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Thursday, October 1 @3 pm
Chemistry Doctoral Final Exam – Vikrantvir Jain
Workshop / Seminar
Online - Online

Vikrantvir Jain, a PhD student in Dr. Anjali Sharma’s research group, is giving their final defense titled, “Rational Design and Engineering of Functional Dendrimers for Targeted Drug Delivery.”

Thursday, October 1 @7:30 pm
FAS: Solstice Wind Quintet
Performance
WSU Pullman - Kimbrough Music Building

The Solstice Wind Quintet will perform a recital of music celebrating history and time in honor of the 125th Anniversary of the WSU School of Music. Works to be performed include Neither the Time nor the Place by Jennifer Stevenson, Juego de Ladrones by Oscar Navarro, Six Bagatelles by György…

Friday, October 2 @4 pm
Ag Innovation Harvest Market

Meet Washington State University athletes and Butch T. Cougar while sampling award-winning Cosmic Crisp® apples, Ferdinand’s ice cream, and other student-made products at the Ag Innovation Harvest Market.

Friday, October 2 @4 pm
OPEN HOUSE: Museum Collection Study Center
Exhibition
WSU Pullman - Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art

Join the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU for an open house at its Collection Study Center on October 2, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., during WSU Family Weekend. Take a behind-the-scenes look at the museum’s permanent collection and discover how it supports exhibitions, teaching, research, and student experiences on…

Friday, October 2 @4:10 pm
Senior Recital: Jordan Slaughter, flute
Performance
WSU Pullman - Bryan Hall

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Jordan Slaughter is a 4th year flute performance major performing a senior recital this fall. He will be performing works by Henri Dutilleux, J.S. Bach, Shulamit Ran, and Franz Schubert in collaboration with Elena Panchenko.

Friday, October 2 @4:10 pm
PChem Seminar – Neetika
Workshop / Seminar
WSU Pullman - Fulmer Hall

Neetika, from Dr. ChulHee Kang’s research group, will present on “Biophysical Characterization of Protein-Protein Interactions Among Sorghum bicolor Flavonoid Biosynthetic Enzymes.”

Monday, October 5 @4:10 pm
CHE 598 Seminar: Evolution and Pathways of Kinase Complex Formation
Workshop / Seminar
WSU Pullman - Schweitzer Engineering Hall (SEH) Building

SPEAKER: Dr. Anton Persikov, Senior Data Scientist, Center for Computational Biology, Flatiron Institute Simons Foundation

BIOGRAPHY:

Anton V. Persikov, PhD, is a Senior Data Scientist in the Center for Computational Biology at the Flatiron Institute, Simons Foundation, in New York. He earned his undergraduate and master’s degrees in physics from…

Tuesday, October 6 @12 pm
The Next Congress
Lecture
WSU Pullman - Foley Institute

Join the Foley Institute as we welcome Jennifer Victor associate professor of political science at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government. Victor will discuss the likely outcomes of the 2026 midterm election.

Tuesday, October 6 @12:10 pm
C is for Cookie… and also Consensus and Consistency
Online - Animal Disease Biotech Facility (ADBF)

Come learn how delicious building consensus can be as you work with colleagues to think about ways to make assessment more effective in your program.

Wednesday, October 7 @11:10 am
CySER Virtual Seminar – Network Telescope at Merit Network: Advancing Cybersecurity Research and Internet Measurement
Workshop / Seminar
Online - Online

Speaker: Dr. Shereen Ismail, Research Scientist, University of Michigan

Abstract: The rapid growth and increasing complexity of the Internet have created new challenges for understanding large-scale cyber threats and emerging security risks. Network telescopes provide a unique vantage point for observing unsolicited Internet traffic and identifying patterns associated with scanning,…

Friday, October 9 @6 pm
Wild & Domestic Sheep Film Screenings
Off campus - Off Campus

The sheep-themed festivities begin with an inspiring documentary screening, a fun sheep-themed feature film, and a special talk by wildlife researcher Dr. Kate Huyvaert.

Friday, October 9 @7:30 pm
FAS: Julie Wieck, soprano
Performance
WSU Pullman - Bryan Hall

In honor of the WSU School of Music’s 125th Anniversary, Dr. Julie Anne Wieck, soprano and Elena Panchenko, piano will be presenting a recital entitled Songs of the Early 20th Century. At that time American composers were just starting to develop their own unique styles of art song, previously relying…

Monday, October 12 @4:10 pm
CHE 598 Seminar: Unlocking New Electrocatalytic Functionality through Solid Acid-Metal Cooperation
Workshop / Seminar
WSU Pullman

SPEAKER: Dr. Juye Kim, Assistant Professor, School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University.

