English Department Social
2019-10-07 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Floyd Atrium, 2710 University Dr, Richland, WA, 99354, United States
Registration Deadline: October 1, 2019 by 5 pm
Register at: https://wsu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1STpAwYQt4oxjq5
This event is an opportunity for those interested in English studies to socialize and learn more about the program. It is open to English majors and minors, Humanities majors, undecided students, and those pursuing writing certificates.
Programming includes faculty introductions, student panel discussion and Q&A.
Pizza and beverages will be provided.

Common Reading Lecture: Drew Matott, Peace Paper Project
2019-10-09 15:10 - 16:00 | East Auditorium, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354
The Peace Paper Project is an international community-arts initiative that utilizes traditional papermaking as a form of trauma therapy, social engagement, and community activism.
Drew Matott, the Director of the program, will speak about his work with Syrian refugees in Germany.
His lecture is part of the WSU Common Reading Program, and this year’s book Refuge: Rethinking Refugee Policy in a Changing World.
This event is free and open to the public and will be available to view via Zoom.

Parker Lecture: PNNL scientist to discuss work at plutonium production site in Russia bearing similarities to Hanford
2019-10-30 17:00 - 19:00 | East Auditorium, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA, 99354
Bruce Napier, a senior scientist at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will discuss his work regarding the Mayak plutonium production site in Russia, which has many similarities to the Hanford Site in Richland, as part of a lecture at 5 p.m. on Oct. 30 in the Washington State University Tri-Cities East Auditorium.
Napier has been a principal investigator for several U.S.-Russian Joint Coordinating Committee on Radiation Effects Research projects, which have sponsored studies estimating radiation doses that were received by individuals or populations, as well as epidemiological studies around the Mayak plutonium production site.
Napier will discuss the history of the Mayak site and point out parallels and contrasts with the Hanford Site for his lecture at WSU Tri-Cities. He will also describe the radiation doses received by more than 28,000 workers at Mayak and the 60,000 members of the nearby public exposed to atmospheric and river-borne releases of radioactive materials along the Techa River in Russia, in addition to the results of the associated health studies.
