By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – High school students, scientists and Washington State University Tri-Cities students in many disciplines are teaming up to make video “STEM Flicks” to improve science, technology, engineering and mathematics education and workforce preparation.
By Eric Sorensen, WSU science writer VANCOUVER, Wash. – Some 40 years ago, Washington State University anthropologist Barry Hewlett noticed that when the Aka pygmies stopped to rest between hunts, parents would give their infants small axes, digging sticks and knives.
By Dustin VandeHoef, College of Education intern PULLMAN, Wash. – You’re never too young to start making a difference. That’s what author and civil rights activist Paula Young Shelton will tell elementary school students – and university students learning to teach them – when she visits Pullman on Monday, Feb. 8.
By C. Brandon Chapman, College of Education PULLMAN, Wash. – Rich Lamb, assistant professor of science education technology at Washington State University, has won a national early career award for his potential to make outstanding contributions to research and science education.
By Sue McMurray, Carson College of Business PULLMAN, Wash. – Expanding the range of black men’s career options in an increasingly technology-oriented world will help alleviate high unemployment and poverty they often experience, according to a study examining the career paths of successful black men in college.
By Steve Nakata, Administrative Services PULLMAN, Wash. – Yuliya Ardasheva, an education professor at Washington State University Tri-Cities, and James Bledsoe, a longtime advocate for underrepresented students at WSU Pullman, are among those selected to receive the annual WSU Martin Luther King, Jr. Distinguished Service Award.
By Richard H. Miller, Academic Outreach & Innovation PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University has launched an online course about human-animal interaction.
By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – Michele Acker-Hocevar, Washington State University Tri-Cities vice chancellor for academic affairs, will be presented with a national award this month recognizing prolonged, exceptional service as co-editor of the Journal for Research on Leadership Education.
By Richard H. Miller, Academic Outreach & Innovation PULLMAN, Wash. – Two WSU professors are getting remarkable results as they reinvent the traditional classroom—and will share their experiences at the next faculty-led workshop.
SPOKANE, Wash. – Shortly after Washington’s governor signed a law in May requiring Native American history, culture and government to be taught in state schools, a curriculum designed in part by a Washington State University educator debuted to help K-12 teachers meet the need.