Planet Rock Doc
For eight years, geologist E. Kirsten Peters has written about her field and other science-related topics as the “Rock Doc.” Her explorations are printed in a nationally syndicated column distributed to more than 100 newspapers across the country. Now Washington State University Press has published the best of these columns in a new book, Planet Rock Doc. Click here to learn more »
CAHNRS Takes Home Showcase Awards
Three of the four 2011-12 Sahlin Award winners are CAHNRS faculty members. Congratulations to Lori M. Carris (plant pathology), who won for Excellence of Instruction; Robert Rosenman (economics), who won for Excellence in Leadership; and Gary Grove (plant pathology; WSU Extension), who won for Excellence in Outreach and Engagement. Learn more about all four winners at http://bit.ly/y1cmHb. The awards will be presented March 30 at Showcase 2012, WSU's annual celebration of excellence. Learn more about Showcase at http://showcase.wsu.edu/.
Big Ideas Start Here
Science-based “big ideas” from the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences and WSU Extension have literally changed the world. Listen to Dan Bernardo, CAHNRS dean and WSU Extension director, outline some of them as the university launches its $1 billion Campaign for Washington State University: Because the World Needs Big Ideas.
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New on the Dean's Blog
Diamond and Golden Grads Inspire UsIt is interesting to track history as a result of engaging with our Diamond and Golden Grads, CAHNRS' 50- and 60-year alumnae. Over the last few years, we finished up celebrating the 60th year anniversaries of the graduation of the WWII group. These folks, mainly male, and appropriately coined by Tom Brokaw as “The Greatest Generation," returned to Washington State College following service in the war.
Now we are moving into a new era of alumnus – this year’s being graduates of 1952 and 1962. We had fun reliving old times – the '52 graduates were on campus when C. Clement French was appointed as president of WSC, and the '62 graduates recalled the Apple Cup during their senior year when WSU beat UW in Seattle, 27-25. Read more »
May 15 was the 150th anniversary of the United States Department of Agriculture.
It was an incredible act of leadership that, in the midst of the greatest turmoil our country has ever faced, President Abraham Lincoln signed bills to establish USDA and to enact the Morrill Act. These two actions simultaneously created the foundation for the greatest agricultural research enterprise in the history of humankind. And, in addition, Lincoln’s actions established the mechanism to deliver this information and technology to the people who needed it. Read more »
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