WSU Vancouver

Vancouver professor receives $1.1 million in grants to study how the brain understands what it hears

By Brenda Alling, WSU Vancouver VANCOUVER, Wash. – Christine Portfors, associate professor of biology and neuroscience and head of the Hearing and Communication Laboratory at Washington State University Vancouver, has received two federal grants totaling more than $1.1 million over three years. The grants will be used to study how neurons in the brains of […]

Accounting program endorsed by nat’l accounting association

  VANCOUVER, Wash. – The accounting program at Washington State University Vancouver has been endorsed by the Institute of Management Accountants. The IMA recently launched a new initiative to endorse universities that offer undergraduate programs that enable students to pursue and earn the Certified Management Accountant credential. The first two universities to win the endorsement […]

WSU Vancouver names vice chancellor for academic affairs

Christopher VANCOUVER, Wash. – Renny Christopher has accepted the position of vice chancellor for academic affairs at Washington State University Vancouver. She will take her post on Aug. 5. Christopher most recently served as associate provost at California State University, Channel Islands. The vice chancellor for academic affairs is WSU Vancouver’s chief academic officer. Christopher […]

A fresh look at graffiti from all over the world

      VANCOUVER – Graffiti, normally a transitory art form, is the subject of a more permanent body of work created especially for exhibit at WSU Vancouver by local artist Leah Jackson.   Jackson took photographs of graffiti while traveling in the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, France and the U.S. Some […]

‘Heartsong of Charging Elk’ inspires lectures and concert

VANCOUVER – Historical fiction, Native American history, the culture of the Oglala Lakota Sioux and contemporary music will converge at a signature event hosted by WSU Vancouver March 22-26. James Welch’s award-winning novel, “The Heartsong of Charging Elk,” is the foundation for the four-lecture and concert event. The lectures will be held at 7 p.m. March 22-25 […]

Oyster drill research receives grant

Oyster drill invades shell and kills oyster   VANCOUVER – WSU Vancouver biochemistry and biophysics professor Steve Sylvester has received a $36,500 grant from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife for his work on, “Identification of Chemoattractants and Pheromones of Oyster Drills.” Oyster drills are invasive snails that are killing oysters at an increasing rate […]

Nominations open for Community Awards

VANCOUVER – One way WSU Vancouver is celebrating its 20th anniversary is by establishing two Community Awards of Distinction that will be given annually.   The awards will be presented to community members or organizations in two categories: Community Partnership and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Any member of the community may submit a nomination. Nominations […]

Saturday Academy manufacturing camp at WSU Vancouver

VANCOUVER – WSU Vancouver will host the Saturday Academy manufacturing summer camp workshop. The week-long manufacturing camp will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, July 27-31. Students entering grades eight through 12 will explore manufacturing and mechanical engineering. At the camp, “Mechanical Engineering: Metal Fabrication,” students will design, fabricate, and […]