November 2024
Celebrate Día de los Muertos with a vibrant selection of cuisine, including pozole, mole chicken, esquites, and marigold rice. Enjoy Mariachi music, Folklórico dancers, face painting, and an ofrenda display that honors this special holiday. Dining Services will provide the food, while student organizations will host cultural activities to enrich the experience.
Horn Quartet (Classical)
Presented by Dr. Sam Golden, University of Washington.
Join us to learn how to play Japanese games: Shogi, Othello, and Hanafuda!
Cheer on the WSU Fastpitch Club as they take on league opponent Gonzaga University. Games are at 10:00am and 12:00pm at the Valley Road Playfields! #GoCougs
India Night is an annual cultural event hosted by the Indian Student Association (ISA) that showcases the vibrant traditions, music, dance, and cuisine of India. It’s a night filled with performances, food, and activities that celebrate India’s rich cultural diversity, creating a space for people from all backgrounds to come together and experience the beauty of Indian heritage.
Cheer on the WSU Fastpitch Club as they face league opponent Gonzaga University. Game is at 10:00am at the Valley Road Playfields! #GoCougs
WSU hosts a Student Voting Engagement Hub where students and community members can register to vote in person, pick up voter pamphlets, print ballots, and vote. The Hub is made in accordance with RCW 29A.40.180, and in partnership with the CCE, ASWSU, the CUB, and Whitman Count Auditor.
Pregnant Participants Needed For WSU Pullman Research
Each month we will gather to discuss a paper about engineering education research and/or DEI in engineering or architecture over pizza.
Chemistry Club Monthly Meeting
Chancellor Dave Cillay and First Lady Val Cillay invite you to the Ida Lou Anderson House for a celebration of the fall season! Stop by and enjoy some light refreshments and mingling with the WSU community.
SPEAKER: Dr. Bertrand Tanner, Associate Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine, WSU
Visiting speaker, Professor Wanlu Li, from the University of California San Diego, will giving a talk about Lanthanide/Actinide-Doped Boron Nanoclusters.
CAH Public Lecture: “The Clyfford Still Museum and the Colville Confederated Tribes Partner for the Future” by Michael Holloman
“Interplay of Replications Timing, DNA Repair, and Translesion Synthesis in UV Mutagenesis in a Yeast,” presented by Allysa Sewell.
Title: Securing our Critical Infrastructure – Who is CISA and how can we help?
Energy Systems Innovation Center (ESIC) & Advanced Grid Institute (AGI) host: Demonstrating High-Speed Wide-Area Power System Measurement Applications, a presentation by Dr. Jim Follum, PNNL
The Cannabis Research Seminar Series is funded through the WSU Center for Cannabis Policy, Research, and Outreach (CCPRO) and is intended to highlight some of the excellent cannabis research conducted within the WSU system. Please see the attached flyer for a list of all our talks in store for the fall semester! The next talk, “The Pathways Leading to Cannabis’ Distinct Aroma,” will be held by Dr. Mark Lange on November 5th.
EDIC-PDC Workshop by Josie Cohen-Rodriguez and Lotus Norton-Wisla
The third of three panel discussions delving into the evolving role of AI in higher education. “Byte-Sized Learning: AI’s Impact on the Classroom Experience,” presented by Liam Broughton-Neiswanger, and others TBA.
Showcasing research by our undergraduate, graduate, and professional veterinary medical students, postdoctoral researchers, and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine residents and interns.
Design and manufacturing of innovative high entropy alloys for extreme environment
Presented by Dr. Osman El Atwani, Staff Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Lab (PNNL)
The Department of Physics and Astronomy invites you to a colloquium featuring Charles Marcus, Boeing Johnson Professor, Materials Science & Engineeering, and Dept. of Physics, University of Washington. Dr. Marcus’ talk, “New Views of a Classic (but not Classical) System: The Josephson Junction Array” will be held Thursday, November 7th, at 12:10pm in Webster B11.
Modeling Lipid Bilayers: a Combination of Mechanics and Geometry
Speaker Bio: Brian Seguin obtained a B.S. in Engineering Mechanics from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2005 and a Ph.D. in Mathematical Sciences from Carnegie Mellon Universityin 2010. Since then he has spent time at McGill University and the University of Dundee.
Brian is interested in using techniques from geometry and analysis to study problems in material science and biology. For example, he has worked on projects involving plant cell biomechanics, lipid bilayers, liquid crystal theory, and soap films.
Join Dining Services and the WSU Outdoor Recreation Center (ORC) for a Campsite Cookout! This outdoor-themed dining event brings a taste of the campfire right to campus, featuring a menu of delicious meals prepared in foil packs—just like cooking around a campfire. Options include lemon garlic trout, Tex-Mex chicken, and more, plus classic desserts like s’mores and berry crisp.
