symposium

Keynote speaker to address patient care outcomes

SPOKANE, Wash. – The Washington State University Intercollegiate College of Nursing will once again host the annual Inland Northwest Nursing and Health Sciences Research Symposium from 2 to 4:30 p.m. April 27, at Mukogawa Fort George Wright Commons next to the Spokane Falls Community College campus. Health care professionals and the public are invited to […]

Symposium highlights undergraduate research

PULLMAN– Undergraduate research will be the focus at Washington State University once again as the annual Psychology Undergraduate Research Symposium takes place April 12 in the Smith Center for Undergraduate Education. Student research posters will be available for viewing in the CUE atrium from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. with a formal poster presentation from […]

Women of Color Symposium

PULLMAN – Dolores Huerta, co-founder with Caesar Chavez of United Farm Workers, will deliver the opening keynote speech for the Women of Color Symposium at 7:30 p.m. March 2 at the Gladish Community Center Auditorium. The symposium, organized and facilitated by the the Coalition for Women Students at WSU, will take place at the Gladish […]

WSU to honor “Frontline” program, producers

PULLMAN  – Three Edward R. Murrow Awards will be given by Washington State University this year to recognize communication excellence. The 2007 awards honoring “distinguished achievement displaying journalistic integrity and courage” will be given to the PBS news program “Frontline” and to “Frontline” producers David Fanning and Michael Sullivan. The award ceremony will take place […]

Symposium to discuss defending the food supply

Recent national outbreaks of Salmonella linked to lettuce and tomatoes and E. coli from bagged spinach highlight the challenges of protecting the food supply from accidental contamination. The food industry is also mindful of the need for systems to protect against the potential for intentional contamination. Two nationally known food security experts will conduct a […]

Brokaw speaks of troubled times, need for excellence

“I am privileged to accept this award in the name of a man who was my first hero in broadcast journalism,” said Tom Brokaw as he held the Edward R. Murrow Award for Lifetime Achievement in Broadcasting at WSU last night. Brokaw told the capacity crowd, which included Edward R. Murrow’s son and grandsons, that […]

Professional communicators to lead Murrow workshops

A bevy of prominent Pacific Northwest communication professionals will lead workshops as part of the annual Edward R. Murrow Symposium at WSU Pullman.“Our advisory board leaders know who’s who in the business and they have the connections to bring them to campus,” said Alex Tan, director, Edward R. Murrow School of Communication.Symposium-related events begin at […]

WSU hosts first symposium on undergrad Asian studies research

April 14 marks the beginning of the Columbia Valley Undergraduate Asian Studies Research Symposium at WSU. Although the 2006 symposium is the first, organizers in WSU’s Asia Program hope this is the first annual symposium to promote undergraduate research in Asian studies.The symposium, which kicks off with a 5 p.m. reception in the Smith Center […]

WSU psychology spotlights undergraduate research

The WSU Department of Psychology Undergraduate Research Symposium will be held Thursday, April 20 in the Smith Center for Undergraduate Education.Sixteen posters showcasing undergraduate research projects will be available for viewing in the CUE Atrium from 1:30-5 p.m. Dr. Rand Walker, clinical services director of the Center on Disabilities and Human Development in Moscow, Idaho, […]

2nd Allan Plant Breeding Symposium April 17

Crop breeders from North Carolina and California will discuss their work at the second Robert E. Allan Plant Breeding Symposium on Monday, April 17 at 1 p.m. in Johnson Hall, Room C107.Jim Holland, a maize geneticist with the USDA Agricultural Research Service at North Carolina State, will discuss how genes interact at the molecular and […]