RT @wsu: We are pleased to announce Dr. Elizabeth Cantwell as #WSU’s 12th president. #GoCougs

The 36th annual Festival of Contemporary Artists in Music will be from Feb. 6-8, in Kimbrough Concert Hall and Bryan Hall Theatre. The festivities begin today at 7:30pm with the opening gala concert featuring WSU student and faculty works. View schedule:

Fri., February 7, join us in commemorating 30 years of the LGBTQ+ center. There will be a free reception from 1-3 pm in the Terrell Library Atrium. There will also be a drag show from 6-8 pm in the Compton Union Building Junior Ballroom that is $15 for students. See you there!

In recognition of World Cancer Day, today, Feb. 4, from 1-4 pm, go to the Health Ed Bldg, rm G41 for seminars/workshops, including hearing from Professor Anjali Sharma who will speak on targeted nanomedicines for treating diseases. To learn more, visit

Join Ashley Boyd and Heather McNamee on Tuesday, February 4, from 6-7pm for their pub talk about social justice. All are welcome and can join the talk in person at Paradise Creek Brewery (downtown Pullman location) or over Zoom. Register for the Zoom:

The first workshop of the series “Intro to Adulting” is today, February 3, from 4-5pm in the Compton Union Building room 204. The first workshop will be about budgeting and is open to all students but may interest first-year Cougs. Visit to sign up.

Hallie Meredith, assistant professor of art, shares a craftworker’s perspective at the Community Perspectives Tour of selected glass works at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum. The tour included exhibits from the Marian E. Smith Collection.

The Franceschi Microscopy & Imaging Center recently contributed to providing analysis that led WSU researchers to discover that salamanders have the ability to control and regulate the blood flow in their toes. Learn more

Friday, January 31, join Department of Art Professor Kevin Haas for a tour of current exhibitions from 12:00-1:00pm in the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art from a printmaker’s perspective. Visit for more information! @WSUArtMuseum #GoCougs

Coho salmon in urban areas were dying from stormwater runoff, but scientists didn’t know why until recently. Join Caitlin Lawrence, a master’s student at the WSU School of the Environment and Nathan Ivy, a researcher, for a podcast about the salmon. Visit

Matt Sutton, Berry Family Distinguished Professor in the Liberal Arts, has received the Outstanding Department Chair recognition for the 2023–2024 academic year from the Office of the Provost. Sutton is the chair for the Department of History.

Chris Dickey appointed director of the David G. Pollart Center for Arts and Humanities. “I accepted this appointment because I strongly believe in the mission of the David G. Pollart Center for Arts and Humanities." Read more:

Graduate students—it’s 3MT time! The challenge is to distill your thesis into three minutes in laymen’s terms with only one visual aid. Deadline for CAS graduates at WSU Pullman, Spokane, and Global campus is Tuesday, February 18 at 5 p.m. Learn more:

A new course, Global Issues in Social Sciences, was created by James F. Short Distinguished Professor of Sociology Jennifer Schwartz. This course uses statistics to examine global crime trends, patterns, and causes. Read more about this honors course:

Assistant Professor in the School of Biological Sciences @wsuvancouver Seth Rudman raises nearly five million fruit flies in his lab every year to study the fly’s ability to evolve in changing environments. To read more visit

In recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr, WSU is hosting a week of activities, such as a National Day of Racial Healing and a MLK Keynote Celebration. The theme for this year’s events is “Keep on Pushing: Building Bridges to Sustainability.” Visit:

Anjali Sharma, assistant professor in chemistry, was recognized as an "Emerging Faculty" member in the 2024 Office of Research Annual Report. Sharma's research on multitasking nanomaterials for drug/gene delivery earned her $1.3 million to enhance cancer research at WSU.

Yoon-Wha “Yuna” Roh, assistant professor in the School of Music, has been named an "Emerging Faculty" member in the 2024 Office of Research Annual Report. Roh, a pianist, received the George and Joan Berry Faculty Success Grant for performances in Malaysia & South Korea.

The WSU Psychology Clinic is instrumental to the Washington’s Farm Stress Counseling Voucher Program. The program provides farmers and farmworkers with free tele-health sessions with a licensed clinical psychologist and student trainees based in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Open Mic hosted by Brused Books in downtown Pullman provides opportunities for students, faculty, and community members to gather and share poetry and other short works of creative writing. This gathering is free and open to the public. Next gathering is tomorrow, 1/16, at 6 p.m.