April 2019
The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering is hosting a seminar presented by Thomas E. Graedel, Clifton R. Musser Professor Emeritus of Industrial Ecology and Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering, Yale University.
This annual showcase is the culmination of two or more years work by the Master of Fine Arts graduate candidates.
Presentation delivered by Erika Offerdahl from School of Molecular Bioscience.
You’re invited to the 2019 Regents’ Distinguished Alumnus Award presentation and reception as WSU recognizes Thomas Graedel for his contributions to the understanding of atmospheric chemistry and his work to develop the field of industrial ecology.
Cynthia Lawrence is an Endowed Professor of Voice at University of Kentucky and a regular guest of leading opera companies around the world, including the Metropolitan Opera.
Mark Calkins is an Associate Professor of Voice at Berea College in Kentucky. Mark is a former member of the Lyric Opera Center…
Currie & Brown is one of the world’s leading construction consultancy firms dedicated to advising clients in the management and utilization of their physical assets.
Livestream available on YouTube at WSU Pullman Music.
The conference will explore the theme: Finding Your Power: Cultivating Authentic Leadership. This year’s theme speaks to the importance of culture change through individual and shared empowerment, cultivating leadership through positive, open and honest relationships; and building a diverse and innovative community to create dynamic, respectful and inclusive work environments.
Through a mixture of industry experts, speakers, interactive experiences and opportunities for conversation, the Murrow Symposium explores the communication industry, our challenges and accomplishments and opportunities for development and growth.
Use this tool to proactively engage students in reading and provide a focus of conversation with automatically graded annotations. This platform allows students to make comments, ask questions, and interact with peers in a quick and scalable way that allows misconceptions about the reading (or other media) to be easily identified. This tool is also a strong candidate for a flipped classroom.
Come hear six exciting experts in the areas of DNA repair and chromatin speak about compelling new developments in the area of basic cancer research at the 2019 Smerdon/Reeves Lecture
Modeling and Simulation of Microstructure Evolution and Deformation in an Irradiated Environment
Harry Silverstein, WSU professor emeritus in philosophy, presents “Responsibility and Avoidability” in the Foley Speaker’s Room.
Should you kill one person if that means more people will therefore not be killed? Harry Silverstein will explore the “avoidability” conception of responsibility – that one is responsible for an outcome if there was an alternative, and not responsible if there was not.
Cynthia Lawrence is an Endowed Professor of Voice at University of Kentucky and a regular guest of leading opera companies around the world, including the Metropolitan Opera.
Mark Calkins is an Associate Professor of Voice at Berea College in Kentucky. Mark is a former member of the Lyric Opera Center…
The Division of Student Affairs presents Dr. Amelia Parnell, Omari Burnside, and Alexa Wesley from the Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Educations (NASPA).
The Department of Physics and Astronomy and The OSA-SPIE Student Chapter invites all to a colloquium featuring Dr. Stan Whitcomb, LIGO Laboratory.
Join the conversation with Caitlin Bletscher with “Overcoming Boundaries, Thinking Globally, Acting Locally” and seeing past our communal actions and how they impact the world!
John Martin Fischer, an expert in free will, moral responsibility, and both metaphysical and ethical issues pertaining to life and death, will present the 55th Frank Fraser Potter Lecture in Philosophy.
Open lab this week will be all about Qualtrics. Please bring any questions and Qualtrics projects you would like help with.
Greg Walton, an associate professor of psychology at Stanford University, will deliver a keynote lecture entitled, “Psychologically ‘Wise’ Interventions to Bolster Belonging and Reduce Inequality in College.”
Equality on Trial: Race, Fairness, and the US Supreme Court. Should all human beings be treated the same, or is it possible to be treated equally but unfairly?
John M. Fischer, distinguished professor of philosophy at University of California, Riverside, and Harry Silverstein, professor emeritus of philosophy at WSU, present “The Frankfurt-Style Cases: Extinguishing the Flickers of Freedom.”
The supervision of psychotherapy carries with it significant responsibilities. Supervisors must oversee the welfare of their supervisees’ clients, facilitate the supervisees’ professional development, and serve as gatekeepers for the profession.
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work at a National Laboratory? Do you know what goes on at a National Laboratory?
A performance lecture by Jessica Cerullo and Tia Kramer in collaboration with performers from Whitman College’s Department of Theatre and Dance and the Walla Walla Immigrant Rights Coalition.
This concert is open to the public and without charge.
Student’s will visit the Lower Granite Dam. There is not cost to attend. Student’s will be provided with transportation for the tour. If you are an international student, please visit Dana 138 with a copy of your passport.
This concert is open to the public and without charge.