BIOGRAPHY:

Juye Kim has been an Assistant Professor in the School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering (CBEE) at Oregon State University since September 2025. Her research focuses on electrochemistry for sustainable energy conversion.…

Tuesday, October 13 @9 am
Jan and Jack Creighton Global Health Lecture Series
WSU Pullman - Paul G. Allen School for Global Health

“Hantavirus infections in the United States—human cases, diagnostics, and epidemiology,” presented by Steven Bradfute, PhD, Associate Professor, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center.

Wednesday, October 14 @12 pm
Engineering and Technology Management Virtual Info Session
Presentation
WSU Global Campus - Online

Join Engineering and Technology Management (ETM) faculty and staff for a deeper dive into how pursuing a master’s degree or graduate certificate can enhance your skills and advance your career in engineering and technology management. In this virtual information session, we’ll cover course curriculum and delivery, new changes to the master’s degree core requirements, the admissions process, certificate options, and more.

Friday, October 16 @3 pm
2026 InQueery Symposium
Conference / Symposium
WSU Global Campus

The Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program and the LGBTQ+ Center invite the WSU community to the 2026 InQueery Symposium. This year’s keynote speaker is Mejdulene Bernard Shomali, presenting “Where Do We Go From Queer? Palestinian Ecologies for Liberation.”

The InQueery Symposium is an annual event that brings together research…

Friday, October 16 @7:30 pm
Fall Choir Concert
Performance
WSU Pullman - Bryan Hall

Join the Washington State University Choirs on Friday, September 16 at 7:30 p.m. in Bryan Hall Theatre for “Dance the Night Away,” a fall concert celebrating dance through choral music.

The program features performances by WSU’s Chamber Singers, University Singers, Treble Choir, and Concert Choir, showcasing works by Benjamin Britten,…

Saturday, October 17 @9 pm
Jewett Observatory Public night
Exhibition
WSU Pullman - Jewett Observatory

Star Parties

Jewett Observatory is our direct window on the heavens. In spring, summer, and fall, we hold public star parties, where any interested person can come to view the cosmos through the historic 12-inch Clark refractor.

Most public evenings feature a crescent moon, star clusters, nebulae, double stars, and…

Monday, October 19 @4:10 pm
CHE 598 Seminar: Supported Metal Nanoparticle Catalysts and Electrocatalysts: Predicting Their Thermodynamic Stability and Correlating That With Their Catalytic Performance
Workshop / Seminar
WSU Pullman - Center for Undergraduate Education (CUE)

SPEAKER: Dr. Charles T. Campbell, Professor Emeritus and B. Seymour Rabinovitch Endowed Chair, Department of Chemistry, University of Washington

BIOGRAPHY:

Prof. Charles T. Campbell is Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at the University of Washington, where he is also Adjunct Professor of Chemical Engineering and of Physics, and the Rabinovitch Endowed…

Monday, October 19 @4:10 pm
Department of Chemistry Seminar – Dr. Carl Brozek
Workshop / Seminar
WSU Pullman - Fulmer Hall

Carl Brozek is an associate professor in the department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Oregon. He earned his PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under Prof. Mircea Dinca in 2015 and completed post-doctoral studies with Prof. Daniel Gamelin at the University of Washington prior to starting his independent career in 2018. His research focuses on charge transport through high surface area media, porous nanoparticles, membrane fabrication, interfacial redox, and energy capture. He has been recognized by the Cottrell Scholar, NSF CAREER, Dream Chemistry, and, mostly recently, Fulbright US Scholar Awards.

Wednesday, October 21 @11:10 am
CySER Virtual Seminar – Information Flow Control: From Classical Security to Agentic AI
Workshop / Seminar
Online - Online

Speaker: Dr. Basavesh Ammanaghatta Shivakumar, Assistant Professor, Washington State University

Abstract: Information flow control is a way to reason about where data comes from, where it is allowed to go, and how it can influence a system. These ideas have been used for many years in security to prevent information…

Wednesday, October 21 @3 pm
28th Annual College of Veterinary Medicine Research Symposium
WSU Pullman - Veterinary and Biomedical Research Building

Showcasing research by our undergraduate, graduate, and professional veterinary medical students, postdoctoral researchers, and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine residents and interns.

Friday, October 23 All day
WCERTE – Fall 2026 Meeting
Conference / Symposium
WSU Pullman

Washington State University’s Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture will be hosting the Fall 2026 WCERTE Fall Meeting.

Friday, October 23 @7:30 pm
Vocal Extrav
Performance
WSU Pullman - Bryan Hall
Thursday, October 29 @7:30 pm
SCI – Jazz Concert
Performance
WSU Pullman - Kimbrough Music Building