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School children learn about art, environment

Gene Rosa, center, with visiting school children at WSU Museum of Art.   More than 2,000 people in the past month have viewed the exhibition “Chris Jordan: Running the Numbers” at the WSU Museum of Art, and thousands more are expected.   An endowment established by faculty member Eugene Rosa funds the Buy-a-Busload-of-Kids Program, which […]

Understanding environment with art and science

Photo by WSU Photo Services.He is a professor in the Department of Sociology, distinguished professor of natural resource and environmental policy in the Thomas F. Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service, affiliated professor of fine arts, affiliated professor of environmental science, and faculty associate in the Center for Integrated Biology — and he […]

WSU researcher finds force behind climate change

PULLMAN – A new study by a Washington State University researcher and his colleagues pinpoints the causes of a recent finding by a working group of the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change that global climate warming is due to human activities. The principal factors affecting climate change are the growth of human population and consumption, […]

Five faculty honorees selected for top awards

Five faculty members have been named recipients of awards given out each spring by Washington State University in recognition of excellence in academic achievement. They will be honored publicly on Friday, March 23, as part of the annual World Class. Face to Face. Showcase, a day-long celebration of the achievements of faculty and staff. Kimberlee […]

WSU researcher sees no tech solutions

Technology and modernization alone won’t rescue our planet from the detrimental environmental impacts of industrialization and other human activities, according to a WSU researcher and leader in developing a way to scientifically model and assess human interactions with the environment.In fact, research by WSU sociologist Eugene A. Rosa and colleagues, Richard York of the University […]