary medicine (School of Global Animal Health), molecular plant sciences and engineering science (Laboratory for Atmospheric Research). “We are investing in proven excellence for one explicit purpose to foster a […]

Reception to honor presidential award winner

A reception to honor Charlena Grimes, academic coordinator for the College of Engineering and Architecture, who recently won the 2004 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring, will be held 3-5 p.m. Tuesday, June 21, in the Smith Center for Undergraduate Education in the second floor atrium.Grimes was one of nine individual (and five institutional) […]

Steam plant starting up

The new Grimes Way Steam Plant was used for the first time on Aug. 9 to admit steam to the Washington State University heating system. Testing of all three boilers, fueled both by natural gas and diesel, is continuing with hopes of having the plant fully functional by early September, said Mike Nearing, energy plant […]

Graduate School to double Ph.D. research, enrollment

Howard Grimes recently was named dean of Washington State University’s Graduate School. Having filled that role on an interim basis since July 1, 2002, he already has established some very clear insights and goals for the school. WSU Today interviewed Grimes recently to get his comments on where he hopes to guide the Graduate School […]