WSU Pullman

Join us & discover how curiosity can lead to powerful insights & lasting connections at the 49th annual Murrow Symposium.

“Assessing Factors Influencing CURE Implementation and the Role of Course Design Variations in Students’ Project Ownership,” presented by Diana Ugwu, PhD student; Advisor: Dr. Erika Offerdahl

PhD student, Neetika to give a presentation on, Investigating the molecular interactions among Enzymes in Biosynthetic Pathways.

Title: Operational Technology Cybersecurity in the Chemical Process Industries: Implications of Compromised Distributed Control Systems and Safety Instrumented Systems
Speaker: Peyton Richmond

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…

Energy Systems Innovation Center will host an in-person seminar entitled, Harvest Hills Wind and the Development of Wind Energy Projects in Washington to be presented by Mr. Shane Roche, Steelhead Americas – a Vestas Company

All students are invited to join us for a game night filled with friendly competition, snacks, and prizes—just what you need to recharge and get through the week. Test your knowledge with STEM trivia, strategize in Codenames, or relax with a variety of board games at your own pace.

There will be free snacks and prizes for game winners!

This event is hosted by WSU student organizations: Association of Women in STEM, Design-Build Institute of America, Girls Who Code, and Grad SWE.

Come play, connect with fellow students, and enjoy a well-deserved break!

Chancellor’s Challenge to Feed Cougs Well

Get Talking!
Tony Poston – CougsFirst
Lunch provided!

“Biological Accelerator Mass Spectrometry- A Unique Tool for The Quantification of Radiolabeled Agents in Biological Systems,” presented by Dr. Michael Malfatti, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA

Discover how AI can streamline the creation of clear and effective learning objectives. Presented by Drs. Samantha Gizerian & Steve Lampa

Attention Pullman Faculty! Join the Spark team in Nova Studio (Spark 115) for guided, hands-on design activities sure to spark new creative approaches to your teaching. The first of two April faculty hour’s will focus on creative ideas for incorporating 3D & image capturing into assignments. Guided, hands-on time will get you familiar with Nova Studio’s variety of 3D and image capturing technologies, all of which are available to your students for course assignments and projects.

Join alumni and leaders in industry for an engaging and insightful evening panel discussion and dinner celebrating Women in STEM. This exclusive gathering is designed to provide you with a unique opportunity to connect with accomplished women who have made significant strides in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). All students are welcome to participate!

Date: Thursday, April 3rd
Time: 4:30-7 p.m.
Location: CUB Sr. Ballroom, Pullman Campus

Agenda:

Welcome Reception and network with fellow students and professionals
Panel Discussion
Panel Q & A
Enjoy a complimentary dinner and dessert (sponsored by industry)
Closing Remarks
This event is an excellent opportunity for you to connect with inspiring women who have excelled in STEM careers. Don’t miss this chance to expand your network, gain valuable insights, and be part of a community that empowers the next generation of leaders in STEM.

More WiSTEM Week Events:

Resume & Portfolio Review Night (3/31, 3-5 PM) Get your resume or portfolio review by industry professionals and faculty!
Game Break (4/2 3-5 PM): Relax with games and snacks before the big dinner!

On Thursday, April 3rd at the Digital Audio Collective members will perform their first large-scale concert in the WSU Libraries Terrell Atrium beginning at 5pm. The DAC Concert features a dozen artists from the collective presenting their own original music spanning genres including EDM, Hip Hop, Trap, Folk and more.

Start your WSU Pullman Spring Family Weekend with the Brelsford WSU Visitor Center!

Navy Civil Engineering Tabling

Developing Strong and Tough Multiple Principal Element Alloys for Structural Applications at Elevated Temperatures 

Presented by

Mingwei Zhang, Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA

Abstract:

The development of stronger and tougher materials serving under extreme conditions is a…

Murrow College Snack & Chat

Excitement is building for the 42nd Annual AMDT Fashion Show! This year’s theme is Metanoia, and the runway comes alive at Beasley Coliseum during Family Weekend on 4/4/2025. Wine & Beer Garden and Auction opens at 5 pm and show starts at 7 pm.

Spring Community Talk: “Tomorrow’s Heroes Start Today: Shaping the Future of Public Health,” presented by Dr. Kimberly McBride, co-director of WSU’s Public Health program.

