October 2023
In this presentation, we show that multivariate metal-organic frameworks (MTV MOFs)—isoreticular frameworks made with mixed links—can be prepared as SSS approach by considering their underlying topology and homeomorphic relations, according to the theory of periodic nets.
Countries in the Sahel risk decades of armed conflict and displacement exacerbated by rapidly rising temperatures, resource scarcity, and food insecurity. What can be done to combat these critical issues?
Celebrate Banned Books Week 2023 with the David G. Pollart Center for Arts and Humanities (CAH). The CAH invites you to its panel titled “Banned Books from Around the World.”
This is the first film of the festival!
L’Innocent / The Innocent
Directed by Louis Garrel
Comedy/Crime – 100 mins. (2022)
Coinciding with national Banned Books Week, the experts on this interdisciplinary and interactive panel will explore more widely the risks associated with decreased access to–and understanding of–critical historical information. What does this mean for future students, educators and the citizenry as a whole?
Discerning the painter’s hand: machine learning on 3D topographic images.
Dr. Ken Singer, Ambrose Swasey Professor of Physics, Case Western Reserve University
Brazilian pianist Alessandra Feris has performed widely in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Costa Rica, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Serbia, Greece, and in the United States, making successful solo debuts in major venues such as the Theatro São Pedro in Porto Alegre (Brazil), the Costa Rican National Theater, the Steinway…
WSU Choral Ensembles
Dean Leuthi and Matthew Myers, conductors
Elena Panchenko, piano
Choral selections about exploration and travel
This event has been canceled and will be rescheduled to the spring.
Admission: $5 for pre-registration, $10 on-site registration
The WSU Flute Day is open to all flutists interested in advancing their flute skills. The event will include sessions on Tone & Vibrato, Technique, Flute Basics, an Orchestral Excerpts Masterclass, Guest Master Class and Recital, and…
Ben Beres: Do It Again // 25 Years of Printmaking will be on display in the Fine Arts Center’s Gallery 2 from October 9th through December 7th. Ben Beres, a Seattle-based artist, explores countless creative pursuits through a diverse range of artistic media including installations, public works, performance, glass art, and printmaking.
Oktubafest Part 1 will feature guest artist Dr. Mark Thiele from the University of Idaho. Dr. Thiele will perform exciting new music featuring the unusual combination of tuba, jazz piano, and drums.
This is the second film of the festival!
Eiffel
Directed by Martin Bourboulon
Biography/Drama – 109 mins. (2021)
Come celebrate the music of Shuying Li. A renowned composer of orchestra, band, opera, and chamber music, Shuying travels to Pullman to coach several faculty and student ensembles in preparation of her music for various performances.
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Join WGSS and the LGBTQ+ Center on Wednesday, October 11, for InQueery 2023–“After the Tipping Point: Trans Histories & Archives.” The symposium will feature student presentations and Associate Professor Dr. Hil Malatino (Pennsylvania State University), whose keynote is entitled “Pure Potential: Reed Erickson and the Trans Twentieth Century.”
“Thinking about Aldo Leopold’s Land Ethic: Conceptual and Ethical Issues” by Roberta Millstein, Professor Emerit UC Davis
Come hear the first band concert of the season featuring the debut of Jon Sweet at WSU and featuring the music of Shuying Li.
The Department of English at WSU invites you to its Fall 2023 Webinar titled “Killjoys at Work” by renowned scholar of queer, feminist, and critical race studies Dr. Sara Ahmed. This webinar is sponsored by the David G. Pollart Center for Arts and Humanities (CAH).
Human interdependence with other living things plays a central role in our ethical responsibilities. How can Aldo Leopold’s idea of land health help us understand these?
Roberta Millstein is professor emerit in the department of philosophy at University of California, Davis. Her newest book, The Land Is Our Community: Aldo Leopold’s Environmental Ethic for the New Millennium is in production.
Ben Beres, a Seattle-based artist, explores countless creative pursuits through a diverse range of artistic media including installations, public works, performance, glass art, and printmaking, and he will be giving an artist talk on Thursday, October 12th at 4:30PM in the Fine Arts Auditorium. A small reception will follow the presentation.
Fabio Menchetti, piano
Music by Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Schumann
Come see what’s new and exciting in the Department of Art! Take a studio tour, learn something new, and of course, see all kinds of art and meet our graduate students and faculty.
Demonstrations and performances will happening throughout the night and across the whole building. Every gallery will be full, featuring faculty, graduate, and undergraduate artwork. All are welcome and encouraged to join in!
This event has been rescheduled for January 2024.
Eclipse watch at Jewett Observatory 8:07 a.m. to 10:44 a.m.
In this seminar, a variety of the merits of ATF ligands, and the variations will be discussed.
What makes a digital edition of an author’s letters different from a print one? What editorial and technical work goes on behind the scenes to produce one? And what can users of a digital edition of letters learn? Melissa Homestead will answer these questions by giving a guided tour of The Complete Letters of Willa Cather and explaining the principles and practices behind it.
