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Could Fire Beat Water?

Author By Vishva Nalamalapu, Office of the Chancellor Water suppresses fire, but fire may also suppress clean drinking water. Worsening wildfires could contaminate water with burnt materials, soil, and nutrients. This is especially concerning for communities in western Washington and Oregon, where millions of people rely on surface water for drinking water. Julie Padowski, a […]

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  • Could Fire Beat Water? Author By Vishva Nalamalapu, Office of the Chancellor Water suppresses fire, but fire may also suppress clean drinking water. Worsening wildfires could contaminate water with burnt materials, soil, and nutrients. This is especially concerning for communities in western Washington and Oregon, where millions of people rely on surface water for drinking water. Julie Padowski, a […]
  • Don’t Sleep on Population Health Science Author By Vishva Nalamalapu, Office of the Chancellor It’s not just chance, who is healthy and who isn’t. There are patterns, and the patterns are often far beyond an individual’s control. Finding patterns in health and wellbeing is population health scientist and William Julius Wilson Distinguished Professor Justin Denney’s specialty. But his work doesn’t stop […]

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Employee Development, Wellness, and Belonging

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Community Engagement

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  • Making the Hills More Walkable Author By Vishva Nalamalapu, Office of the Chancellor Mitch Footer knows his way around Pullman. But that hasn’t always been true. It took a lot of trial and error. Now, along with other students and community partners, he is making the process more efficient for other people. They are developing a web app, “Walk the […]

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Institutional Effectiveness and Accessibility

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Messages from the Chancellor

  • Looking Forward Dear Cougs, We’re officially a month away from the start of the semester. I hope you all are having a restful summer. I’m looking forward to the influx of students (both new and returning), faculty, and staff to the WSU Pullman campus. For those who don’t know me, I’m Dave Cillay, and I have the […]
  • April 2024 Happenings – WSU Pullman Dear Cougs, I hope you’re enjoying the rollercoaster that is spring weather on the Palouse. Soon we will enjoy that lovely Pullman sunshine! As we head into the end of the semester (and the busiest time of the academic year), I want to extend my sincere thanks to each of you for all you do […]
  • Campus Update: March 27, 2024 Cougs, I, like many of you, was deeply concerned to learn that WSU Police were called to respond to reports of a person with a knife in our Global Scholars Residence Hall. I am thankful that no one was seriously injured in this incident, and I would like to commend WSU Police and Pullman Fire […]

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