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Professor’s book part of PBS documentary

A documentary drawing on a book by WSU assistant professor of history Matthew A. Sutton will re-air on the Public Broadcasting System next week. “Sister Aimee” details the life of controversial Pentecostal evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson. Check local listings for times. First broadcast nearly two years ago as part of the PBS “American Experience” series, […]

Frontline producers ponder Murrow legacy

PULLMAN – The Edward R. Murrow Award for “distinguished achievement displaying journalistic integrity and courage” was awarded to the PBS news program Frontline and its executive producer David Fanning at the 33rd Murrow Symposium at Washington State University last night. In his introduction of Fanning at the symposium, WSU President V. Lane Rawlins told the […]

Wood lab simulates natural disaster on 32-foot-long wall

Dan Dolan, a WSU professor of civil and environmental engineering, and Scott Lewis, research associate at the Wood Materials and Engineering Lab, are working with other wood lab associates to construct a 32-foot-long wall, which will be knocked down at 10 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 7 during a test simulating natural disasters’ effects on buildings.A filmmaking […]

Documentary filmmakers visit wood materials lab

Documentary filmmakers are visiting WSU’s Wood Materials and Engineering Lab today as part of a film project titled “Disaster Resistant Homes.”Dr. Dan Dolan, a WSU professor of civil and environmental engineering and an expert in low-rise building design, is the star of WSU’s portion of the film. For the film, Dolan will simulate how homes […]