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RICHLAND, Wash. — Brady D. Hanson, with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will present “From Commercial Spent Fuel to Innovative Fuel Designs” at 12:10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12, at Washington State University Tri-Cities.   This nuclear-related engineering professional development seminar will take place in the West Building, Room 256, at 2710 University Drive, Richland. It also is available by videoconference at WSU Pullman in Murrow 53. Admission to the seminar is free and open to the public.   Hanson will discuss the effect ... [more]

RICHLAND, Wash. — Detecting defects in wine is tricky. What does it mean if the wine smells like wet cardboard? And what do you tell the server or your host?   Become an educated aficionado at a Feb. 18 seminar led by Thomas Henick-Kling, director of Washington State University’s Viticulture and Enology program, and Richard Larsen, USDA plant pathologist at the WSU Irrigated Research & Extension Center in Prosser.   “The Educated Aficionado: Detecting Defects in Wines” is the part of the Spring 2010 ... [more]

SPOKANE, Wash. -- This week at WSU Spokane, more than 50 applicants for the University of Washington WWAMI program will be interviewed to see if they will be admitted to medical school. This is the first time that Washington state students have gone through these interviews at a location outside Seattle. It gives at least some prospective students a look at the Riverpoint Campus and the Spokane community before they have to indicate at which campus location—Spokane, Pullman or Seattle—they ... [more]

PULLMAN, Wash.—A leading Hispanic educator will discuss ways to promote diversity during tough economic times when he visits Washington State University on Feb. 17. Enrique G. Murillo Jr. editor of the new “Handbook of Latinos in Education,” will give a public lecture, “The Color of Money: Maintaining the Pipeline of Diversity during a Tumultuous Economy,” at 4 p.m. in Room 202 of the Smith Center for Undergraduate Education. A reception will follow. Also from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Feb.17, ... [more]

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WSU Associate Professor, coach, and tournament co-host, Mitch Pickerill.

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PULLMAN, Wash. – The Center for Civic Engagement will host another Under the Big Tent at noon on Tuesday, Feb. 9, at the Washington State University CUB Lair.  Under the Big Tent is an opportunity for the WSU campus and extended community to involve themselves in a civil debate of critical issues.  The topic of the debate is “Roads to Equality: Laws or Culture?” Participants will explore issues of equality, especially among sexual minorities and discuss whether changing our laws ... [more]

PULLMAN, Wash. -- The University Parking and Transportation Task Force is inviting public comment on proposed parking zone changes that, if implemented, would take effect prior to the start of the fall 2010 semester. The university community can review the proposed changes and submit comments at: [full article contains link]

PULLMAN, Wash.—Washington State University's Small Farms Program, led by faculty member Marcia R. Ostrom, is the 2010 recipient of the university’s Faculty Diversity Award. Representing more than 45 county and campus-based extension, research and teaching faculty, Ostrom will be recognized during WSU’s Showcase event on Friday, March 26. The Small Farms Program was established by a state legislative initiative in 2000 to develop education and programs targeted specifically to the needs of small-scale and underserved farmers. The program’s mission is to work ... [more]