Academic Affairs

03 May Engineering, arts create interactive tree sculpture that speaks to realities of plastic waste

Posted at 09:09h in Academic Affairs, Art, Design, engineering, Faculty, frontpage, profile, Research, Student, Uncategorized, WSUTC News

By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – Mechanical engineering students in a Washington State University Tri-Cities capstone course worked with a university arts professor to design and construct a moving tree sculpture that presents the unfortunate realities of the use and discarding of plastic in...

02 May WSU Tri-Cities team researching use of fungi to restore native plant populations

Posted at 14:39h in Academic Affairs, Faculty, frontpage, profile, Research, Science, Student, WSUTC News

By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – A team at Washington State University Tri-Cities is studying how to transplant fungi to restore native plant populations in the Midwest and Northwest. Undergraduate student Catalina Yepez prepares a DNA sample in a lab at WSU Tri-Cities. Mycorrhizal fungi form...

30 Apr May 5: WSU Tri-Cities to confer 403 degrees at commencement

Posted at 14:00h in Academic Affairs, Alumni, Art, Business, Computer science, Design, Education, engineering, Nursing, Psychology, Science, Student, WSUTC News

RICHLAND, Wash. – Washington State University Tri-Cities will confer 403 degrees during its commencement ceremony beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 5, at the Toyota Center, 7000 W. Grandridge Blvd. in Kennewick, Wash. Doors open at noon. The event is free to the public and tickets...

25 Apr WSU Tri-Cities doctorate student receives Finland summer school scholarship

Posted at 15:08h in Academic Affairs, Education, Research, Staff, Student, WSUTC News

RICHLAND, Wash. – Lindsay Lightner, a Ph.D. student in mathematics and science education and coordinator of the Alternate Route Teacher Certification program at Washington State University Tri-Cities, has received the 2018 European Science Education Research Association Summer School in Finland scholarship from the National Association...

25 Apr May 1-3: WSU Tri-Cities undergrad symposium highlights research, course projects

Posted at 10:43h in Academic Affairs, Alumni, Art, Business, Computer science, Design, Education, engineering, Psychology, Research, Science, Student, WSUTC News

RICHLAND, Wash. – Students will present on a range of research and course projects as part of the Washington State University Tri-Cities Undergraduate Research Symposium and Art Exhibition, noon-1 p.m. May 1-3 in the Consolidated Information Center on campus. Undergraduate Research Symposium and Art Exhibition “We invite...

20 Apr April 24-25: WSU Tri-Cities Parker Lectures focuses on Hanford radiation, chemicals

Posted at 14:59h in Academic Affairs, Alumni, engineering, Research, Science, WSUTC News

RICHLAND, Wash. – Inhalation toxicology expert Roger O. McClellan will speak about the radiation and chemicals used at the Hanford Site, as part of the Herbert M. Parker lecture series on April 24-25 at Washington State University Tri-Cities. In addition, McClellan will address how science has...

17 Apr April 20: WSU Tri-Cities to honor 12 in 2018 Women of Distinction class

Posted at 09:13h in Academic Affairs, Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Student, WSUTC News

RICHLAND, Wash. – Washington State University Tri-Cities will honor 12 individuals as part of its 2018 Women of Distinction class during a gallery exhibition opening and reception at 4 p.m. on April 20 in the Consolidated Information Center Art Gallery on campus. The WSU Tri-Cities Women...

11 Apr April 18: WSU Tri-Cities, DOE lecture to explore preparation for natural hazards at Hanford Site

Posted at 16:48h in Academic Affairs, engineering, WSUTC News

RICHLAND, Wash. – Washington State University Tri-Cities continues its partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy to offer the next Hanford lecture focusing on the impact of and preparation for natural phenomena hazards on the Hanford Site at 3:30 p.m. April 18 in the East...

06 Apr WSU’s Biological Systems Engineering earns top ranking

Posted at 12:04h in Academic Affairs, engineering, Faculty, frontpage, profile, Research, Science, Student, WSUTC News

They’re piloting drones over Washington vineyards, turning wood waste into jet fuel, and deploying thermal cameras to breed crops that resist drought. Their ideas launch businesses, transform agriculture and help feed a growing planet. Students and faculty in Biological Systems Engineering, ranked among the best in...

03 Apr WSU, PNNL strengthen research ties to shape the future – together

Posted at 14:54h in Academic Affairs, engineering, Faculty, frontpage, profile, Research, Science, Student, WSUTC News

RICHLAND, Wash. – Embracing the ‘power of partnerships,’ the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Washington State University today announced the formation of the WSU-PNNL Institutes — a collection of three joint institutes that will advance science and technology in nuclear science and technology, advanced...