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Jan. 3, 2023 Voiland College This Week

Paul Contino won the APAC Fall 2022 Photo Contest for the Campus Identity category.

Students in Jolie Kaytes’ Landscape Architecture 150 class gathered recently at the Hillside Café on the Pullman campus, where WSU Dining Services had prepared a Palouse- inspired meal for them. Read more about this innovative collaboration.

Dec. 20, 2022 Voiland College This Week

Student teams from the School of Design and Construction took top prizes at the Northwest regional Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) student competition.

To learn more about how electricity travels through metal wires and circuitry, the fictional feline Dr. Universe talked with Bob Olsen.

WSU Holiday Building Information and Reduced Operations, December 2022

Below is information regarding WSU’s holiday and reduced operation schedule for December 2022 and January 2023.

Please note that December and January periods tend to come with weather fluctuations including strong winds, ice storms, and periods of heavy snow.

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Dec. 13, 2022 Voiland College This Week

A course taught by Roland Chen that features a collaboration between Voiland College engineering students and the Carson College senior living management program was featured in the WSU Insider.

Time Magazine interviewed Xianming Shi for their story on how cities are looking for alternatives to salt for ice removal.

Dec. 6, 2022 Voiland College This Week

Ayad Rahmani is one of the developers of a new certificate program being developed by an interdisciplinary team of WSU faculty in architecture, engineering, and the humanities.

Recent graduates Jhoana Avante and Prem Jongdeenarn received an American Institute of Architects Northwest and Pacific Region citation award for their design entry that was developed as a final project in the graduate design studio led by Maryam Mansoor.

Nov. 29, 2022 Voiland College This Week

Jinwen Zhang, Yu-Chung Chang, and Lin Shao will be featured in a Chemistry World Research Spotlight webinar on December 1, where they will discuss their research into creating a new route to upcycle polylactic acid (PLA).

Birgitte Ahring was interviewed by the Tri-City Herald about her biogas research.

Nov. 22, 2022 Voiland College This Week

The Washington State University Board of Regents approved spending up to $4.8 million for the design phase of the planned Schweitzer Engineering Hall.

David Lin is leading a research team that received a $500,00 National Science Foundation grant to explore the complexities of kangaroo rats.

Seasonal Facility Updates, November 2022

As we move through Fall into Winter we’ll experience seasonal weather changes such as freezing temperatures, wind warnings, and for some areas the possibility of snow flurries. Below are a few facility reminders with respect to the weather changes.

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