women

Hill named woman of the year; five others honored

PULLMAN, Wash. – Laura Griner Hill, professor in human development at Washington State University, was named the 2014 Woman of the Year at the annual Women’s Recognition Luncheon this week. Five others were honored with Woman of Distinction awards.

Alumna earns first MSU award for women in science

BOZEMAN, Mont. – By the time she earned her bachelor’s degree from Washington State University (’87 chemistry and biochemistry), Joan Blanchette Broderick had worked in four research labs, published three papers, knew she loved chemistry and realized she wanted a career in research.

Grant connects WSU with Spokane community college women

By Steve Nakata, Student Affairs & Enrollment PULLMAN, Wash. – Single mom Christine Brown nearly fell through the cracks as a transfer student from community college to university. A grant she helped obtain for Washington State University will secure a smoother transition for others and establish a model for four-year institutions working with their regional […]

Nancy H. Bierbaum

PULLMAN, Wash. – Nancy H. Bierbaum, retired from the Washington State University Women’s Center, died Aug. 4, 2013. She worked at WSU 1976-91.

More sports viewing, less rape intervention

  Stacey Hust with graduate students Chunbo Ren, left, and Ming Lei. (Photo by Tim Marsh, WSU Today)     Sexualization of sports “People just think sports is sport,” Hust said. But once you start looking critically at how women athletes are portrayed in the media, she said, it begins to look like women’s sports is […]