PULLMAN – The NCAA has ruled WSU student-athlete Dan Spitz ineligible for the first nine games of the 2010 season for violating the NCAA’s banned substance use policy. Spitz, a redshirt sophomore defensive tackle on the Cougar football team, will be allowed to practice with the team throughout the season. Under the NCAA’s program, […]
PULLMAN – “Eradicating discrimination and sexual harassment and fostering a respectful environment requires an ongoing, demonstrated commitment from all members of the university community,” said WSU President Elson Floyd in an April 2010 statement. Human Resource Services and the Office for Equal Employment, in response to the president’s statement, have developed an […]
Photography by Tim Marsh, WSU University Relations PULLMAN – “Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing — absolutely nothing — half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” That’s a line from the classic children’s book, “The Wind in the Willows.” I’m sure it was in the back […]
PULLMAN – WSU and FSN Northwest have announced that FSN will broadcast the Cougars’ football games against both USC and UCLA this season. The announcement results in four of the Cougars’ first five games of the 2010 season being televised. Previously, WSU announced its opener at Oklahoma State will be televised by FSN with […]
SPOKANE – Teresa Cardon, a speech-language pathologist with almost 20 years experience working with children with autism, has been hired by WSU’s department of speech and hearing sciences as an assistant professor. Cardon will be based at WSU Spokane, and her appointment is effective Aug. 16. Before coming to Spokane, Cardon was at Arizona State University, […]
Related items See photo gallery of the 2009 WSU Convocation See a video on the University Convocation Additional information on the convocation, go to convocation.wsu.edu PULLMAN – Faculty, staff, students and their families are invited to attend the 2010 University Convocation, 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 20, at Beasley Performing Arts […]
Yadama Englund PULLMAN – Efficient utilization of timber and biomass residues for alternative fuels and other products will be the focus of the free webinar “Adding Value to Woody Biomass,” 10 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 4, at breeze.wsu.edu/research_that_works_for_you. The presentation is part of the WSU Extension’s webinar series, “Research that Works for You.” […]
PULLMAN – Several researchers in Civil and Environmental Engineering’s Laboratory for Atmospheric Research are assessing air chemistry with the aid of an NSF grant to better understand air pollution and its impacts. Lamb The grant, totaling more than $200,000, will help Brian Lamb, Regents Professor Civil and Environmental Engineering, and his team in their study […]
McCracken Hermanson Nguyen PULLMAN – A recent study of the academic performance of nearly 6,000 WSU students who enrolled as freshmen here in the fall of 2002 or 2003, found that men and women participating in varsity athletics are more than twice as likely as similar non- athletes to graduate within either five […]
Photos above of WSU Extension Beach Watchers patrolling and cleaning a beach area. Final photo of Don Meehan, WSU Extension program director for natural resources stewardship. Photos courtesy of WSU Extension. SEATTLE – WSU Extension’s Beach Watchers program is the meritorious winner of the 2010 Education and Public Service award from the […]