Go Cougs!
NSF Science 360 featured Lei Li and graduate student Mojtaba Falahati’s research that developed a low-cost, easy way to make custom lenses.
Graduate students Mohammadreza Hatami and Kasra Koorehdavoudi won the Best Student Poster Award at last week’s PSERC Industry Advisory Board meeting in Madison, WI.
Opportunities
Amazon Catalyst – Apply by May 31
Amazon and the WSU have teamed up to create Amazon Catalyst help you launch your next big idea. If you’ve got a big, bold solution to a problem in the world, we want to help fund your solution!
WSU Employee Presidential Scholarship – Apply by June 2
The WSU Employee Presidential Scholarship assists WSU employees who are interested in advancing their professional development through coursework from the WSU Global Campus. Scholarships will be awarded to cover three (3) WSU Global Campus credits for the fall semester. Apply by June 2.
Wave the Flag!
This summer, share your activities by tagging WSUVoiland on social media or send us your photos and we’ll share them online! Voiland College has several social media accounts to connect with:
Inclusive Education Ideas
Assert Your Boundaries
Let your students know how to contact you and when. For example, communicate or provide your office hours, office phone number, availability for instant messaging, email, and when you do not respond (evenings, weekends, and traveling for example). If you are traveling during the semester, you may want to explain the dates that you will not be available.
Read more ideas to create a welcoming, engaging and inclusive classroom from the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching.
Be Safe Cougs
Flash floods are the number one weather-related killer in the United States — most flood fatalities happen because people try to drive through deadly waters rather than avoid them. The average automobile can be swept off the road in 12 inches of moving water, and roads covered by water are prone to collapse. Attempting to drive through water also may stall your engine, with the potential to cause irreparable damage if you try to restart the engine.
- If you come upon a flooded street, take an alternate route.
- Pay attention to barricades- Don’t ignore them by driving past them.
- Do not drive through standing water on roads or in parking lots.
For more safety tips, contact Environmental Health and Safety at ehs@wsu.edu.
Laboratory Exploratory
Laboratory for Atmospheric Research
The Laboratory for Atmospheric Research (LAR) is a multidisciplinary group focused on air quality graduate education and research. The LAR emphasizes research related to Biosphere/Atmosphere Interactions and Regional Air Quality Measurements and Modeling. Specific areas of research include Biogenic Volatile Organic Compounds in the Atmosphere, Regional Air Quality Modeling, Regional Particulate Matter, Space-Based Air Pollution Measurements, Emissions of Global Greenhouse Gases, and Pollutant Transport & Dispersion.
Research projects are conducted in these areas at locations extending from the Pacific Northwest across the U.S. and around the globe. Learn more about LAR.
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