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WSU SURCA undergraduate researchers earn 65 awards

Seventy-three students at the Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (SURCA) 2026 were the recipients of 65 awards totaling $14,000.
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Shaping Conversations: CAS in the Media 

Trump, the Pope and a New Holy War

Matthew Sutton, professor of history at Washington State University, was the featured author of the Wall Street Journal’s “Saturday Essay” on April 17, 2026.

Achievements, Recognitions, & Awards 

Biological Sciences: Summer Howard

Summer Howard has been recognized as a 2026 Leader of Distinction and Leader of the Year by the President’s Commission on the Status of Women.

Biological Sciences: Caroline Terry

Caroline Terry, fifth-year PhD candidate in the School of Biological Sciences, recently won the Best Student Presentation, Division of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, at the 2026 Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting in Portland, OR.

Department of History: Leroy Ashby

Leroy Ashby, professor emeritus of History, was awarded a 2025 Eastern Humanities Washington Award in the category of Higher Ed Public Humanist.