PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University seniors Rachel Ellenwood, Tillie Torpey and Logan Weyand have received national 2016 Udall Foundation awards in each of its three categories: native health care, tribal policy and the environment. » More …
PULLMAN, Wash.— Washington State University Honors College student Whitney Ann Patterson has been named one of six students from the state of Washington to receive the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship for the next academic year. » More …
PULLMAN, Wash.—Recent Washington State University Honors College graduate Kristofor Nyquist (’10 Physics and Honors) was awarded the Big Ten Senior Award for Academics at the WSU Alumni Association’s “Graduate BBQ Bash” Thursday, May 6 at the Lewis Alumni Centre. » More …
The WSU Research Exchange has noted that several Honors student Pass with Distinction theses are among the most frequently accessed documents on the exchange.
As of May 2016, Chelsea Bloomberg’s thesis, “Beethoven’s piano sonatas: an analysis of compositional trends from 1795-1822” was ranked #5 most downloaded document and has been accessed more than 6100 times.
Jeff Deeter’s thesis, “The price response to Dow Jones sustainability world index additions and deletions in 2005: An event study” was ranked #3 and has been accessed over 6900 times.
Congratulations to Rebecka Bence, who has been selected this summer for the Summer Student Fellowship (SSF) program at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. The SSF program provides the opportunity for undergraduates to complete a research project under the mentorship of scientific or senior technical staff in various departments of marine science and policy. As a participant in the SSF program, Rebecka will spend 10 weeks in Woods Hole Village, Massachusetts, near Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard working on aquaculture research.
WSU Honors students Hayley Hohman, Kyle Strachila, Stephanie George, Corbin Poppe, and Jordan Sperl were recognized at the College of Agricultural, Human and Naural Resource Sciences’ annual award ceremony.
WSU Honors College student, Emily Willard, and Katherine Brandenstein, co-founders of biotech startup ‘Engage’, recently took first place in the UW’s first “Health Innovation Challenge”. » More …
New York City, Nov. 6
The German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst – DAAD), the largest funding organization in the world supporting the international exchange of students and scholars, has announced the recipients of several scholarships and grants for the academic year 2015/16.
» More …
Victor Charoonsophonsak, an Honors student in the College of Engineering and Architecture, was recently named an Epicenter University Innovation Fellow. This is a national program, funded by the National Science Foundation and directed by Stanford University and VentureWell, that empowers student leaders to increase campus engagement with innovation, entrepreneurship, creativity and design thinking.
» More …
PULLMAN, Wash.—The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program has announced that two Washington State University science students have been awarded Goldwater scholarships for 2015, and one student received an honorable mention. » More …