April 2022
The Brelsford WSU Visitor Center will have extended hours for WSU Pullman Spring Family Weekend April 1-3.
The visitor center will be open 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, April 1, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, April 2 and 8 a.m.-noon Sunday, April 3.
Join the College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) and the Chicanx/Latinx Student Center in honoring farmworkers in Washington and across the country at the closing ceremony for National Farmworker Awareness Week.
The event will include free food and a dance performance by WSU’s Baile Folklórico.
Maziar Mivehchi, Nasir Haghighi, and Darryl Singleton will perform Iranian melodies and rhythmic styles on authentic Middle Eastern Instruments. If you’ve never seen a tar, a setar, or an udu – or even if you have! – you’re in for a special treat!
Join us for short talks by the six graduate candidates featured in the Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition.
Each artist will speak briefly to introduce the body of work they are presenting in the 2022 MFA exhibition. The talks will be followed by an opening reception from 4:00-6:00 p.m. MFA Thesis Candidates are: Sarah Barnett, Jaime Durham, Autumn Hunnicutt, Seo Ryung Park, Meagan Marsh Pine, and Siri Stensberg. This event is free and open to the public.
Title: Structure-Property Relationships in Porous and Non-Porous Coordination Polymers for Catalytic, Battery, and Sensing Applications
Abstract: Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs) standout amongst coordination polymers due to their porous structures and facile tunability. Porous coordination polymers can be designed and utilized for applications such as carbon capture, energy storage, and…
Join us for the Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition’s Opening Reception. 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, the thesis exhibition provides a stimulating experience for faculty, students, and local museum constituents.
Title: Size-dependent surface structure of COF-embedded UO2 nanoparticles
Abstract: Characterization of actinide oxides at the nanoscale presents unique challenges due to their radioactivity, high surface area, and inherent diffraction broadening due to small grain size. Extended x-ray absorption spectroscopy (EXAFS) is an analytical method to investigate atomic-scale structural properties that…
A tour of April night skies, followed by the fulldome planetarium production Audio Universe: Tour of the Solar System.
Experience the Solar System like never before – by traveling on a spacecraft that can turn the objects in space into sound!
The audience of this stunning 35 minute show are…
“With cat-like tred” The Pirates of Penzance will be coming to the Bryan Hall Theatre stage on Family Weekend, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. and April 2 at 2:00 p.m. The WSU Opera Program will be presenting this comic operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan, directed by Dr. Julie…
Lots of plants for sale, get yours here and support the Horticulture Club!
Have you ever wanted to try WSU Premium Wagyu beef? Well, you are in luck! We will have an assortment of delicious, fresh, dry-aged Wagyu steaks and other cuts available for sale. Supplies are limited, so hurry in!
It’s been three years since WSU Premium Beef has had a sale like this! We will have an assortment of delicious, fresh, dry-aged Wagyu steaks and other cuts available for sale. For those of you who want Angus steaks – we will have some of those, too! Supplies are limited, so hurry in!
We will also have Angus and Wagyu burger patties, ground beef, bacon, breakfast sausage, bratwurst, all-beef pepperoni sticks, beef jerky, and our famous Cougar Smokie sausages available for purchase.
This College of Veterinary Medicine annual event returns! Fun for the whole family.
Children are encouraged to bring their favorite stuffed animal, get scrubbed in with veterinary students and assist with surgery at the Washington State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital’s Teddy Bear Surgery Clinic.
Come join the WSU Physics and Astronomy club as we attempt to craft devices that will keep an egg from cracking after dropping from the second floor! But here’s the catch – no parachutes! Lots of fun for both WSU students, young kids, and the family!
“With cat-like tred” The Pirates of Penzance will be coming to the Bryan Hall Theatre stage on Family Weekend, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. and April 2 at 2:00 p.m. The WSU Opera Program will be presenting this comic operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan, directed by Dr. Julie Anne Wieck…
A tour of April night skies, followed by the fulldome planetarium production Audio Universe: Tour of the Solar System.
Come and learn more about Tethers Unlimited and the opportunities they have to offer!
The Boeing Company will be coming to WSU to host an Information Session to explain real-life examples of the type of work they are hiring for – kind of “ A Day in the Life” presentation.
Brad Edwards, renowned brass pedagogue and trombone professor at Arizona State University, will perform a recital of works for trombone and piano with WSU faculty member Yoon-Wha Roh.