A guided tour of April night skies followed by a fulldome video presentation. Two Small Pieces of Glass recaps the invention of the telescope, then explores some of the subsequent expansions of the human mind wrought by this innovative tool. The Planetarium is located in Sloan 231.

The musical Jane Eyre is based on the classic novel by Charlotte Brontë. It tells the story of a young orphan girl whose strong will, spirit and faith lead her to become a governess, and ultimately an independent woman, finding love and acceptance. This romantic tale also includes the themes…

An annual College of Veterinary Medicine event 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 popular Teddy Bear Surgery Clinic.

Spring Family Weekend Open House!

Join us Family Weekend 2025 for a performance featuring three

The musical Jane Eyre is based on the classic novel by Charlotte Brontë. It tells the story of a young orphan girl whose strong will, spirit and faith lead her to become a governess, and ultimately an independent woman, finding love and acceptance. This romantic tale also includes the themes…

Chris Distefano

Join us at the Jewett Observatory for a night of viewing the cosmos through our historic refracting telescope! Admission is free, viewing starts at 9:00pm. Stay as long or as little as you like. This is a weather dependent event. If you can’t see stars, neither can our telescope! The Jewett Observatory is located on Observation Drive, off of Olympia Ave. Look for the dome at the top of the hill. There is a parking lot, parking is free.

A guided tour of April night skies followed by a fulldome video presentation. Two Small Pieces of Glass recaps the invention of the telescope, then explores some of the subsequent expansions of the human mind wrought by this innovative tool. The Planetarium is located in Sloan 231.

International Cuisine Week

Welcome future Cougs! Learn more about your soon-to-be community during a daily open house 12-5 p.m. Monday, April 7-Friday, April 11, featuring a variety of local resources and one-on-one conversations with current Cougs. While you’re here, enjoy complimentary refreshments showcasing one of our famous Cougar Cheese flavors. Stop by and say hello – we’re always here to help!

SPEAKER: Dr. Junyoung Park, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles

Dr. Ying Bao, visiting from Western Washington University, will discuss Morphology Control of Plasmonic Nanomaterial

“A Plague on your PMNs! Active Subversion of Neutrophils by Yersinia pestis,” Dr. Matthew Lawrenz, University of Louisville.

“Decoding Male Germ Cell Development: Charting the Transcriptomic and Epigenetic Landscape,” presented by Hayden McSwiggin. , PhD student; Advisor: Dr. Wei Yan.

PhD student, Min Wang, from the Chemistry CBS group is characterizing the Cytochrome P450 Monooxygenases in the Monolignol and the Flavonoid Pathways.

Join us for the 2024 Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture Student Excellence Awards. This ceremony will recognize outstanding students from across the college, followed by a reception that also features a student poster session.

Join us in welcoming our new incoming president, Dr. Elizabeth Cantwell!

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Join us for the 2025 Pyromaniacs Clay Club Sale, taking place April 9th & 10th, from 10:00am to 4:00pm in the Pavilion Gallery in the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU. This biannual event showcases a curated collection of handcrafted ceramics created by WSU students, faculty and staff, ranging…

“P38 MAPK Mediates HIF-1? Stabilization and The Hypoxic Response In Leiomyosarcoma Cells,” presented by Nuha Haque, PhD Student; (Advisor: Dr. Eric Shelden)

Cybersecurity & Data Engineering Career Opportunity!

Join Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) on campus for a special Cyber Talent Lunch & Hire event!

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Join us for an exciting and impactful event as we celebrate the expansion of the Cougar Food Pantry! The morning will kick off with a discussion on food security in higher education, highlighting the role of dining services and food waste prevention efforts at WSU. A special announcement will unveil…

SPEAKER: Dr. Jungkyu Choi, Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University

“Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Approaches for Endometriosis-Related Infertility,” presented by Dr. Jae-Wook Jeong, University of Missouri.

Explore Your Future at the WSU Criminal Justice Career & Resource Fair!

The Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology and the Washington State University Police Department invite you to an exciting opportunity to connect with top employers in the…

In the third annual Sherman and Mabel Smith Pettyjohn Memorial Lecture in History, Dr. Josh Reid (Snohomish), University of Washington, will give an invited lecture on Indigenous exploration in the Pacific Ocean World in the 1800s. This presentation examines how Comekala, a Mowachaht from Vancouver Island, and Ranald MacDonald, a…

Presented by Colleen Monahan, PhD candidate (Mentor: Dr. Anders Omsland).

