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2 weeks ago | 
news.wsu.edu | RJ Wolcott |Christina Mancebo |Shawn Vestal |Devin Rokyta
Washington State University researcher Ananth Kalyanaraman was among a panel of top U.S. scientists Tuesday expressing concern over the impact of federal cuts to the National Science Foundation on studies that help fuel American innovation. The online news conference, led by U.S. Sens. Maria Cantwell of Washington and Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, included first-hand examples of how the significant proposed NSF cuts imperil the nation’s position as a leader in scientific research and discovery.
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2 weeks ago | 
news.wsu.edu | Christina Mancebo |Shawn Vestal |Devin Rokyta |RJ Wolcott
The David G. Pollart Center for Arts and Humanities, the WSU Graduate School, and WSU Libraries have selected the 2025 Publicly Engaged Fellows cohort. Created with funding from a National Endowment for the Humanities NextGen grant, the PEF program supports students through providing mindset and skills training necessary to work equitably with community partners and then offers those students opportunities to develop an independent, funded summer project of engaged scholarship.
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2 weeks ago | 
news.wsu.edu | Tina Hilding |Voiland College |Christina Mancebo |Shawn Vestal
May 20, 2025 By Tina Hilding, Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture Ananth Kalyanaraman Ananth Kalyanaraman has been named director of the WSU’s School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Kalyanaraman has served as interim director of the school for the past year. He is a professor and Boeing Centennial Chair in computer science and holds a joint appointment at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
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3 weeks ago | 
news.wsu.edu | Shawn Vestal |RJ Wolcott |Tom Holm |Christina Mancebo
Imagine a T-shirt that could monitor your heart rate or blood pressure. Or a pair of socks that could provide feedback on your running stride. It may be closer than you think, with new research from Washington State University demonstrating a particular 3-D ink printing method for so-called smart fabrics that continues to perform well after repeated washings and abrasion tests.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
news.wsu.edu | Seth Truscott |Devin Rokyta |Christina Mancebo |Josh Babcock
Beekeepers whose first language is Spanish now have a knowledge resource for keeping pollinators healthy: the new Washington State University Abejas melíferas y polinizadoras website. Educators with the WSU Honey Bee and Pollinators Program recently completed a full translation of the group’s English-language website, which covers everything from pests and diseases to training opportunities and the WSU bee blog.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
news.wsu.edu | RJ Wolcott |Devin Rokyta |Christina Mancebo |Josh Babcock
Members of the Washington State University Board of Regents reached a consensus on their preferred candidate to serve as the next president of the university during their meeting Friday in Seattle. In doing so, regents authorized Chair Lisa Keohokalole Schauer to enter into negotiations with the presidential search finalist referred to only as Candidate B during the public portion of the meeting.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
news.wsu.edu | Devin Rokyta |Christina Mancebo |Josh Babcock |RJ Wolcott
Described by his pet parents as the “laziest dog you’ll ever meet,” Thorton, a 10-year-old pit bull, spent much of the holidays exactly where he wanted to be – cuddled up on the couch with his people, Savannah and Dillon Tiedeman-Mueller. These are moments the Moscow, Idaho, couple will never take for granted. They know every second with Thorton is a gift, especially with all they have endured the past year and change.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
news.wsu.edu | Isaac Donovan |WSU College |Devin Rokyta |Christina Mancebo
Sport management career-track professor Pete Van Mullem has been named the International Sport Coaching Journal’s (ISCJ) editorial board member of the year for 2024, a recognition of his exceptional contributions to advancing sport coaching research worldwide. The ISCJ is a peer-reviewed journal designed to advance the research and development of sport coaching. The editorial board is made up of 23 professors from countries around the world, including Australia, Brazil, and the United Kingdom.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
news.wsu.edu | Christina Mancebo |Josh Babcock |RJ Wolcott |Devin Rokyta
The David G. Pollart Center for Arts and Humanities announced on Jan. 1 that Chris Dickey, associate professor in the Washington State University School of Music, will serve as its director for a three-year appointment. Dickey who formerly served two years as assistant director, takes over for Trevor Bond, interim dean of libraries, who had served as director since 2021. “I accepted this appointment because I strongly believe in the mission of the David G. Pollart Center for Arts and Humanities.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
news.wsu.edu | Steve Nakata |Nella Letizia |WSU Libraries |Christina Mancebo
October 29, 2024 By Communications staff, Washington State University Jacob Sajinyan, director of risk management at WSU, received an inaugural Emerging Risk Professional Award from the University Risk Management and Insurance Association on Sept. 30 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
