June 11, 2019 Voiland College This Week

Go Cougs!

A new University Transportation Center led by Xianming Shi received a $7.5M USDOT grant to address critical transportation challenges facing the nation.

The Scientist wrote a story about graduate student Abdelrhman Mohamed and Haluk Beyenal’s hunt for electrically-active bacteria in Yellowstone Park.

Leigh Ann Bryan won the 2019 Non-Graduating Student Project Exhibition Award from the International Interior Design Association’s Northern Pacific Chapter.

WSU researchers, led by Tom Jobson and graduate student Yibo Huangfu, have found surprisingly high levels of pollutants in homes.

A research team including Haluk Beyenal, Abdelrhman Mohamed​ and Hannah Zmuda​ discovered that hydrogen‐peroxide‐generating e-scaffolds can kill penicillin-resistant bacteria. Their work landed on the cover of Global Challenges Magazine.

Washington State University and IIT Roorkee signed an MOU for collaboration.

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Opportunities

WSU-Pullman Community Safety Fair June 22

On Saturday, June 22, please join the Brelsford WSU Visitor Center, Pullman Fire Department and other local safety agencies for the fourth annual free, family-friendly WSU-Pullman Community Safety Fair.

Commercialization Gap Fund Letter of Intent Due July 26

WSU’s Commercialization Gap Fund awards researchers up to $50,000 (with a maximum of $5,000 allocated towards business development activities) to those that demonstrate that their innovation(s) have the ability to make an economic impact in our society. Learn more about the Gap Fund.

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Laboratory Exploratory

Alexandra Navrotsky Institute for Experimental Thermodynamics

Alexandra Navrotsky Institute for Experimental Thermodynamics explores the blurry interfaces between surface science, materials chemistry, nanogeoscience and nanotechnology, the goal of which is to understand the fundamental and general reaction mechanisms on surfaces and in pores for rational design and synthesis of nanostructured materials with unique functionality and high performance.

Learn more about the Alexandra Navrotsky Institute for Experimental Thermodynamics.

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Inclusive Education Ideas

Chunk

‘Chunk’ a lecture into 10-15-minute segments. Between segments engage students with active learning (discussion, problem-solving, informal quizzes, etc.) Stage a figurative “coffee break” about twenty minutes into the period: tell a story, invite students to put down pens and pencils, or refer to a current event.

Read more ideas to create a welcoming, engaging and inclusive classroom from the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching.

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Be Safe Cougs

Helmets Save Lives

Wearing a bicycle helmet has been estimated to reduce the chance of head injury by 50 percent, and the chance of head, face, or neck injury by 33 percent. Check that your helmet fits, by making sure it is level on your head, touching all around, comfortably snug but not tight. The helmet should not move more than about an inch in any direction, and must not be able to be pulled off.

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