Southside Spring Carnival

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“The Role of Core-Binding Factor Subunit BETA (CBF?) and The Runt-Related Transcription Factor (RUNX) Family in Male Germline Development,” presented by Mustika Rahmawati, PhD student. (Advisor: Dr. Nathan Law)

Safe and Robust Robot Interaction through Compliance and Tactile Perception
Presented by
Dr. Hojung Choi, Postdoctoral Researcher, Stanford University

“Opioid Effects on Synaptic Circuitry,” presented by Will Birdsong, assistant professor, Department of Pharmacology, University of Michigan.

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Are you ready for a fun challenge? Join us for the Rugged Coug Race on April 12, 2025!

Presented by the College of Veterinary Medicine

Scott Campbell is a veterinary chaplain and has been functioning in that capacity for WSU since 2021. He is passionate about providing a time and place for those who have lost a beloved animal companion. This community-wide event provides time to…

Trivia Night

The event will include an awards ceremony (located in Wegner Hall, Room G1), lunch, and tours of the school’s unit operations lab and the new Schweitzer Engineering Hall.

Welcome future Cougs!

Learn more about your soon-to-be community during a daily open house 12-5 p.m. Monday, April…

SPEAKER: Dr. Ivan Popov, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, WSU

BIOGRAPHY:

Ivan A. Popov received his B.S. and M.S. with honors in chemistry from RUDN University, Russia, Moscow. In 2011, Ivan moved to the United States to pursue his education under the supervision of Prof. Alexander I. Boldyrev at Utah…

Dr. David Powers, visiting from Texas A&M University Chemistry Department is presenting, Reimagining Synthetic Tractability with Transparent Crystalline Flasks.

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Join us as we unveil the new WSU Pullman Division of Student Affairs Strategic Plan, a 2025-2028 roadmap for the future of student support, engagement, and success.

This event is open to the entire campus community—faculty, staff, students, and partners—all of whom play a vital role in shaping the student…

Presentations by Xenia Tregubov and Margaret Oyekunle, PhD students.

Title: Securing Washington State Energy Critical Infrastructure

Speaker: Elizabeth King

Abstract: Energy security can mean the uninterrupted availability of energy sources at affordable prices. This can be threatened by both manmade and natural disasters which is why one element of energy security is focused on physical and cybersecurity. In this seminar, we’ll…

Join your fellow WSU scholars in presenting your research and scholarship at the Health Sciences Research Symposium. This annual poster session will be held on April 15, 2025 at the WSU Spokane campus followed by a community reception with industry and community partners.

Field questions, exchange ideas, and connect with potential collaborators. All faculty, students, and community researchers are invited to submit abstracts and posters.

Learn more about the symposium. Deadline to submit an abstract is March 7.

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 Spring semester! The next talk, “Non-Terpenoid Volatiles of Cannabis sativa,” will be held by Austin Alt on April 15th.

The Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Institute for Shock Physics invite you to join us for a retirement celebration to honor and thank Yogendra Gupta (Regents Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Creighton Distinguished Professor, and founder of the Institute for Shock Physics) for his  leadership and significant contributions…

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What began in 2015 as a fun way to celebrate Washington State University’s 125th birthday has now grown into our annual systemwide celebration of the Cougar Family! Since that time, Cougs have generously made 10,253 gifts for more than $4.5 million in support of scholarships, research, programs, innovative learning, leadership…

“Stress, Stops, and Dogs: How does RNA polymerase II know when to quit?,” presented by Dr. Robin Dowell, University of Colorado.

Featuring research in the areas of:

Epidemiology | Infectious Disease | Disease Ecology | Drug Discovery | Virology | Global Health | Vector-Borne Disease | Pathology The Advances in Immunology & Microbiology seminar series is a weekly forum that brings together scientists from diverse fields and disciplines across…

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The WSU School of Music welcomes you to attend our spring choral concert, “Eternal Light,” on Thursday, April 17 at 7:30pm in Bryan Hall Theatre on the WSU Pullman campus. This concert is free and open to the public. Performing groups include WSU’s Chamber Singers, University Singers, Treble…

Providence Hospital School of Medical Laboratory Science Informational Seminar

Generative Learning and Uncertainty Quantification on Manifolds for Scientific Discovery

Presented by
Dr. Dimitris Giovanis, Assistant Research Professor, Department of Civil & Systems Engineering, John Hopkins University

Are you looking to expand your knowledge of cutting-edge pain management strategies for spine-related pain? Join us on Friday, April 18 from noon – 1 pm for an exclusive live, virtual webinar: Interventional Pain Options for Spine Pain, presented by Dr. Jamie Lewis.