The Murrow Symposium is a 2-day event where you can learn from industry professionals about important topics in the field of communication. This year we have 24 sessions on a variety of topics, including hands-on workshops and incredible panel discussions. All sessions will be held on the 2nd floor of…
Public awareness of civil infrastructure system performance and resilience has increased dramatically in recent years as a result of repeated natural disasters with high consequences. In response to increased public concern, a significant amount of research has been done to advance risk management strategies that can effectively improve system resilience.
Title: A Review of Tubulin Aggregation Induced by Covalent Isopeptide Cross-linking Following Chloropyrifos Oxon Exposure
Join Joshua Kampa from Chase and learn how to use credit to empower your financial wellness. From building it from humble beginnings to using it effectively down the line.
Award-winning journalist Ann Curry will receive the Murrow Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism and will deliver a keynote speech on Tuesday, April 5 at the 46th Murrow Symposium. This will be held in the CUB Senior Ballroom and broadcast through our event platform.
The WSU Percussion Ensemble will present an eclectic mix of music for drums, mallets, and more! The first half will feature Dr. Ruth Boden, cello, as soloist. The second half will feature guest artist, singer/vibraphonist Rosie Cerquone. Ms. Cerquone, who currently lives in Spokane, has been featured at…
The Institute for Shock Physics and the College of Arts and Sciences invite you to the John and Janet Creighton Distinguished Lecture
National Security Challenges in the 21st Century: Deterrence, Bio-Resilience, Energy, and Climate
Presented by: Dr. Kim Budil, Director, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
In celebration of Financial Literacy Month, learn about personal finance from the WSU Carson College of Business Peer Financial Wellness Coaches.
Brian Reed is the host and co-creator of the groundbreaking podcasts S-Town and The Trojan Horse Affair. He will be joining us to discuss the ins and outs of the podcasting world as well as answering your questions.
Master class is Wednesday, April 6 at 5:15 PM in Kimbrough Concert Hall. Topics include freelancing and how to best use your time in music school.
Recital is Wednesday, April 6 at 7:30 PM in Kimbrough Concert Hall.
Marc Placencia, tuba Leland Matsumura, trombone Elena…
Operational amplifiers are widely used analog circuits used in highly integrated system chips and also sold as stand-alone products.
This presentation provides information to help graduate students create and manage a budget while in school. Budgeting while in graduate school will help students minimize their expenses, live within their means, reduce student loan borrowing, and increase their credit score to prepare for a life as a professional upon graduation.
Ceco Concrete Construction is hosting an on-campus Information Session! Come learn about open positions for new graduates and interns!
Crimson Ties, the WSU World Music Ensemble, will present an engaging musical experience featuring sounds and instruments from around the world! Most of what we play is created by the students as a collective.
Title: Utilizing Fluorescent Dyes to Manipulate Reactivity in Molecular Complexes
Abstract: Main group Lewis acids can promote some of the same chemical transformations that can be promoted with metal complexes, but their inability to undergo redox chemistry limits their applicability as an alternative to metal-containing complexes in chemical and catalytic transformations.
As part of her fulfillment of a Bachelor of Music Degree in Music Education, Emily Warnecke, soprano, will be performing her senior recital, “It’s a Spring Thing!” with pianist Jing Chen on Friday, April 8th, 2022 at 3:10pm in Bryan Hall Theatre. The recital program features spring themed…
Title: Spectroscopic Signatures of UCl3 in LiCl/KCl eutectic via AIMD simulations
Abstract: Characterization of chloride molten salts with high f-element loading remains limited in literature despite relevance to nonproliferation and online monitoring of molten salt reactors and pyroprocessing separation schemes. Coupled spectroscopic and computational investigations provide certain benefits, as experimental information can validate simulation, while simulations can provide atomistic resolution.
As part of her fulfillment of a Bachelor of Music Degree in Vocal Performance, Ashleigh Adams, Mezzo-Soprano, will be presenting her senior recital “Only One Life to Live” on Friday, April 8th, 2022 at 4:10 p.m. in Bryan Hall Theatre. Her program will consist of…
For thousands of years the humans observed the light coming from the night sky with their eyes. In the beginning of the 17th century, the invention of the telescope by Galileo revolutionized our knowledge of the Universe.
