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5 Quick Projects to Knit for Dad (Plus a Free Pattern!)

May 29, 2024 | interweave.com | Rachel Koon

✓Join us at Maker Festivals Pennsylvania, the ultimate crafting extravaganza in Lancaster from July 31-August 3, 2024, and we will once again be bringing our fiber artists with us! Our festival lineup will have thousands of fiber artists, and jewelry makers!Holidays tend to sneak up on me. I always intend to buy or make presents early, but somehow, the weeks slip by, and before I know it, it’s five days before Christmas, and I haven’t bought or made a thing.
Professor Guy Palmer elected to the American Academy of Microbiology

Mar 6, 2024 | news.wsu.edu | Josh Babcock |Rachel Koon |Jeff Willadsen |C. Brandon Chapman

March 6, 2024 Washington State University Regents professor Guy Palmer was one of 65 scientists elected to the American Academy of Microbiology’s Class of 2024. Fellows of the American Academy of Microbiology, an honorific leadership group within the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), are elected annually through a highly selective, peer-review process, based on their records of scientific achievement and original contributions that have advanced microbiology.
WSU Global Campus hosts high school esports tournament

Mar 6, 2024 | news.wsu.edu | Jeff Willadsen |Rachel Koon |C. Brandon Chapman |Scott Jackson

Six high school teams entered but only one emerged victorious in a recent esports tournament hosted by Washington State University Global Campus to determine the Rocket League State Champion for 2023-2024. The Feb. 24 tournament had students competing against each other in the video game “Rocket League.” The event was held in partnership with the Washington State Scholastic Esports Association (WSSEA).
Service-learning collaboration helps improve grades and retention

Mar 6, 2024 | news.wsu.edu | Rachel Koon |Jeff Willadsen |C. Brandon Chapman |Scott Jackson

A partnership between Washington State University’s Center for Civic Engagement and the LAUNCH Program is bringing service-learning into the classroom, with positive impacts on student success. During the fall 2023 semester, CCE and the LAUNCH Program (part of the Transformational Change Initiative in the provost’s office) collaborated on an effort to include service-learning in Psychology 105 and Human Development 200 courses.
Building projects get green light during WSU Board of Regents meeting

Nov 17, 2023 | news.wsu.edu | RJ Wolcott |Sara Zaske |Rachel Koon |Anna Wheatley

Members of the Washington State University Board of Regents advanced several building projects as part of the governing body’s Friday meeting in Vancouver. Among those projects is the Champions Center on the WSU Pullman campus, which is envisioned as a future hub for student athletes to receive academic, mental health and professional development services. The project’s approved budget of $9.4 million is being entirely funded by donations, with construction slated to begin this winter.
WSU climate scientists highlight Northwest risks in national report

Nov 17, 2023 | news.wsu.edu | Sara Zaske |Rachel Koon |Anna Wheatley |WSU College

Wildfires and record heatwaves are just a couple climate change impacts that have already hit the Pacific Northwest—and there are likely to be more, according to a U.S. Government report. The 5th National Climate Assessment released this week paints a grim picture of the effects of human-caused climate change across the country but does offer some hope. Two Washington State University climate scientists, Deepti Singh and Kirti Rajagopalan, contributed to key portions of the Assessment.
WSU School of Music brings cheer to the Palouse on Dec. 2

Nov 17, 2023 | news.wsu.edu | Sara Zaske |Rachel Koon |Anna Wheatley |WSU College

Music lovers across the Palouse can usher in the holiday season with Washington State University School of Music’s Holiday Celebration: Star of Wonder at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2, in a fully decorated Bryan Hall Theatre on the WSU-Pullman Campus. This event is free and open to the public. For those not able to attend in person, the performance will be livestreamed on the WSU Pullman Music YouTube channel.
WSU campuses support students’ fundamental needs during fall break

Nov 16, 2023 | news.wsu.edu | Rachel Koon |Sara Zaske |Anna Wheatley |WSU College

Campuses throughout the WSU system are supporting students who may experience food insecurity over Fall Break with expanded food pantry hours and meal boxes. Food assistance is especially important this year, as the cost of food is still high and students may struggle to afford what they need.
WSU campuses support students’ fundamental needs during fall break

Nov 16, 2023 | dailyfly.com | Rachel Koon

Campuses throughout the WSU system are supporting students who may experience food insecurity over fall break with expanded food pantry hours and meal boxes. Food assistance is especially important this year, as the cost of food is still high and students may struggle to afford what they need.
Guilt not as persuasive if directly tied to personal responsibility

Nov 7, 2023 | news.wsu.edu | Sara Zaske |Steve Nakata |Connie Young |Rachel Koon

PULLMAN, Wash. – Invoking a sense of guilt—a common tool used by advertisers, fundraisers and overbearing parents everywhere—can backfire if it explicitly holds a person responsible for another’s suffering, a meta-analysis of studies revealed. While guilt is widely used to try and persuade people to act, research has been mixed on its effectiveness in spurring behavior change.