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Eight CAS seniors among WSU’s Top 10 for 2016

Eight of the Top Ten Senior Awards presented recently by the WSU Student Alumni Ambassadors and Alumni Association went to students in the College of Arts and Sciences. Two graduating seniors were named award winners in each of five categories for 2016.   » More …

A civil discussion breaks out

Cornell Clayton
Cornell Clayton

I attended a public forum on politics and polarization Wednesday evening and a civil discussion broke out.

The Humanities Washington’s Think & Drink program at Lindaman’s featured two political science professors from the Thomas S. Foley Institute for Public Policy and Public Service at WSU. The program was titled American Rage: Division and Anger in U.S. Politics. » More …

New mental health tool expedites patient evaluation

Alex Kigerl
Alex Kigerl

WSU researchers have developed a new assessment tool to gauge the risk that someone with a mental illness will commit a crime. It could also speed up long-delayed competency evaluations for people awaiting trial.

The assessment provides a small but notable improvement over the current evaluation system, said Alex Kigerl, an assistant research professor in the WSU Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology. » More …