technology

By Richard H. Miller, Global Campus PULLMAN, Wash. – Despite the name, a flipped classroom isn’t upside-down. If anything, it’s inside-out.

By Alyssa Patrick, College of Engineering and Architecture SPOKANE, Wash. – Crime prevention theories suggest that when a burglar decides to rob a house, he or she chooses a home that gives passers-by a poor view of entry points such as doors, windows and garages.

Students Paul Wettin, left, Jacob Murray, Jeff Sweeney and Carla Bagnell. Photos by Miles Pepper.     PULLMAN – It started as an idea in a college class. The instructor had a thumb drive with important information about an upcoming project, but nobody in the class had a laptop to upload the files. “Hey, wouldn’t it […]

PULLMAN – WSU researchers Diane Cook, professor and Huie-Rogers Chair of electrical engineering and computer science, and Maureen Schmitter-Edgecombe, professor of psychology,  received more than $1.2 million in grant funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for their interdisciplinary research using smart adaptive technology.   The smart adaptive technology helps people with memory loss […]

PULLMAN — The WSU Department of English and the WSU Libraries are sponsoring THATCamp Pacific Northwest, a humanities and technology “unconference,” on Saturday, Oct. 17. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the ground floor of Wilson-Short Hall. It is open to anyone interested in studying, supporting, teaching, researching, creating […]

PULLMAN – Washington’s Innovation Summit on April 9, features Congressman Adam Smith among several other speakers planning to attend.   Smith will talk about what the Stimulus package has in store for Washington State’s technology.   For more information on the summit or to register click HERE

A former assistant director of the National Science Foundation and former president of the National Academy of Engineering will present a free public lecture, “Responsible Citizenship in a Technological Democracy,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 16, in Smith CUE 203. A reception will follow in the Smith CUE atrium. William A. Wulf will propose that citizens […]

Two years after groundbreaking, the WSU College of Nursing recently moved into the new Nursing Building on the WSU Spokane Riverpoint campus.   The college’s 600 or so Spokane students will begin classes there in spring semester, and the building will be dedicated sometime in the spring.   The $34.6 million building first received a […]

PULLMAN – Television invaded the classroom 50 years ago, but many teachers held the magic box at arm’s length. It was labeled a distraction and competition. Gradually, academic risk-takers embraced it and proved it to be a useful educational tool.   In the 1980s, computers were the new invader, later ushering in something called the […]

VANCOUVER – The Digital Technology and Culture Program at WSU Vancouver presents multimedia artists Julie Andreyev and Simon Lysander Overstall, talking about VJ Fleet, an interactive sound and video installation involving a fleet of customized cars. Their performance will be at 5 p.m. Nov. 22 in front of the WSU Vancouver Administration Building. This event […]