Olivia earned her Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering in 2017 from Washington State University. She began undergraduate research as a sophomore, focusing on developing a miniaturized pyrolysis and gasification reactor to demonstrate biomass conversion principles in undergraduate classrooms. She traveled to Accra, Ghana in 2015 with her research team to…
Informed people can disagree about impact of climate change and its relationship to storms.
How does the media influence attitudes about race and social identities? And when does it endanger American democracy?
Would you like to share and get to know successful Latin-Americans professionals that reached a leadership position at their workplace, what were their strengths, their pitfalls and how they overcame them?
Community of Practice meetings provide faculty an opportunity to share and discuss their teaching experiences and ideas with their peers.
Part of the Architecture Faculty Lecture Series.
Join Paul Hirzel of the School of Design and Construction for a lecture based on her research interests.
Works in Progress Seminar
Title: Developmental and parental origin of transgenerational epigenetic marks followed by ancestral environmental exposure
An Averaged Continuum Model of Active Particle Systems
Presented by Alexander Panchenko, Professor—Department of Mathematics & Statistics, WSU
JB Kim, Director of Diversity at Lewis and Clark Law School will discuss navigating law school as a first generation law student. Any and all questions welcome.
The Department of Physics and Astronomy invites all to a distinguished colloquium featuring Michael Campbell, Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE), University of Rochester.
Dining Services, in partnership with the WSU Hawaiʻi Club, is hosting a Lūʻau at Southside Café!
Loren Hoffman, a WSU alumnus and Principle Engineer in Xbox at Microsoft will be presenting on lessons learned from his own career and as an engineering leader.
We’re kicking off Mom’s Weekend with SEB’s third annual Drag Show! Kimora Blac, Laganja Estranja and, Phi Phi O’Hara will put on a fierce show.
Treat your mom and yourself to a delightful English tea and spa experience. Appointments are 1 hour long and consist of a 30 min massage including neck, shoulders, arms, hands, followed by 30 minutes for tea, dessert, and peaceful conversation time for mother and student.
The Project Management Institute defines project management as “the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements”.
Kick off Mom’s weekend with Donuts with the Dean! Join your Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture Dean Mary Rezac donuts and conversation, bring your Mom!
Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the number of emails and texts you receive each day? Confused by the number of websites and electronic resources assigned by your various classes?
Registration is now open for WSU Libraries’ fourth annual Edible Book Festival on Friday, April 12, part of WSU Mom’s Weekend activities.
This annual showcase is the culmination of two or more years work by the Master of Fine Arts graduate candidates. With its wide range of art-making approaches, this thesis exhibition provides a stimulating experience for faculty, students and museum visitors.
Yuri Gagarin was the first man to enter space, and he completed one orbit of the earth on April 12, 1961. On the 50th anniversary, Yuri’s night began in Vienna and grew to an annual world space party.
The spectacular solar system. This movie-like fulldome simulation was created at WSU with narrations by Prof. Guy Worthey and musical backing tracks.
Otto Nicolai’s opera, The Merry Wives of Windsor, based on Shakespeare’s play, will appear on the Bryan Hall Stage during Mom’s Weekend with comedy, romance and a little fantasy.
Take Mom on this b-e-a-utiful bicycle ride across 10 miles of the Palouse on the Bill Chipman Trail to neighboring Moscow, Idaho.
Come join the Royal Canin Canine Canter at McGee park! Check-in is at 7 a.m. The run starts at 8 a.m. and it is a fun 5k run/walk.
Activities will include amphibian catch and releases, plant identifications, bird watching and banding, insect collecting, wild yeast collections for baking, and much more!
Tour the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, learn about student clubs, see the internal organs painted on a horse and cow, and meet Butch T.
Join us as we attempt to make eggs survive multiple story drops off of Webster Hall!
Want an opportunity for you and your Mom to work together and explore your limits? This unique challenge will be a great bonding experience for you and Mom.
The spectacular solar system. This movie-like fulldome simulation was created at WSU with narrations by Prof. Guy Worthey and musical backing tracks.
Otto Nicolai’s opera, The Merry Wives of Windsor, based on Shakespeare’s play, will appear on the Bryan Hall Stage during Mom’s Weekend with comedy, romance and a little fantasy.
The spectacular solar system. This movie-like fulldome simulation was created at WSU with narrations by Prof. Guy Worthey and musical backing tracks.
Enjoy quality time with your mom in the great outdoors! Snake River, located only 30 minutes from WSU’s campus, is perhaps one of the most well-known and scenic rivers in the entire United States.
Enjoy quality time with Mom at the Student Rec Center Climbing Wall for a session of indoor climbing where our climbing wall supervisors will help you climb to the top!
This concert is open to the public and without charge.
The spectacular solar system. This movie-like fulldome simulation was created at WSU with narrations by Prof. Guy Worthey and musical backing tracks.
