Events Calendar

Each year, the WSU and greater Pullman community gather to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and to affirm the importance of a diverse and equitable society. This year’s keynote speaker, Ibram X. Kendi, is a New York Times bestselling author, professor of history at American University, and the founding director of […]

Artist and WSU alumnus Michael Schultheis ('90 B.A. Economics, Honors College) finds dynamic synergies between the languages of mathematics and art. An economist and mathematician, with experience in both academic and corporate worlds, Schultheis employs analyatical formulae within his paintings and sculptures. His art bridges mathematics, science, technology, and the visual arts. It has been […]

Flying taxis? Delivery by drone? Hypersonic travel? These are the just some of the questions that Boeing HorizonX is trying to answer. This presentation by WSU alumnus Dane Hagensen, HorizonX senior strategy analyst, will provide an overview of HorizonX as well as look at how Boeing views the future of mobility and the actions it […]

In this presentation, Mark O'English (WSU Libraries/Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections)  will address the history of how nuclear energy issues have been portrayed (and misportrayed) in comic books on the past 60 years. Once hailed as the shining savior of humanity, nuclear power has moved, sometimes dramatically, sometimes gradually, to generally being viewed as a […]

RE-KINDLE uses the format of comics to ask what it means to reawaken love. This pop-up exhibition features a selection of works from WSU’s Lynn R. Hansen Comics Archive and pieces by Seattle-based artist and poet Mita Mahato owned by the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. The exhibit looks at love, loss, and reconnection with […]

Mita Mahato is a cut paper, comics, and collage artist whose work explores loss by engaging the transformative capacities of found and handmade paper. A selection of her poetry comics, collectively titled In Between, was published by Pleiades Press in 2017. Her book 1 was recognized by Cartoonists NW as 2015’s “best comic book,” and […]

As you plan for your own soonish future at WSU, one option to consider is the opportunity to expand your experience by studying either in another country or at another U.S. university for a term. Chris Oakley (International Programs) and Heather Reyes (Transfer Clearinghouse) will talk about the opportunities available to you through study abroad […]

Physician, author, and one of the world’s leading experts in wilderness medicine and emergency medicine, Dr. Paul Auerbach, will reveal his findings about the intersection of climate change and human health. Auerbach is the Redlich Family Professor in the Dept. of Emergency Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine and an adjunct professor of military/emergency […]

Shelley Pressley, the director of the Office of Undergraduate Research, will talk about how doing mentored undergraduate research with faculty can transform your time as a student at WSU and set you up for extraordinary professional opportunities. Joining her will be students who have done mentored research and who will share their experiences. Verification of […]

Cornell University researcher Lawrence Bonassar will present “Lessons Learned in a Decade of Printing Cartilage,” the Hohenschuh Lecture, sponsored by the School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering in the Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture. Bonassar’s research focuses on cartilage biomechanics and tissue engineering. His work is aimed at understanding structure-property relationships in cartilage to […]