“Sleep and Cognition in the Real World,” presented by Amanda Lamp, PhD, WSU-Spokane.

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Dr. McEwen, from the Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering is giving a talk about Elucidating the Chemical Nature of Single-Site Catalysts from First Principles. Please come join us in Fulmer 150 or email us for a Zoom link.

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The WSU Symphony Orchestra, conducted by WSU School of Music faculty member Christiano Rodrigues, will perform Antonio Vivaldi’s iconic Four Seasons in a dynamic collaboration with WSU Department of English professors Linda Russo and Colin Criss. This performance, part of the Earth Week celebrations at WSU, offers a unique reflection…

The Foley Institute: The fentanyl crisis and college campuses

PhD student, Nathaniel Morgan, to present their defense on Developing Gas-phase Strategies for Annotating Metalloprotein Binding Characteristics.

SPEAKER: Dr. Joshua Chan, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Colorado State University

Speaker, Dr. Justin R. Walensky, Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia to give a talk about Cooperative Chemistry in Small Molecule Activation with Actinide Complexes.

Stop by Owen Science Library between 11-2 for a free Science-themed temporary tattoo!

The Emerita/Emeritus Society is pleased to invite you to the upcoming Legacy of Excellence Lecture and Award Reception. This year’s lecture will be delivered by Dr. Kenneth Casavant, Professor Emeritus in the School of Economic Sciences, titled: “Continuing to Live a Land-Grant University Life, and Loving It”

“Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Rete Ridge Formation in Mammalian Skin,” presented by Sean Thompson, PhD student, (Advisor: Dr. Ryan Driskell).

PhD student, Matthew Heany, to give a talk about In Situ Characterization of Uranium Molten Salt Systems. If you would like a Zoom link, please contact us.

PhD student, William Vance, to give their talk about Thermochemical and Structural Analysis of the Thermal Oxidation Pathway for Advanced Nuclear Fuel Variants Under Off-Normal or Accident Conditions.

The end of the semester is upon us! As things start winding up for finals, we at EWB want to wind down with you all for a movie night! Come hang out and chill with us!

Find rubber duckies hidden in Owen Science Library to win a prize!

Towards Linking Mobility, Environment, and Behavior: A Scalable Framework Using Smartphone Location Data

“A Next-Generation Mpox Vaccine: Enhancing MVA-Based Immunity Through PD-1 Checkpoint Modulation,” presented by Anoli Karunathilake, PhD student, (Advisor: Dr. Heather Koehler)

Brandon Flatgard, PhD candidate (Mentor: Dr. Amin Islam), and Sinem Ulusan, PhD candidate (Mentor: Dr. Bonnie Gunn).

Physics-based AI-assisted Design and Control of Manufacturing Processes
Presented by
Jian Cao, Cardiss Collins Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Director, Northwestern Initiative on Manufacturing Science and Innovation, Associate Vice President for Research, Northwestern University

“Drugs, Adolescence and Motivated Behavior,” presented by Stephen Mahler, professor, University of California-Irvine.

Attention Pullman Faculty! Join the Spark team in Nova Studio (Spark 115) for guided, hands-on design activities sure to spark new creative approaches to your teaching. The second of two April faculty hours will get us out and about on the Pullman campus to consider how we can leverage technology to incorporate the campus’s built and natural environment into assignments and activities. Wear comfortable shoes and dress for the Palouse in the springtime!

Presented by the American Society for Microbiology WSU student and post doc chapter. Will include microbiology professor seminars, student talks, and poster presentations.

Efficient Design, Implementation, and Application of Graph Isomorphism Algorithms
Ph.D. Preliminary Examination for Coby Soss
Chair: Assefaw Gebremedhin

Recognizing individuals who exemplify our college’s highest standards in academics, campus involvement, and community service.