Washington State University Tri-Cities Tag

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...

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...

30 Mar Professor aims to pinpoint crucial components of evolutionary success by analyzing fish skull development

Posted at 09:33h in Academic Affairs, Faculty, frontpage, profile, Research, Science, WSUTC News

By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – A Washington State University Tri-Cities professor aims to pinpoint underpinnings of evolutionary success by analyzing the skull morphology of a handful of fish species. Jim Cooper, WSU Tri-Cities assistant professor of biological sciences, recently received a $250,000 National Science...

21 Mar The other side of the atomic bomb – retired Japanese teacher shares survival story

Posted at 08:00h in Academic Affairs, frontpage, profile, WSUTC News

By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – The design and construction of the world’s first large-scale nuclear reactor at Hanford is often regarded as one of the largest technological accomplishments in recent years. It led led to a multitude of scientific advancements, from the invention of...

06 Mar Apartments at WSU Tri-Cities now accepting applications, to open Aug. 2018

Posted at 11:33h in frontpage, profile, Student, Uncategorized, WSUTC News

RICHLAND, Wash. – The apartments currently being constructed on the Washington State University Tri-Cities campus are now taking applications for when they open this fall. The apartments, known as The Brelsford Vineyards, are scheduled to open in August 2018 in time for fall semester at WSU Tri-Cities. For more information and to apply, visit http://tri-cities.dabcomgmt.com/. The apartments, which will...