Calling all Coug fans – start your football weekends on Friday with the Brelsford WSU Visitor Center!
We’ll be here to help with all pre-game, game day and weekend needs from general parking permit sales, park-and-ride options and directions through the downtown Pullman construction to details on festivities happening on and off campus.
Calling all Coug fans – start your football weekends on Friday with the Brelsford WSU Visitor Center!
Join us Friday, November 8th from 12:00pm–1:00pm for a unique tour led by David Janssen Jr., Scholarly Assistant Professor, Department of Art WSU. Hear a teaching artist’s perspective on select works in the current exhibitions, including the work of Corita Kent featured in Your Collection: Celebrating 50 Years. Open discussion among tour participants will be encouraged throughout the tour and will be facilitated by Kristin Becker, Curator of Education & Programs.
WSU Horn Studio Recital
Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience Work in Progress Seminar Series: The Peters and Jansen labs.
Want to show off your quarterback skills? Want to support Coug legend Steve Gleason and his foundation? Want to support a group of current WSU students?
Come do all these things at Throws for Gleason Football Throwing Competition, a charity event where your skills on the field can make a difference off the field! This exciting competition invites participants to showcase their football throwing abilities while helping to raise funds for the Team Gleason Foundation.
Undergraduate Research Halls Open in Terrell, Owen Libraries with Grand Opening
Join the WSU Physics and Astronomy Club for the 2024 annual pumpkin drop on Saturday November 9th at 10am just outside Webster Hall on campus. Come decorate a pumpkin, take on our challenging laser maze, learn about physics and science through various demonstrations, and watch as we throw your decorated…
Start your game day at the Brelsford WSU Visitor Center, enjoying light refreshments, snapping photos in some of the best Coug-inspired spots on campus and getting all your must-have football weekend info!
Our team will be available to assist with game day information, including wayfinding and directions, pregame activities, general parking information, and other transportation options. While you are here, shop our Coug-made holiday sale and gift packaging options, 15% off 4 Coug-made items, and 20% off 6.
BFA Art Exhibition with Damien Baldwin and Alex Nixon
“One Health Therapeutics for Cryptosporidium, Toxoplasma, Sarcocystis, Neospora, and Besnoitia,” presented by Wes Van Voorhis, University of Washington.
“Of Mice and Microbes: A Peptidoglycan-Sleep Story,” presented by Erika English, PhD student, WSU Spokane.
Energy Systems Innovation Center (ESIC) Power Seminar Series presents Enhancing Cybersecurity in Smart Grids: Modeling Stealthy Cyberattacks and Implementing Moving Target Defense by Dr. Bo Liu, School of Engineering and Applied Science, WSU-TC
Washington state Representative Ed Orcutt will present “Pulling Back the Curtain on Taxes in Washington” at the Hoops Taxation Research and Policy Institute’s fall forum.
Buprenorphine is a safe and effective medication for treatment of both opioid use disorder and chronic pain. This webinar will consider its history, FDA – approved products, and some principles for clinical use.
Buprenorphine is a safe and effective medication for treatment of both opioid use disorder and chronic pain. This webinar will consider its history, FDA – approved products, and some principles for clinical use.
“Recognizing and Addressing Wellbeing Needs for Educators,” presented by Rocky Lucas, Jeremiah Grissett, and Jane Jenkins, all from the College of Veterinary Medicine, Counseling & Wellness, DVM Student Services team.
PhD student, Bryn Merrill to present on Elemental mixing in uranium chloride molten salt systems: thermodynamic studies of line compound formation and melt interactions.
The Ruth and Loran Olsen Festival of Native American Music – Music by Native American Composers
This event will feature WSU School of Music Faculty and Students.
Dinner provided.
Doors open for the event at 5:00pm
Summit for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice
The School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering Seminar Series, “Introduction to NiTinol. A Tutorial and Design Guide” Presented by Dan Clingman
“Finding Your Rhythm: Navigating the Ups and Downs of Academia,” presented by: Dr. Jeremiah E. Grissett, College of Veterinary Medicine, Counseling & Wellness.
Presented by Katie Tseng, PhD Candidate; Mentor: Dr. Pilar Fernandez, Paul G. Allen School for Global Health, and Dr. Jyoti Kashyap; Mentor: Dr. Arden Baylink, Veterinary Microbiology & Pathology. Host: Arden Baylink.
WSU Trombone Studio Recital
Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience Work in Progress Seminar Series: The Rossi and McLaughlin labs.
