Margolis VANCOUVER – The federal government’s Race to the Top program for improving American education won’t work because it’s based on a faulty assumption, according to a WSU expert in teacher development. “There is no one national version of a quality teacher,” said Associate Professor Jason Margolis. “Successful teaching depends on where teachers are, […]
PULLMAN – The Pullman Fire Department and the WSU Police Department responded to an early-morning fire Saturday at Chief Joseph Village, university-owned apartments located on northeast Terre View Drive. Investigation by the Pullman Fire Department has determined the fire was accidental. No one was injured in the fire. In Building D, which houses […]
The current economy and budget cuts are putting financial pressure and stress on many families. Here are a few things to consider in dealing with the different circumstances. How well you manage, and how well you come through this financial storm, depends upon many things – your experience in emergencies, your preparedness, and the […]
SPOKANE VALLEY – Fire experts from Oregon, Idaho and Washington will provide tools to help home and land owners better protect their properties from forest and wildland fires at a fire education workshop scheduled from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25, at the CenterPlace Regional Events Center. “In order for us to live […]
(Based on information from the Pullman Fire Department at 4 p.m. Thursday.) PULLMAN — The Washington State Fire Marshal’s office has been called in to help the Pullman Fire Department with the investigation of five fires that erupted between 4:30-6:45 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, in Pullman. Pullman Fire Chief Pat Wilkins said the Region 8 […]
For Joseph Campbell, just another night in a hotel became the most frightening experience of his life. On Dec. 29, Campbell, associate professor of philosophy, checked into the Wardman Park Marriott in Washington, D.C. with plans to attend a conference and interview candidates for two open faculty positions in his department the next day. “A […]
The WSU Steffen Center, run by the Department of Natural Resource Sciences, is 58 acres of wildlife facilities, small forest plantations, wetlands, uplands, specialized planting areas as well as greenhouses, laboratories and shops. This beautiful facility, located on the east edge of the Pullman campus, is the site of many of the preliminary atmospheric studies […]
It’s in the news everywhere -— predictions for another bad wildfire season in the western United States. According to a local report, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources had already fought 70 small fires by the end of May, well above the usual 20, and finds that forests are as dry as they normally […]