The Pah-Loots-Puu Powwow celebration is sponsored by the ASWSU Ku-Ah-Mah and the ASWSU Native American Women’s Association (NAWA). Come watch performances of singers and dancers from tribes around the region. Art venders and concessions will be available.
For thousands of years the humans observed the light coming from the night sky with their eyes. In the beginning of the 17th century, the invention of the telescope by Galileo revolutionized our knowledge of the Universe.
Investigating Catalytic Ester Hydrolysis Using Ruthenium Complexes Supported by PNNNP Pincer Ligands
Esters are an important class of compounds due to their extensive uses in everyday life.
Dr. Tootkaboni is an Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and a member of Center for Scientific Computing and Data Science Research at UMassD. Dr. Tootkaboni’s research is cross-disciplinary and focuses on integrating advances in optimal design, stochastic modeling, applied statistics and data analytics with methods of applied and…
The 2022 Anjan Bose Lecture, “Incorporating Natural Resource Management into Complex Integrated Modeling Frameworks to Inform Adaptation to Global Change”, will be presented by Prof. Jennifer Adam.
Dr. Adam is the Berry Distinguished Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and the recipient of 2021 Anjan Bose Outstanding Researcher award.
Curious about Scholarships? Want to find ways to set your application apart from others? Then join Student Financial Services as they go in depth into an array of different scholarship opportunities not only within WSU but outside of it as well. While also providing tips, secrets and insight into what sets a good scholarship application from others.
The ESA will be starting off our earth week events by hosting a free movie at the cinema. Free snack included for each student who attends.
Kakan Dey is an Assistant Professor in the Wadsworth Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at West Virginia University (WVU).
Whether you’re a new college student or upcoming college graduate, navigating the professional world in search of a job can feel overwhelming. Join STEM SSS’s Vanessa Solorzano and Kathrine Hubbard as they review online platforms, share recruitment and networking techniques, and discuss the benefits of career fairs.
The ESA will be hosting a free trivia night with prizes. The goal of the event is to help everyone gain more knowledge about climate change.
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April 12 WSU Symphony Orchestra Concert to Include Premiere of “On the Air” by Regents Professor Yasinitsky.
On Tuesday, April 12, 2022, the Washington State University Symphony Orchestra, directed by Danh Pham, will present their spring concert…
The Carson College of Business will host its inaugural Marketing Symposium, a free, public event sponsored by the Department of Marketing and International Business (MIB). The event features three panels comprised of corporate marketing executives and a networking mixer for students and industry professionals.
Materials with tunable properties are needed to address issues, such as the capture of greenhouse gases, the detection of hazardous chemicals, and the storage of energy. Coordination polymers are a type of hybrid polymeric crystalline material formed from the connection of organic ligands and metal ions or clusters through coordination bonds. The wide array of building blocks that can be used enables coordination polymers to be rationally designed and tuned to possess specific properties.
In celebration of Financial Literacy Month, learn about personal finance from the WSU Carson College of Business Peer Financial Wellness Coaches.
The speaker will be on zoom, and we will be holding a live show in the CUB. The goal of the event is to help everyone gain more knowledge about climate change
Financial wellness is a tool academic and student support personnel can use to enhance student engagement and persistence yet is almost exclusively avoided in academic advising conversations due to stigma and discomfort. Discover asset-based strategies for integrating financial conversations into current practices to amplify student achievement. Participants take-aways include a financial wellness framework and strategies for equitably incorporating financial wellness into academic advising.
Take home a plant to purify the air in your living space and gain more knowledge about climate change.
The Department of Physics and Astronomy invites all to a colloquium featuring Dr. Suzanne White Brahmia, Associate Professor at University of Washington. Dr. Brahmia will present their talk, “Measuring and Enhancing Quantitative Reasoning in Physics Instruction”.
Join Student Financial Services as they go in depth of the loan and repayment process.
Join the WSU Symphonic Band and Symphonic Wind Ensemble for their 2021-2022 Finale Concert. Program will include works by Johan De Meij, Kathryn Salfelder, and Julie Giroux.
We welcome back WSU Alumnus Dr. Jeremy Brown as guest saxophonist and conductor!
College of Veterinary Medicine Teaching Academy Brown Bag Seminar — How do we more effectively and fairly quantify work effort & teaching effort?