Ally Training is a broad presentation on how to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans* individuals.
The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering is hosting a seminar presented by Dr. Abhaya Datye, Distinguished Regents’ Professor & Department Chair, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, University of New Mexico.
Understanding when to walk away from provocation is a vital element for successfully deescalating otherwise volatile events.
Patty Murray is Washington state’s senior senator and was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1992.
Tia Fuller, guest artist and clinician, will present an in-depth discussion of her first-hand experience being a side-woman with Beyoncé as well as with other leaders; how this experience has influenced her success in the jazz world as a bandleader, performer, businesswoman, and educator.
We live in a time of great divides where the tensions and dynamics within today’s culture require us to build more bridges and fewer walls.
Is your music taste really that fire? Find out at SEB’s Aux Cord Jeopardy, a game for music lovers of all genres!
This exchange will tackle subjects of individual and corporate tax rates, the carbon tax, and the overall best approach when it comes to taxation and defining wealth.
Tia Fuller is a touring artist and full-time professor at Berklee College of Music, has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from Spelman College in Atlanta, GA, (Magna Cum Laude) and Master’s degree in Jazz Pedagogy and Performance from the University of Colorado at Boulder (Summa Cum Laude).
This series will explore active learning methods shown to result in greater learning achievement while also reducing drop, withdrawal, and failure rates.
Northside Café is turning up the heat with Campus Cookoff! Join us for…
Erik Ostrom, System Administrator for the Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture’s Information Security Group, dives into what it takes to protect your privacy online.
The Jazz Forum provides an opportunity for students, faculty, and guest artists to perform for the public in an informal setting.
Health promoters have realized that simply telling people to exercise more has been ineffective. But we can build communities where functional physical activities such as walking, bicycling, and transit use “stick” and become a more routine part of daily life.
Modified Residual Entropy Scaling of Transport Properties, presented by Ian Bell, NIST.
We’ll explain different setup options, show how to grade and comment on student work, and demonstrate how to use the electronic rubric.
Due to illness, the Concerto for Piano and Percussion Orchestra was not performed at the April 2 Percussion Ensemble concert. The Concerto, by David Gillingham, will be performed by the WSU Percussion Ensemble featuring Mark Stevens on piano with possible additional performances by the Percussion Studio.
A celebration honoring our outstanding students, faculty, and staff.
Cardiometabolic diseases (e.g. heart disease and diabetes) are the leading cause of death and morbidity worldwide. Diabetes, for example, will double in the next 30 years, with 80% of the rise occurring in middle and lower- income countries.
The Department of Physics and Astronomy invites all to a colloquium featuring Dr. H. Philip Stahl, Space Optics Manufacturing Technology Center; NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.
This special concert featuring three instrumental ensembles will begin with the Orchestra as they feature Bogdan “Theo” Mynka, co-winner of the 2019 WSU Concerto/Aria Competition, singing beloved tenor arias by Donizetti, Lalo, and Tchaikovsky.
This concert is open to the public and without charge.
This concert features seven different School of Music student brass chamber music ensembles.
This concert is open to the public and without charge.
Solo Piano: Natalie Kahler, Cameron Barton, Hannah Annonen, Jacqueline Southwick, Miles Sutton, Jacob Schermerhorn, Garrett Snedeker, Kate Uhm, Morgan Zearott
This concert is open to the public and without charge.
Livestream available on YouTube at WSU Pullman Music.
The Pullman Farmers Market presents the Pullman Winter Market for the 2018-2019 season. Featuring local producers and artisans offering handmade and homegrown goods.
Eat Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream, extract DNA from Plants, get your picture with a human sized Venus flytrap, do lots of cool hands on experiments and learn what it takes to to be a plant scientist!
Research strongly supports that physical activity increases the brain’s ability to learn, reduces stress, and increases mental health. Schedule your study breaks with UREC and check out a new class or activity to help you sweat your stress!
The WSU Sustainability Fair is a way for WSU faculty, staff, and students and companies to promote and share sustainability focused research, projects, services, and products within the WSU community.
These awards take the time to appreciate the hard work that you do to maintain a clean and healthy campus for the students of today and tomorrow. Green Cougs are always innovating to make our campuses more environmentally sustainable. Improvements can come in the form of a program, a system…
The Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering is hosting a seminar presented by Dr. Eric McFarland, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Hear the latest techniques developed by their teams for integrating systems health management into cyber-physical systems like transportation networks and power networks.
Have you ever wanted to know more about your computer and why it runs so many processes and services?
Join us in Spark G45 Auditorium for a Foley Distinguished Lecture with Keith Whittington, where he will discuss constitutional crises both real and imagined.