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October 2020
The Resume and Interview Skills Workshop will touch upon best practices around crafting a resume that best positions students to obtain an interview while also covering how to be successful in a structured interview.
The Department of Physics and Astronomy invites you to a colloquium featuring Dr. Vivienne Baldassare, Washington State University.
The U.S. is currently facing an affordable housing crisis. WSU’s School of Design and Construction has partnered with Ivory Innovations and several other universities to host a student-based initiative focused on finding innovative solutions.
Network with industry representatives from companies who will be attending the career fair!
School of Music faculty tubist Chris Dickey will perform solo tuba works by Rodger Vaughan, Robert Spillman, Asha Srinivasan, Walter Ross, and Domenico Gabrieli.
Innate immunity refers to the body’s initial response to curb infection upon exposure to invading organisms. While the detection of pathogen-associated molecules is an ancient form of host defense, if dysfunctional, microbial or autoimmune disease may result.
Energy Systems Innovation Center presents via Zoom seminar: Rethinking principles of modeling, simulations and controls for the changing electric energy systems by Dr. Marija Ilic, MIT
Learn more about how to stand out in the current job market, the clients Matter PR works with, and what it’s like to work at an agency.
Come learn more about Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility.
WSU Instructor of Jazz and Classical Guitar, Gabe Condon, will perform a virtual recital.
Interviewing can be scary. This workshop addresses key aspects of the interview process: preparation, interview types, what to expect and answering the behavior-based questions.
Metallic fuel systems, e.g. U-Zr and U-Pu-Zr, are attractive fuels for advanced nuclear reactor concepts, such as the advanced sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR) as these fuels exhibit high thermal conductivity, proliferation resistance, excellent compatibility with the sodium coolant, and in some configurations inherent safety.
The COVID-19 pandemic put new stresses on our system of elections, and a shift in many states toward mail-in balloting. Are mail-in ballots safe? What’s driving the polarization of mail-in balloting and what challenges lie ahead?
Interviewing can be scary. This workshop addresses key aspects of the interview process: preparation, interview types, what to expect and answering the behavior-based questions.
The Department of Physics and Astronomy invites you to a colloquium featuring Dr. Thomas Busch, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology.
Julie Anne Wieck, soprano and Elena Panchenko, piano will present a program including selections from Henry Purcell’s Harmonia Sacra, Hugo Wolf’s Mörike Lieder, Georges Bizet’s Carmen, and Theron Kirk’s Prayers from the Ark. The recital will conclude with a set of songs by three African American composers, Margaret Bonds, William Grant Still and Lena McLin.
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Oboe Tapas is a recital “redefined” that will engage listeners’ senses of sound, sight, and taste. WSU professor, Keri E. McCarthy, will perform a dynamic recital of music for solo oboe with food and art pairings for audience members participating from the comfort of…
Nature has evolved diverse systems to carry out energy conversion reactions. Metalloenzymes such as hydrogenase, carbon monoxide dehydrogenase, acetyl coenzyme A synthase, and methane monooxygenase use earth-abundant transition metals such as nickel and iron to generate and oxidize small-molecule fuels such as hydrogen, carbon monoxide, acetate, and methane.
Nanocarriers like exosomes, lipoproteins and ribonulear proteins transport molecules from cells to cells and from organs to organs via our microcirculation system.
Were the polls and election models in 2016 wrong? What do current polls and models tell us, and how reliable are they?
This presentation affirms Black musical expression as a viable form of American culture. Born out of documented duress, the musical contributions of enslaved Africans in the earliest days of United States history exemplifies a creative synthesis of cultural preservation and adaptation, that conceived and birthed songs of sorrow, yet hope.
The Artificial Intelligence @ WSU initiative is hosting a virtual mini summit on AI and applications to showcase recent advancements, foster collaborations, and initiate conversations, both within WSU as well as across major institutions in the Pacific Northwest.
Slalom is hosting a virtual information session and would love the opportunity to meet you and tell you more about our growing company! Please join us for this event to learn more about our full-time early career software engineer consulting opportunities and our fall recruitment timeline.
The Department of Physics and Astronomy invites you to a colloquium featuring Dr. Aaron Vincent, Department of Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy, Queen’s University. Dr. Vincent will present his talk, “Very small black holes at very large experiments”.
Queer Abolition, the 2020 InQueery Symposium, responds to both recent and long-standing calls from queer and feminist activists to address police misconduct and violence.
