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April 17: U.S. nuclear deterrence policy, scientific needs

By Will Ferguson, College of Arts & Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – A national defense official will speak about the policies and cutting edge science that drive the U.S. nuclear deterrence program at 2 p.m. Friday, April 17, in Smith CUE 518 at Washington State University. A 1:30 p.m. reception will precede the free, public Creighton […]

April 9: Pollinators, sustainable agriculture presented

PULLMAN, Wash. – “A bee’s eye perspective on sustainable agriculture” will be presented by the co-director of the Berkeley Food Institute in a free, public lecture at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 9, in CUE 203 at Washington State University. A reception will begin at 5 p.m. in CUE 518.

April 2: Talk on speaking and writing a foreign language

PULLMAN, Wash. – Research about better integrating speaking and writing when teaching a foreign language will be presented by Washington State University Humanities Fellow Michael Hubert at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 2, in the Honors Hall Lounge as part of the inaugural Humanities Fellow Lecture Series.

March 24: Alum speaks on Nobel winner Mario Vargas Llosa

By Peggy Perkins, Honors College PULLMAN, Wash. – “A Nobel Laureate’s Journey: Stockholm via Pullman,” about the life and works of Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, will be presented by Washington State University alumnus Raymond L. Williams at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, in the Honors Hall Lounge at Washington State University.

April 1: National parks’ top historian, alumnus to speak

By Adrian Aumen, WSU College of Arts & Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – Robert K. Sutton, chief historian of the National Park Service (NPS), will discuss little-known facts about Native American participation in the U.S. Civil War during a free, public lecture at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, in the CUB junior ballroom at Washington State […]

March 23: Marijuana laws, policy compared, considered

By Jeffrey Dennison, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – A comparison of Washington and Colorado public policy following marijuana legalization and the impact on the rest of the country will be discussed at 5 p.m. Monday, March 23, in the Washington State University Tri-Cities East Auditorium, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland.

March 26: Photographer activist to speak, show work

PULLMAN, Wash. – In “Archival Impulse,” award-winning photographer and activist Ayana V. Jackson explores how Western historical archives have shaped ideas about non-Europeans. Her work will be exhibited March 16-April 1 at the CUB gallery at Washington State University, and she will present the free, public Jo Hockenhull Distinguished Lecture at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March […]