Meet the 2021 Top Ten Seniors
WSU recognizes graduating students who represent the highest standards in academics, athletics, campus involvement, community service, and visual and performing arts.
More than just numbers
WSU math professor Sergey Lapin seeks ways to combat serious diseases, among other applications of mathematics.
A 3D Printing Journey
Engineering Professor Amit Bandyopadhyay will deliver the Distinguished Faculty Address on his vision for additive manufacturing.
A big idea for small moon dust
Freshman Ian Wells and a WSU student team receive a NASA grant for researching how to wash lunar dust out of spacesuits.
I am Black, an artist, and my life matters
Painter and art professor Hasaan Kirkland (’99 MFA) receives a Black Lives Matter Artist Grant from the WSU Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art.
An unexpected year
For new WSU graduate Crystal Lobos, 2020 was filled with ups and downs.
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- Leading researchHow do tiny bits of plastic slip into drinking water? Researchers have found how nanoscale particles of plastic move through the environment, and are eyeing new ways to trap and remove them.
- Noteworthy achievementNeuroscience student named Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports ScholarJunior Savanna Ly Nguyen was one of just 10 female student-athletes in the country to receive the award, which honors excellence in academic and athletic pursuits.
- COVID-19 policyVaccine requirements in Fall 2021 for students and employees WSU will require proof of COVID-19 vaccination for the 2021-22 academic year for all students and intends to extend requirement to all employees engaging in activities at a WSU campus or location.
- Pandemic responseQuestions about the COVID-19 vaccine? In a new series of two-minute videos, infectious disease expert Dr. Guy Palmer delivers practical, easy-to-understand answers.
- Sustainable resourcesUsing seafood waste to improve concreteResearchers are exploring how waste from shrimp and crab shells could make concrete more durable and reduce carbon emissions in its production.
- Achieving excellenceVeterinary Teaching Hospital a top rated emergency facility It is the only veterinary teaching hospital in the west to be certified as a Level I facility by the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society.
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- May 6 Top Ten Seniors Awards Ceremony Online
- May 7–Aug. 7 Art & Healing: Works by Jim Dine and Corita Kent Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
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