April 22nd, 2011 by Luca Kibble | Tags: Community, Sustainable Community
When it opens in Issaquah, Wash., in September, zHome will be the first multifamily, zero-energy, carbon-neutral community in the United States. Issaquah is located about 13 miles east of Seattle. A collaborative effort of several organizations and companies, including the Washington State University Energy Program, zHome is a template for [...]
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April 21st, 2011 by Luca Kibble | Tags: Graduate School, International Students, Students
Graduate schools in the United States have reported a noticeable increase in applications from international students for the second year in a row. The 9% increase in international graduate student applications from 2010 to 2011 suggests that foreign students’ interest in performing graduate level studies in the U.S. is finally rebounding after application declines in [...]
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April 16th, 2011 by Luca Kibble | Tags: Get Involved, Involved
PULLMAN, Wash. Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed visited Washington State University late Thursday to encourage students to get involved in their communities by voting and other civic action. Reed annually does a spring tour of college campuses statewide funded by the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), a federal law adopted [...]
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April 8th, 2011 by Luca Kibble | Tags: New, New Science
PULLMAN – A WSU assistant professor of entomology is helping pioneer the brave new world of ecological immunology. The rise of the field highlights a growing interest in the roles of pathogens in shaping the ecology and evolution of a species.
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