Ross Gay is the author of three books of poetry: Against Which; Bringing the Shovel Down; and Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, winner of the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award and the 2016 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award.
The SDC Career Fair is October 29 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. so it’s time to prepare! Join company representatives and Sandi Brabb from VCEA Internships & Career Services to talk about how to best prepare yourself for the fair, what you can do now to get ready, and how to participate in the fair!
The recital contains original and arranged works for the horn ranging from the 18th Century to the 21st Century. The concert will be live streamed from Taipei, Taiwan
Although several trials showed significant shrinkage when viruses were injected directly into tumor nodules, systemic intravenous delivery of virotherapeutics is required for the treatment of metastatic cancers.
This presentation will provide a brief introduction about the ERO Event Analysis Process and provide an overview of performance of EMS based on the analysis of NERC reportable events from October 2019 to September 2020. The analysis includes the trend in number of reported events, outage restoration times, and mitigation strategies.
Mr. Dale will perform a program of 20th Century contemporary classical music for saxophone which will include; Paul Creston’s Sonata, Improvisation, by Eugene Bozza and Ten Figures of A Dancer, by Pierre Max Dubois.
What are the likely outcomes in the congressional races this year, and how will they impact politics and policymaking?
Learn how to best share your academic and entrepreneurial experiences with a professional audience, such as future employers or graduate schools.
Reducing footprint, cost and increasing reliability of power electronics and electric machines is essential to increase the penetration of these components on multiple vehicle platforms, as well as increase the market penetration of electric-drive vehicles.
The Department of Physics and Astronomy invites you to a colloquium featuring Dr. Jorge Leite Noronha, PUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Noronha will present his talk, “Relativistic Fluid Dynamics: From Particle Colliders to Neutron Star Mergers”.
The WSU Voice Area is proud to present the 35th annual WSU Vocal Extravaganza. This year, due to COVID-19, our presentation will include not only performances by our WSU vocal ensembles, but also presentations by our current voice students and our alumni. We’re also pleased to provide a…
How might the Senate’s effort to push through Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination impact the upcoming election?
New initiatives for reducing adverse environmental impacts in chemical and fuel manufacturing open the door for the development of novel refining strategies using renewable feedstocks.
The growing complexity of electric power infrastructure, along with disruptions from natural and human causes, are threatening reliability.
The WSU Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Christopher Wilson, will be presenting a completely virtual concert. Each student has recorded their works individually, some recorded at Kimbrough Music Building, some at their homes, and even some recorded outdoors! The program includes works by Jane Boxall, Elliott…
For over two decades, Hargis Engineers has invested in a highly successful intern program for mechanical and electrical junior status engineering students to gain real world experience and personal mentorship from experienced leaders in our firm.
Recent years have seen references to “fake news” and bias in news coverage. How should the media cover the election, and what would happen if the election day results are not clear?
Join us to explore strategies and resources you can use to find an internship or job that aligns with your interests.
Alexa Tarantino is a saxophonist, woodwind player, teaching artist, traveler, blogger, and consultant based in New York City.
She will be presenting on Women in Jazz. Our focus with this guest artist is to make people aware of the inequality of gender in the field of jazz and educate people as to…
What happens when families face the incarceration of loved ones? How do families with an incarcerated family member, particularly a parent, develop resilience? Join our experts live as they discuss how these issues impact Black families.
The Department of Physics and Astronomy invites you to a colloquium featuring Dr. Kim Bott, University of California, Riverside. Dr. Bott will present her talk, “The invisible giants: Signatures of hot Jupiters and smaller, cooler worlds in polarized light”, via Zoom.
The SDC Virtual Design Career Fair will take place on Handshake’s new virtual career fair platform. We will be hosting employers on Thursday, October 29, 5-7 p.m. (PST).
Jake Berreth, Junior flute performance major, will be performing a recital of flute works by Ian Clarke, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Clara Schumann, and Sigfrid Karg-Elert. He will be joined by pianist Elena Panchenko on the Schumann.
Aquaporin-4 (AQP4) is the central nervous system (CNS) water channel protein in charge of controlling water homeostasis and neuronal activity.
Vocal Performance Major, Anya Guadamuz, and Music Education Major, Kristina Gaumnitz are presenting their Senior Recital on October 30th at 3:10PM accompanied by Elena Panchenko. The program begins with a duet, Caro Bella from Giulio Cesare by George Frideric Handel, followed by the works of Robert…