PULLMAN, Wash. – The Board of Regents of Washington State University will hold a regularly scheduled meeting Dec. 10 and 11 on the WSU Spokane campus, College of Nursing Building, Room 205, to consider action items, including approval of schematic design documents for the Chinook (Old Bookie) project on the campus of WSU Pullman and recommended changes to the Faculty Manual.Continue reading
Dec. 26: Cougars to face Miami in Sun Bowl
WSU Athletics
PULLMAN, Wash. – The Washington State University Cougars accepted an invitation to play in the Hyundai Sun Bowl at 11 a.m. PT Saturday, Dec. 26, in El Paso, Texas, it was announced Sunday.Continue reading
WSU partnership: A path to healthier buildings, forests
Opinion/editorial from the Puget Sound Business Journal
co-written by Anson Fatland, WSU Economic Development
SEATTLE – Imagine a material that allows us to construct new buildings more quickly. Helps to combat climate change. Supports restoration of our forests while also helping revive our local rural economies.Continue reading
From big wind to big chill
By Nic Loyd, WSU meteorologist, and Linda Weiford, WSU News
SPOKANE, Wash. – On Nov. 17, a giant windstorm roared through the region to a balmy high temperature of 54 degrees. A little more than a week later, temperatures plunged to 7 degrees and we saw barely any wind at all.Continue reading
Process creates criteria for choosing next WSU president
PULLMAN, WASH. — Washington State University’s next president should advance WSU’s position as a driver of the state’s economy, sustain efforts to increase access to higher education, and secure the financial resources required to fulfill the university’s aspirations.Continue reading
Report cites WSU minority enrollment, graduation rates
PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University’s progress in enrolling and helping to promote the academic success of underrepresented minority students was cited Wednesday in a national report issued by The Education Trust, a Washington D.C.-based nonprofit organization focused on reducing achievement gaps.Continue reading
WSU submits materials to medical accreditation agency
SPOKANE, Wash. – The Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at Washington State University took a huge step toward accreditation today. College administrators uploaded foundational documents to the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, or LCME, the national accrediting agency for allopathic medical schools in the U.S. and Canada.Continue reading
WSU developing distributed apps for smart power grid
By Tina Hilding, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture
PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University is part of a $3.5 million U.S. Department of Energy project to create software applications for the smart electric power grid.Continue reading
WSU’s largest endowed scholarship benefits future teachers
By Trevor Durham, WSU Foundation
PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University announced today the creation of its largest endowed scholarship fund, made possible through a $16.5 million estate gift from San Francisco Bay area developer, philanthropist and alumnus Roscoe “Rock” Logan and his wife, Jane.Continue reading
Purple needle eater threatens noble fir holiday boughs, trees
By Sylvia Kantor, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences
PUYALLUP, Wash. – Noble fir, the iconic tree of holiday greenery, is under attack by a disease known as purple needle eater. The mysterious disease attacks new growth, causing needles to turn purple and die. Continue reading