This talk will discuss the challenges in hepatic drug delivery, as well as the latest advancements in nanotechnology-based approaches. These innovations hold the promise of enhancing intracellular delivery of therapeutics, thus offering new hope for the treatment of liver diseases.
This is the third film of the festival!
Celle que vous croyez / Who You Think I Am
Directed by Safy Nebbou
Drama/Romance – 101 mins. (2019)
WSU Jazz Big Band (directed by Dr. Aaron Hill) and Jazz Northwest (WSU Jazz Faculty Ensemble) feat. Heather Bambrick (Canadian jazz vocalist, JUNO/ECMA nominee)
SPONSORED BY ALLEGRO. Allegro is an umbrella Registered Student Organization that represents all music…
Funding Adaptation for communities impacted by climate change is a top priority of the UN General Assembly. How does local climate adaptation emerge and spread?
The David G. Pollart Center for Arts and Humanities invites graduate students in Arts and Humanities to its roundtable titled “Equity and Inclusion in Higher Education.”
Yoon-Wha Roh, piano
Program to be announced
Title: Recent Paper Spray Ionization Applications Using Functionalized Paper Substrates
Speaker: Nate Morgan
This Senior Violin Recital is an accumulation of my most favorite works from my undergraduate studies here at WSU, in collaboration with the amazing pianist Karen Nguyen. This Senior Violin Recital will showcase my favorite pieces from my favorite musical eras, in my first and final WSU recital!…
A fun-filled afternoon of Euphonium music! Come laugh, cry, and enjoy a wide variety of the euphonium repertoire! We’ll give you the whole seat but you’ll only need the edge. (Not an official part of the octubafest enterprise™️)
This year’s Oktubafest continues with WSU tuba professor Dr. Chris Dickey. This recital will feature a world premiere by Nicole Chamberlain titled Catawampus which was funded by a Washington Artist Trust Grant. Joining Dr. Dickey are Dr. Fabio Menchetti, Dr. Jacqueline Wilson, and tuba graduate…
Registration now open! (Link to Choral Festival page: https://music.wsu.edu/area-information/vocal-choral/choral-festival/)
Each fall, the WSU School of Music welcomes high school choirs throughout the region for an educational choral festival. The goal of this event is to excite, encourage, and educate students while developing a spirit of camaraderie…
The Solstice Wind Quintet will perform works by Valerie Coleman, Paquito D’Rivera, Franz Danzi, Shuying Li, and Carl Nielsen. The Solstice Wind Quintet is a faculty quintet with Sophia Tegart, flute; Keri McCarthy, oboe; Shannon Scott, clarinet; Martin King, horn; and Jacqueline Wilson, bassoon.
This is the final film of the festival!
Twist à Bamako / Dancing the Twist in Bamako
Directed by Robert Guédiguian
Drama/romance – 129 mins. (2021)
In 1990, the IPCC issued its First Assessment Report on the reality of climate change. Today, many still deny some aspect of climate change. What makes the denial of climate change so resilient in the face of ever-growing evidence?
WSU Trombone Studio
Sarah Miller, director
Featuring the WSU Trombone Choir and solos by members of the WSU Trombone Studio.
As intermittent power sources like wind and solar enter the grid and portable electronics rise in ubiquity, electrochemical energy storage devices must improve to keep up with demand. One promising emerging technology is redox-based pseudocapacitance, which uses fast surface redox processes for rapid charging and discharging.
Join Wyatt Salus, Yeseul Kim, Nathaniel Ballard, and Brayden Schultz for an hour of jazz, featuring works by Barney Kessel, Pat Metheny, Charlie Parker, and Wyatt Salus.
Come and watch some invigorating percussion music from a senior music education major!
The Washington State University School of Music would like to invite prospective students and their parents/guardians to its Spring 2023 MUSIC MAJOR FOR A DAY open house. Join us in experiencing a day in the life of a WSU music student. This event is open to all students considering a…
Studying materials at extreme conditions is not only relevant to nuclear weapon conditions, but also to planetary interiors. Highly accurate equation of state data at extreme conditions provides a solid basis for models that enable predictive simulation of material properties. In this talk, I will cover the investigation of two different material categories at extreme conditions: pre-compressed H2-He gas-mixtures and lanthanides.
Title: Application of Auxiliary Field Quantum Monte Carlo to Actinide Thermochemistry
Speaker: Brooke Bonar
Group: Peterson
Inspired by Washington State University’s 2023-24 Common Reading Book, Braiding Sweetgrass, this exhibition highlights crucial themes from Braiding Sweetgrass through the lens of art, inviting visitors from all walks of life to engage in an ongoing conversation about how to prioritize a reciprocal relationship with the land, with each other, and with other living beings.
For a fun Halloween treat, the percussion ensemble is presenting an evening of ghoulish, fun music for trick-or-treaters of all ages! Costumes are encouraged – wear your best Halloween costume for a change to win a prize! The concert will held in the Compton Union Building’s (CUB) Auditorium…