Dillon Sellars, saxophone, with Dr. Yuna Roh, piano. The program includes music for saxophone by WSU Regents Professor Gregory W. Yasinitsky and J. Ed Barat.
We will be meeting at the CUB, and will provide rides to the community clean up locations.
“An afternoon of Felix Mendelssohn”
Performances of the 1st and 2nd String Quartets and the exciting String Octet
Electrochemical Oxidation of Formate and Reduction of CO2 into Formate and C2 Compound
Featuring 5 of our outstanding Brass Chamber Music Ensembles
Guitar Studio Concert
APRIL 15TH – 5:10 PM
KIMBROUGH CONCERT HALL
PERFORMANCE OF ALL WSU GUITAR ENSEMBLES:
CLASS GUITAR I
CLASS GUITAR II
WSU GUITAR ENSEMBLE
GUITAR PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP
Special Guest:
TRIPLE EXTRA WIDE!
feat. César Haas, Darryl Singleton and Dave Snider
Our docent will give you a guided tour of April night skies. This is followed by The Dark Matter Mystery a fulldome production.
What keeps galaxies together? What are the building blocks of the Universe? What makes the Universe look the way it looks today? Researchers all around the world…
“Interwoven” is an Indigenous artistic collaborative event featuring storyteller Julian Ankney (Nez Perce), photographer Tyler Williams (Makah/Nez Perce/Umatilla), and bassoonist Jacqueline Wilson (Yakama). Their performance will feature poetry, storytelling, photography, and live music by Native American composers including Connor Chee, Raven Chacon, and Jack Kilpatrick. The event is free to…
This planetarium show takes you on the biggest quest of contemporary astrophysics. You will see why we know that dark matter exists, and how this search is one of the most challenging and exciting searches science has to offer. Join the scientists on their hunt for dark matter with experiments in space and deep underground. Will they be able to solve the dark matter mystery?
India Night is the biggest event organized by Indian Students Association (ISA) at Washington State University. It is a beautiful showcase of Indian culture through food, music, and dance. It’s a confluence of cultures which also furthers ISA’s mission of community building.
This work presents a detailed investigation of the influence of solid supports on the axial ligand binding properties of cobalt porphyrins. Metal porphyrins and other tetrapyrrole molecules form well-ordered, self-assembled monolayers on solid supports and because of unsaturated character of the metal atom within the macrocycle may form five and six coordinate complexes with axial ligands. Porphyrin chemistry is well understood in the solution environment; however, this knowledge does not always translate to accurate predictions of the behavior of porphyrins confined to a surface.
Dr. Christian Ruby, Director of Research at Polytech Nancy, Université de Lorraine – France
Title: Structure and Reactivity of Iron Oxides: The Usefulness of Mössbauer Spectroscopy
Abstract: Among the different iron oxides present in the environment, mixed FeII-FeIII compounds play a specific role due to their high chemical reactivity. In…
Design is at the core of electrical engineering and computer science.
Design is an iterative process where EECS seniors work together in teams to clarify a real-world problem, generate solutions, evaluate impacts, and select the optimum final design.
Mercaptoethane sulfonate or coenzyme M (CoM) is the smallest known organic cofactor, and is most commonly associated with the methane forming step in all methanogenic archaea. It has also been found in a small number of bacteria capable of the metabolism of small organics. Although many of the steps for CoM biosynthesis in methanogenic archaea have been elucidated, a complete pathway for the biosynthesis of CoM in archaea or bacteria has not been reported. Here we present the complete CoM biosynthesis pathway in bacteria, revealing distinct chemical steps relative to CoM biosynthesis in methanogenic archaea.
In this seminar, Dr. Grunspan will describe a cultural evolutionary model for pedagogical change that stresses how individuals and their ideas flow between universities. This flow determines the trajectory and frequency with which pedagogical practices are used by faculty.
Come visit our senior bioengineering students and learn about their capstone design project they completed for BIOENG 410/411.
On Tuesday, April 19, at 7:30pm, in Bryan Hall Theatre, the WSU School of Music will present the jazz concert, “End of an Era,” featuring guest percussionist and composer, and Professor Emeritus, David Jarvis, performing with WSU Big Band II, directed by saxophonist, composer and Jazz Studies Professor,…
This dynamic exhibition features work from LA 222: Study Tour of Seattle, Washington. The course introduced the LA Sophomore class to the designed landscapes of Seattle through direct, immersive experiences. The focus was “Design and the Creative Process” where participants explored how designs and the drawings that represent those designs result in the spaces that affect our experiences and connect us to others and place.
