Jasmine Torres

Feb 13, 2025 | news.wsu.edu | Seth Truscott |Jasmine Torres |WSU Spokane |Devin Rokyta

Washington State University students used paintings, digital videos, sculptures, and found materials to express how their high-tech field helps humanity and nature in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering’s (BSE) recent Visionary Roadmap Art Competition.

Jun 3, 2024 | news.wsu.edu | Addy Hatch |RJ Wolcott |Jasmine Torres |WSU Spokane

The history of LGBTQ+ Cougs likely goes back to the founding of Washington State University in 1890 but most of those stories remain untold. A recent effort by faculty, staff, and students is starting to change that. Josie Cohen-Rodriguez, the student life and community coordinator at the LGBTQ+ Student Resource Center, said the 30th anniversary of the student resource center sparked the idea for the WSU Queer Archives project.

May 31, 2024 | news.wsu.edu | RJ Wolcott |Jasmine Torres |WSU Spokane |Nella Letizia

The Washington State University Board of Regents’ annual retreat is being held on the Vancouver campus June 6-7. Regents will kick off the retreat at noon June 6 and discuss the characteristics being sought in the next president of the institution. Earlier this spring, President Kirk Schulz announced his intention to retire from his leadership role in June 2025. On Friday, regents will gather to discuss strategic areas of focus for the upcoming academic year.

May 31, 2024 | news.wsu.edu | Sara Zaske |RJ Wolcott |Jasmine Torres |WSU Spokane

PULLMAN, Wash. –  Just in time for the kickoff of Pride month, a Washington State University-led team will launch the first comprehensive survey of the state’s LGTBQ+ residents on June 1. The survey team will be attending Pride events and other gatherings across the state this summer to invite queer and transgender people from Washington to complete the survey.

May 30, 2024 | news.wsu.edu | Jasmine Torres |WSU Spokane |Nella Letizia |WSU Libraries

Horses crossed the Baltic Sea in ships during the Late Viking Age and were sacrificed for funeral rituals, according to a study led by Cardiff University and Washington State University researchers. Published in the journal Science Advances, the study on the remains of horses found at ancient burial sites in Russia and Lithuania show that they were brought overseas from Scandinavia utilizing expansive trade networks connecting the Viking world with the Byzantine and Arab Empires.