PULLMAN, Wash.—There is more to Israel/Palestine than conflict; many people there are working hard for peace. Teachers who want their students to learn that lesson will soon have help, thanks to a Washington State University College of Education faculty member. Associate Professor Michael Hayes, working with colleagues from the University of Idaho and University of Hawaii, will visit the troubled region for a month this summer to begin work on a curriculum that will focus on peace efforts. Travel for their ... [more]

SPOKANE, Wash. – Washington State University has selected NexCore Group of Denver to enter into negotiations for possible development of the Pine Street Project at the Riverpoint Campus, the subject of a request for proposals the university published in late March. The proposals were reviewed by the WSU real estate committee and an independent consultant. Their consensus was that the NexCore Group proposal best met the goals outlined in the RFP for several reasons: The financial proposal was strong (lease term, ... [more]

PULLMAN, Wash. – The final two candidates for the position of provost and executive vice president of Washington State University are scheduled to visit the university next week. Jeffrey Armstrong, dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Michigan State University, will be on campus May 13. He will appear at an open forum at 3 p.m. in Room T-101 of the Food Sciences and Human Nutrition Building on the Pullman campus. Cheryl Achterberg, dean of the College of Human ... [more]

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – A one-day conference designed for a wide range of healthcare providers, agency personnel and seniors will be held May 22 at North Idaho College, Edminster Student Union Building. The conference is presented by the Area Agency on Aging of North Idaho.   “Pathways to Financial Health” is designed to provide a unique opportunity for sharing and support between financial representatives, health care providers, agency personnel, and seniors throughout Idaho.  It will provide a forum for addressing the ... [more]

PULLMAN, Wash.--The Washington State University Solstice Wind Quintet will present a special summer concert at the WSU Art Museum at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 17. The concert is free of charge and the public is invited to enjoy music and art in an intimate setting. The Solstice Quintet features WSU School of Music faculty members Ann Marie Yasinitsky, flute; Shannon Scott, clarinet; Keri McCarthy, oboe; Jennifer Scriggins Brummett, horn; and Ryan Hare, bassoon. Solstice has presented hundreds of concerts throughout the ... [more]

VANCOUVER, Wash. - Washington State University Vancouver presents the third in the Chancellor's Seminar Series’s spring season, entitled “Climate Change: Fact or Fiction?” This campus lunchtime presentation takes place noon to 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 16, in the Firstenburg Student Commons. Ticket price for each seminar is $30 per person, including lunch and parking. For more information and to register, see [full article contains link] "The Chancellor's ... [more]

VANCOUVER, Wash. – "Visionary Landscapes: The Electronic Literature Organization 2008 Conference," will be held May 29 – June 1 at the downtown Hilton Vancouver Washington, at Clark College, at WSU Vancouver (bus transportation provided), and at the downtown North Bank Artists Gallery, 1005 Main St. More than 120 digital media artists and critics from around the world will participate in the event. The keynote speaker is internationally renowned artist Mark Amerika, one of Time magazine’s "100 Innovators." Featured speakers include ... [more]

PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University undergraduates Ian Thomson, Amanda Yates and Kristen Sukraw will all be working hard in the laboratory this summer, thanks to microbiology fellowships they have received. Thomson, of Kenmore, will travel overseas to the National University of Ireland through the international UREKA program run by the National Centre for Biomedical Engineering Science. He will be working on new test methods for quick identification of infectious bacterial diseases in humans. Yates, of Brier, will be heading off to ... [more]

PULLMAN, Wash. – Graduates of Washington State University heard words of inspiration and challenge from a distinguished faculty member, a leader in the effort to fight world hunger and disease and the head of a nonprofit institute seeking innovative solutions to global problems at the university’s 112th annual spring commencement ceremonies. More than 2,400 students took part in the three ceremonies held Saturday at the Beasley Performing Arts Center on the Pullman campus. “If we on the faculty and your classmates have ... [more]