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48th Annual Cougar Sports Banquet and auction

PULLMAN – The annual Cougar Sports Banquet and Auction featuring WSU Athletic Director Bill Moos and former WSU football standout Rueben Mayes is set for Aug. 19 at the Coeur d’Alene Resort and Convention Center.   Cougar head coaches and other former standout WSU student-athletes will also be at the event. Mayes played for WSU during […]

International magazine ranks researcher among ‘Power 25’

  PULLMAN – Dr. Bruce Becker, founder of the National Aquatics and Sports Medicine Institute based at WSU, is one of the “Power 25” leaders recognized this month by “Aquatics International” magazine. Becker is a research professor in the department of educational leadership and counseling psychology, home to WSU’s kinesiology programs. “From producing ground-breaking research […]

Grant advances aquatic exercise research

PULLMAN – Thanks to a $1 million grant from the National Swimming Pool Foundation, WSU researchers plan to create the National Aquatics and Sports Medicine Institute. “This will be the world’s premiere center for aquatic health research,” says the institute director, Dr. Bruce Becker, a physician and research professor in WSU’s College of Education. “There […]

University Recreation Center offers aquatics programs

University Recreation Center is helping students and community members gear up for summer by offering lifeguard training, water safety instruction, and adult swim classes. The lifeguard training program includes first aid and safety, CPR for the professional rescuer, oxygen administration and AED. The cost of the program, which includes the price of a textbook and […]