Events Calendar
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Listed below are keynote events that are planned and hosted by the Common Reading Program itself. Our Coug Presence page lists both these events and additional events hosted by our partners.
Other Worlds: Exoplanets, Other Planets Outside Our Solar System (a Planetarium Sky Tour)
Sloan 231 Pullman, WA, United StatesThis presentation in WSU’s full-dome planetarium will explore the topics of exoplanets: planets that orbit stars other than the sun. This area of space exploration continues to grow at a […]
“Smart Technology for Aging in Place” (panel discussion)
Goertzen 21Panelists include the team of Diane Cook, Regents Professor, EECS; Shelly Fritz, Nursing; and Maureen Schmitter-Edgecombe, Psychology. This panel will present on the ground-breaking work being done at WSU to […]
“Opportunities in Aerospace” (by VCEA’s Boeing Speaker Series guest Sue Paish)
SPARK 333 Pullman, WA, United StatesNOTE: The start time and room location for this event has changed; the new information is now shown here. Sue Paish, Chief Engineer for Boeing Global Services, will speak about […]
Opportunities in Aerospace (VCEA)
Todd Hall 435 Pullman, WA, United StatesBeth Anderson (aerospace engineer and Boeing Vice President of Supply Chain) will speak about opportunities in aerospace, especially for women. This event, hosted by the Voiland College of Engineering and […]
Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (SURCA)
CUB WA, United StatesThe eighth annual Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (SURCA) features poster presentations by more than 200 WSU undergraduates—across all majors, years, and campuses-- who have participated in mentored […]
The Technology and Ethics of Gene Editing
CUE 203Bill Kabasenche (Philosophy), Lisette Maddison (Center for Reproductive Biology), and Samantha Noll (Functional Genomics Initiative) on the Technology and Ethics of Gene Editing. Late last year, news broke that a […]
Political Civility Workshop
Chinook 150 Pullman, WA, United StatesDeciding on future action requires finding a course of action among often very different alternatives. This event, sponsored by the WSU Political Science Club, is focused on strengthening students' civility […]
“Washington and Clean Energy,” Presented by Jay Inslee, Washington State Governor
Bryan Hall 308Jay Inslee, governor of Washington since 2013, is a strong advocate of policies that transition away from fossil fuels and toward a clean energy economy. He is the author of Apollo’s […]
Student Competitions and Innovation
CUE 202Both in college and in the professional world, competitions are often used as a way to spur innovations to address pressing issues. And they are fun! Come hear from students […]
“‘Nowish’: Current Experiments in Art and Emerging Technology”
SPARK 227 Pullman, WA, United StatesReza Safavi, associate professor and director of digital media art in the Fine Arts department will discuss current his current research, projects, exhibitions, experiments, and student work at WSU and […]