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31 Mar Team takes third at Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge

Posted at 16:16h in Academic Affairs, Alumni, Business, engineering, frontpage, profile, Research, Student, WSUTC News

By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – A team from Washington State University Tri-Cities took third place among 21 teams at the Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge’s finals this week for their creation and business model presentation of a technology that converts lignin, a natural...

29 Mar Nursing alum aims to combat cancer with medical career

Posted at 17:23h in Alumni, frontpage, Nursing, profile, Student, WSUTC News

By Maegan Murray Jamie Silva hadn’t considered a career in the medical profession until he saw directly how he could use research and patient interaction to better medical care for all citizens, regardless of demographic. The recent nursing graduate of Washington State University Tri-Cities said it was...

29 Mar April 4-5: Human trafficking experience at WSU Tri-Cities

Posted at 10:18h in WSUTC News

By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – Visitors will use MP3 players and smartphones to step into the life of a human trafficking victim for the multisensory experience, “SOLD: The Human Trafficking Experience,” 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, April 4 and 5, in Consolidated...

24 Mar March 27: WSU Tri-Cities, DOE hosting new lecture series on Hanford

Posted at 12:08h in engineering, Research, WSUTC News

RICHLAND, Wash. – Washington State University Tri-Cities is partnering with the U.S. Department of Energy to host a new lecture series focusing on the Hanford Site and the DOE’s current and future missions at the site. The kick-off lecture covers the history of Hanford and begins...

24 Mar New way to characterize cellulose, advance bioproducts

Posted at 11:53h in engineering, frontpage, Research, WSUTC News

By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – Researchers at Washington State University Tri-Cities and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have found a new way to define the molecular structure of cellulose, which could lead to cheaper and more efficient ways to make a variety of crucial...

20 Mar Alumna selected to attend national policy seminar in D.C.

Posted at 16:17h in Alumni, frontpage, profile, Student, WSUTC News

Alejandra Cardoso, a recent graduate of Washington State University Tri-Cities, was chosen as one of three representatives from Washington state to participate in the Council for Opportunity in Education’s National Policy Seminar March 19-22 in Washington, D.C. The seminar affords the TRIO and GEAR UP communities...

20 Mar March 31: WSU Tri-Cities’ Crimson Fest to feature range of activities for Cougs of all types

Posted at 16:11h in Alumni, WSUTC News

Washington State University Tri-Cities welcomes community members to join in the celebration of current, past and future Cougs as part of its annual Crimson Fest on March 31. The free event, which begins at 4 p.m. on campus, will feature carnival games, a rock wall, food...

09 Mar Student receives rare opportunity to experience history made during LIGO internship

Posted at 10:35h in engineering, frontpage, profile, Research, Student, WSUTC News

By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities Before LIGO announced that it had made its second-ever observance of gravitational waves last year, further proving Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity, Daniel Cain was one of the few who already knew. Cain, an engineering student at Washington State University Tri-Cities, took...

27 Feb Tri-Cities tech company ‘elevate’ saw beginnings in WSU Tri-Cities MBA program

Posted at 09:49h in Alumni, frontpage, profile, WSUTC News

By Maegan Murray Paul Carlisle had just completed his undergraduate degree in business administration from Washington State University Tri-Cities in 2005 when he decided to open his own technology solutions company. Alumnus Paul Carlisle used the WSU Tri-Cities master’s in business administration program to found Tri-Cities-based tech...

23 Feb March 29: Blended learning wines spring release party

Posted at 16:57h in WSUTC News

By Kaury Balcom, Viticulture & Enology RICHLAND, Wash. – The public is invited to the Washington State University Blended Learning Spring Release Party at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, at Budd’s Broiler, hosted by Anthony’s Restaurants. Tickets are $100 and can be purchased online at http://gocougs.wsufoundation.wsu.edu/s/1613/index.aspx?sid=1613&gid=3&pgid=2956&content_id=2441. The...

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