Join our financial education fair where you will be able to meet with experts in the areas of employment, personal and consumer finance, and financial aid. We will also cover the Cougar Money Matters Learning Portal, our online personal finance tool.
A comprehensive investigation on the formation dynamics and energetics of adlayer formation at the at the solution/solid interface has been performed using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) with a custom solution flow cell design that offers new insight into the self-assembly process.
This presentation introduces students to important financial topics and setting yourself up for financial success. Topics covered include setting attainable goals, starting salary, ideal spending percentages, budgeting for your first large expenses, building credit, managing debt, investing, and saving for retirement. This is a great information session for students close to graduation as well as students beginning to manage their own personal finances.
Naomi Littlebear Morena is a Chicana lesbian writer and musician who is featured in the seminal third-wave feminist anthology, This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color. Her song, “Can’t Kill the Spirit” has been adopted in protests internationally from England to Nicaragua. In the 1980s, the Greenham Common Peace Camps adopted the song to protest the storing of nuclear cruise missiles, which lasted nearly two decades and was some 30,000 women strong.
Professor Emeritus David Jarvis! Prof. Jarvis will be performing on the WSU Jazz Band concert Tuesday, 4/19, and will be leading the forum advertised below on Wednesday, 4/20.
For decades, Moore’s Law has delivered the ability to integrate an exponentially increasing number of devices in the same silicon area at a roughly constant cost. This has enabled tremendous levels of integration, where the capabilities of computer systems that previously occupied entire rooms can now fit on a single integrated circuit.
Join us to meet the 2022 College of Arts and Sciences award winners and learn about their impact on the WSU community.
Although there are significant outstanding issues, our understanding of the formation of the Sun’s planetary system is well developed. In particular, the “planetesimal accretion model”, where most of the solids in the protoplanetary disk were in solid bodies of roughly 1 km or larger, offers a foundation for understanding the formation of the terrestrial planets, the outer planets, and the populations of small bodies seen in the present day Solar System.
Join the next Public Square discussion about what legalized marijuana means for WSU students and their families and society in general. WSU faculty, staff, and students will offer perspectives from a range of viewpoints and disciplines. We will learn more about important research and practice currently being done in this…
The WSU School of Music will present its Spring Choral Concert, “Memories of Childhood,” on Thursday, April 21, at 7:30 PM in Bryan Hall Theatre on the WSU Pullman Campus. WSU’s University Singers, Treble Choir, and Concert Choir will perform a wide array of choral literature that explores…
With piano music certain to engage your senses and your curiosity of the literature, Cameron Barton performs works of earthen intrigue by Tan Dun, Robert Nathaniel Dett, and more.
Join the museum for a free performance by Bigger Boat in the Pavilion Gallery on Friday, April 22 from 4:00-5:00 p.m. Bigger Boat is an a cappella group from Moscow, ID that sings sea shanties and maritime songs.
Live performances at the museum this month are an offshoot of…
Dillon Sellers is performing his junior recital featuring classical and jazz works from the likes of Eugene Bozza to John Coltrane. Be sure to join for an evening of saxophone repertoire.
Controlling the organization of nanoparticles on a surface can open the door to increased control over the properties of a nanomaterial.
Former students, alumni, boards, faculty, and family and friends are invited to join with us in celebrating the retirements of Professors Gregory Kessler and Paul Hirzel, and academic advisor Julie Miller. All will be retiring at the end of the spring semester.
Tickets are on sale now via TicketsWest. Don’t miss out on the biggest concert of the year!
Floor Tickets and General Admission are both available online.
“From the Earth to the Universe” is a stunning 30-minute voyage through time and space that conveys, through an arresting combination of sights and sounds, the Universe revealed to us by science.
Myths, Legends, and Fairytales for Flute
Assistant Professor of Flute, Dr. Sophia Tegart will be presenting a recital inspired by Ancient Greek myths, Korean legends, and nineteenth-century fairy tales. The concert will feature works by Adolphus Hailstork, André Jolivet, Thea Musgrave, and Carl Reinecke. Tegart…