By J. Adriana Aumen, College of Arts and Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – American Indian tribes are changing the way cultural resources are addressed. A first-of-its-kind workshop recently illuminated some unique aspects for Washington State University students and faculty.
PULLMAN, Wash. – Recently uncovered documents about prewar Japanese intelligence that offer new insights into World War II will be discussed in a free public presentation at Washington State University Pullman. Tosh Minohara, professor in the Graduate School of Law at Kobe University, Japan, will present “Reconsidering the Road to Pearl Harbor: The Role of Intelligence […]
Blemmye Panotti PULLMAN, Wash. – Early historian Hartmann Schedel described an African tribe called Blemmyes, headless humans with their eyes, nose and mouth on their chests, in his 1493 work “Nuremberg Chronicle.” An ancient woodcut shows one of the odd creatures sitting cross-legged with one finger of his raised right arm pointing skyward – possibly […]
PULLMAN, Wash. – Ireland enjoys a mild and stable climate. But even in Ireland there are years that stand out as unusual. Recently a team of researchers led by Harvard University’s Francis Ludlow announced results of a study of Ireland’s climate based on the Irish Annals, a body of writings containing more than 40,000 […]
PULLMAN, Wash. – Acclaimed veterinary historian, educator, publisher and editor J. Frederick Smithcors donated his 1,200-volume library to the Washington State University Libraries in 1978. Thirty-five years later, the American Veterinary Medical History Society will host an all-day Smithcors History of Veterinary Medicine Symposium Sunday, July 21, in Chicago to honor the late WSU donor […]
WSC varsity track team 1940-41. Jack Kelleher, bottom row, far left. Photo courtesy of WSU Athletics. Stories that Live Forever Editor’s Note: This article is the 12th installment in a series titled “Stories that Live Forever.” The series, written by Jason Krump, WSU Athletics, originated in 2007 to commemorate Memorial Day and honor […]
Related 08-09-10, WSU Today – New Bryan Clock Tower faces installed (video) 06-14-10, WSU Today – Removal of old clock faces continues at Bryan Tower (video) 03-30-10, WSU Today – Historic and new photo gallery: Bryan Clock Tower facelift planned (photos) PULLMAN – People on the WSU Pullman campus know well that Bryan Clock Tower, WSU’s most notable […]
OLYMPIA – Gov. Chris Gregoire announced on July 22 that Robert McCoy has been appointed to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation – a term effective March 11, 2009 through Oct. 12, 2012. McCoy is an assistant professor at Washington State University. He is a member of the American Historical Association, National Trust for Historical Preservation, […]
PULLMAN – WSU will host the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Exhibition Nov. 10-24 at the Holland Library Atrium. On display will be thirty posters, donated by the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, showing the destruction that occurred under the mushroom clouds when Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed by the United States in Aug. 1945. The opening reception […]
For thousands of years, the Pacific Northwest was one of the few places in the world where there was no agriculture. “The Native Americans were foragers,” said Candice Goucher, WSU Vancouver history professor, during a recent talk at the Clark County Historical Museum. Living in a lush landscape teeming with wildlife, the native […]