Nov. 14, 2017 Voiland College This Week

Congratulations

Misganaw Demissie received a Best Poster Award (PDF) at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students.

Students Jacob Halela, Kayla Loy, and Travis Filleau, members of the Renewable Energy Organization, were featured in a Daily Evergreen story about their club’s efforts to make a solar-powered bus tracking system in Pullman.

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Voiland College in the News

Slate

• The STEM Paradox: Why Are Muslim-Majority Countries Producing So Many Female Engineers?

WSU News

• High-efficiency building bloopers revealed through occupant studies

Lewiston Tribune

• WSU scientists: Landslides likely to become more frequent in NW

Daily Evergreen

• Students compete in shelter design

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For Your Information

The 2018 Alaska Airlines Travel Awards application period has been extended. The deadline to apply will be on November 20, 2017 at 5:00 pm. To qualify for the miles, applicants must be traveling to, or bringing someone to campus, for a reason related to the categories highlighted in the Alaska Airlines Imagine Tomorrow Competition. Apply today!

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Safety Tip of the Week

Tying Up Loose Ends

Unrestrained hair is at risk to catch on fire or be dipped in chemicals. If your hair is long enough to tie up, make sure to put it in a ponytail or bun before you enter a lab!

For more safety information, contact Environmental Health and Safety at ehs@wsu.edu.

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Upcoming Seminars and Events

Date	Event	Time	Venue
Thru Nov 17	Shape Your Shelter: Homeless Shelter Design Built Studio	n/a	Carpenter Hall 1st Fl
Nov 13 - 16	WSU Software Modernization –        Workday Demo	Various	CUB Auditorium
Nov 14	Dean’s Office Hours	3-4 PM	Carpenter 526
Nov 15	Boeing Speaker Series: Steve Holt	4 PM	Todd 121
Nov 16	MME Seminar Series: Dr. Georges Ayoub, University of Michigan	11 AM	ETRL 101
Nov 20	Industry Tour with Dell, Walt Disney and Synapse	9:30 AM – 3:30 PM	n/a

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Research Opportunities

Requests for Proposals, Research Announcements, and Events

Title	Sponsor	Deadline
Japan-US Network Opportunity 2 (JUNO2) R&D for Trustworthy Networking for Smart and Connected Communities	NSF	11/30/2017
2018 Science, Mathematics & Research for Transformation (SMART) Program Panelist: SMART supports outstanding students pursuing bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees in science or engineering at accredited US institutions. DOD seeks SMART panelists composed of researchers and educators from a range of institutions, locations, and backgrounds.	DoD	12/01/2017 Applications due
New WSU faculty seed grants: Notice of Intent due December 7	WSU	12/07/2017
National Science Foundation Research Traineeship Program	NSF	12/06/2017
Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering in Mathematical and Statistical Sciences (CDS&E-MSS)	NSF	12/11/2017
Catalysis	NSF	10/22/2018
Academic-Industrial Partnerships to Translate and Validate in vivo Cancer Imaging Systems	NIH	03/01/2018
2018 JCATI Requests for Proposals: JCATI provides short term funding via academic collaboration for WA aerospace companies with a technology roadblocks.	JCATI	03/02/2018
Fluid Dynamics	NSF	10/22/2018
Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program	NSF	09/27/2018

For Students and Postdocs

Title	Sponsor	Deadline
American Fellowships Dissertation Fellowships	AAUW	11/15/2017
American Fellowships Postdoctoral Research Leave Fellowships	AAUW	11/15/2017
Doris Duke Fellowship Program	The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation	12/1/2017
Career Development Grants	AAUW	12/15/2017

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WSU Student Research Opportunities and Internships

WSU offers a number of opportunities available to undergraduate students who wish to gain experiences working in their field of interest.

Visit Honors College website for announcements about job openings and internships at WSU.