PhD student, Anubhav Dhull, to give a talk on Dendrimer Based Targeted Nanotherapies for the Treatment of Brain and Ocular Disorders and Cancer
PhD student, Hope Lackey, to give a talk about advancing optical spectroscopic and chemometric approaches to solve key analytical challenges in the nuclear fuel cycle.
Join us Saturday, November 16th for family-friendly activities with Northwest Public Broadcasting from 9-11am. Northwest Public Broadcasting presents Explore Together/Exploremos Juntos. Come celebrate Da Vinci Day! Meet PBS Kids’ Xavier Riddle from Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum and enjoy activities that demonstrate connections between art and STEM.This event promotes LEONARDO da VINCI, the new PBS documentary about Leonardo da Vinci by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns & David McMahon, which will be broadcast November 18–19, 2024.
Join Northwest Public Broadcasting at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU for Da Vinci Day!
Join us on Saturday, November 16th for a workshop creating Mount St. Helens ash-glazed flatware from 2-3pm! May 18, 2025 marks the 45th anniversary of the eruption of Mount St. Helens. A significant portion of the 540 million tons of ash that spewed from the volcano settled across Central and Eastern Washington, and inventive ceramists in the region collected the ash to make beautiful glazes. To commemorate the explosive history of Mount St. Helens, the WSU Department of Art invites participation in the creation of 100 pieces of ash-glazed flatware. Workshop participants will learn about volcanic ash, assist in rolling slabs of clay, and shaping and decorating commemorative plates.* The commemoration will culminate on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU in connection with The Art of Food, From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation. All 100 plates will be on display, accompanied by a program about the historical significance of the eruption at WSU and in our region.
SPEAKER: Dr. Simone Raugei, Computational Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
Visiting from PNNL, Dr. Nathan Bessen will be giving a talk about Actinide Separations in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle.
This biannual event showcases a curated collection of handcrafted ceramics created by WSU Department of Art students, faculty and staff ranging from functional tableware and intricate sculptures to unique collectibles. Organized by the WSU Clay Club, the sale offers students, faculty, and staff an opportunity to explore the creativity of emerging ceramic artists and find distinctive pieces perfect for personal collections or holiday gifts.
“Specialization of the chromatin remodeler RSC to mobilize partially-unwrapped nucleosomes,” presented by Ayiana Sapp.
Title: The Importance of Creating a Physical and Digital Identity Strategy to Combat Fraud
Speaker: Jaime Rojas
Advanced Grid Institute (AGI) hosts: Distributed Architecture for T&D Data Integration in a Multi-Cloud Testbed to be presented by Dr. Alex Anderson, Energy Systems Engineering Group
Overview With rapid increases in grid edge devices beginning to affect the bulk power system, transmission utilities are seeking ways to gain visibility…
Looking for a career in environmental science or engineering? Join us for an info session and resume review event with King County’s Department of Natural Resources and Parks, Wastewater Treatment Division!
The Cannabis Research Seminar Series is funded through the WSU Center for Cannabis Policy, Research, and Outreach (CCPRO) and is intended to highlight some of the excellent cannabis research conducted within the WSU system. Please see the attached flyer for a list of all our talks in store for the fall semester! The next talk, “The Role of the Endocannabinoid System in Brain Development: A Focus on the Perinatal Period,” will be held by Dr. David Rossi on November 19th.
PhD student, Nabil Ashraf Shuvo, to present Iron Sulfide Particles for Capture of Volatile Contaminants.
Mechanistic Insights into Ultra-Low Wear Dry Sliding of Tribological Polymer Composites
Presented by Dr. Harman Khar, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Gonzaga University
“Leveraging the innate immune system to combat neurogenerative diseases,” presented by Dr. Johannes Schlachetzki, University of California, San Diego. Host: Dr. Sascha Duttke, Assistant Professor, School of Molecular Biosciences.
Merry Marriage? That is the theme for this fall’s opera production, including scenes from Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro and Franz Lehar’s The Merry Widow. The cast of characters find themselves involved in a variety of marital situations that put into question the “merry” state. The ensemble…
Start your game day at the Brelsford WSU Visitor Center, enjoying Cougar Cheese, snapping photos in some of the best Coug-inspired spots on campus and getting all your must-have football weekend info!
Start your holiday shopping with gifts any Coug will love during our Holiday Open House at the Brelsford WSU Visitor Center!
Enjoy light holiday themed refreshments while you shop the entire line of WSU Blended Learning student-made wines, Cougar Cheese, WSU Honey and Seasonings, plus a variety of WSU alumni wines. Holiday specials for this season include a Coug-made Sale — 15 percent off any four Coug-made items, including wine, cheese, honey, and seasonings, or 20 percent off a mixture of six items — and a selection of holiday gift packaging, pre-made Coug themed gift baskets, and more.