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CAS in the media: November 30, 2012

November 30, 2012

Conflict in Mali

Washington State’s Peter Chilson discusses upcoming e-book on Mali uprisings
Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting / featuring Peter Chilson, professor in the Department of English

Loneliness

Lonely in KC
Kansas City Public Media / featuring Monica Kirkpatrick Johnson, associate professor in the Department of Sociology

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CAS faculty named AAAS fellows

November 29, 2012

Eight WSU faculty members have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, including six in the College of Arts and Sciences:

Sue Clark, regents professor of chemistry
Daryll DeWald, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
Herbert Hill Jr., regents professor of chemistry
Ursula Mazur, professor of chemistry and materials science
Kenneth Nash, professor of chemistry
Michael Skinner, professor of biological sciences

Also named a fellow this year is psychology alumnus John Roll, professor of nursing and associate dean for faculty affairs in the WSU College of Nursing.

You may read more details at the WSU News Center.

CAS in the media: November 16, 2012

November 16, 2012

Digital technology and culture

A jobs market bright spot? ‘App economy’ sizzles
The Kansas City Star / featuring Dene Grigar, associate professor in the Creative Media and Digital Culture Program at WSU Vancouver

Elections aftermath

Social science takes spotlight bow in election
USA Today / featuring Travis Ridout, associate professor in the School of Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs
Op-ed: Use marijuana tax revenue to improve law enforcement, courts and prisons
The Seattle Times / written by David Brody, chair of the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology

History

Aimee Semple McPherson, ‘scandalous’ evangelist, gets star turn on Broadway
The Huffington Post / featuring Matthew Avery Sutton, associate professor in the Department of History

Honoring CAS alumni

Endowment created at Washington State University to honor Sam Reed’s public service
Central Kitsap Reporter / featuring Sam Reed, social studies and political science alumnus
Op-ed: A triumph of character
Kitsap Sun / featuring Sam Reed
WSU Vancouver honors Dan and Val Ogden
The Columbian / featuring Val Ogden, sociology alumna

Outreach

Pullman High students enter science contest
Moscow-Pullman Daily News / featuring Peter Reilly, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry
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Veterans

For Iraq veteran, college offers chance to focus
The Spokesman-Review / featuring Cory McCarthy, undergraduate student in the Department of Anthropology

CAS in the media: November 9, 2012

November 9, 2012

Cryptozoology

Idaho scientist seeks to launch aerial Bigfoot search with blimp
CNBC / featuring William Willard, professor emeritus in the Department of Anthropology

Elections and politics

Election’s offerings stimulate voters
The Columbian / featuring Travis Ridout, associate professor in the School of Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs

Modeling water use

A new tool to help Columbia Basin adapt to climate change
Oregon Public Broadcasting / featuring Cailin Huyck Orr, assistant professor in the School of the Environment
WSU computer model will help climate change predictions
Northwest Public Radio / featuring Cailin Huyck Orr

Urban sociology

The neighborhood effect
The Chronicle of Higher Education / featuring William Julius Wilson (Ph.D. ’66, sociology)

CAS in the media: November 2, 2012

November 2, 2012

Elections and politics

Ad watch rematch: 6 swing states, 1 half-hour, 87 political ads
NPR / featuring Travis Ridout, associate professor in the School of Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs
In presidential campaign ads, political science meets excess
The Chicago Tribune / featuring Travis Ridout
In U.S. election, road to White House is paved with insults
The Globe and Mail / featuring Travis Ridout
Marijuana Initiative 502 a tough sell in Eastern Washington
The Seattle Times / featuring Travis Ridout
Obama, Romney, and super PACs dump $36M into Colorado TV ads—but does it matter?
Daily Camera / featuring Travis Ridout
Op-ed: Incivility crisis of politics is just a symptom of division
The Seattle Times / written by Cornell Clayton, professor of political science and director of the Thomas S. Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service
Small donations add up in state races
The Spokesman-Review / featuring David Nice, professor in the School of Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs

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