WSU Tri-Cities professor serves on research team working on projectWashington State University is leading the online implementation of a program aimed at reducing school truancy that could positively affect schools across the state — and possibly the nation.The Washington Assessment of the Risks and Needs of Students, or WARNS, program...
Bechtel National Inc.’s radioactive waste treatment plant project has provided more than 330 internship opportunities for college students seeking real-world experience in their fields of study since 2006.From engineering, construction, procurement, environmental, safety, and information technology, to the human resources and public communications departments, interns receive unique opportunities to directly...
Nearly $42,000 contributed to Children’s Developmental Center in RichlandThe Children’s Developmental Center in Richland soon will begin offering an intensive research-based and data-driven therapy program to help children with autism.The therapy, called applied behavior analysis, or ABA, helps children with autism learn through behavioral intervention by using everyday tools and...
By Paul RandallIn late August, 862 juniors and seniors from area high schools crossed the threshold of Tri-Tech Skills Center in Kennewick to take the next step to improve their competitiveness in the job market and expand their post-secondary options. Paul Randall,Tri-Tech Skills CenterTri-Tech is a public school of choice...
A new overview of the Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine charter class shows it is made up of a strong percentage of female, low socioeconomic status and first generation students.The class, a group of 60 students who are current residents of or have significant ties to...
A pastry chef traded his apron and kitchen for protective gear to work at the Hanford nuclear reservation tank farms.Just how does a pastry chef become a nuclear chemical operator?For Brett Crusselle, it meant a tough two years of classes in the nuclear technology program at Columbia Basin College.Crusselle, 33,...
A new study co-led by researchers at Washington State University aims to understand why significantly more women study engineering in some predominantly Muslim countries than in the United States.The study seeks to identify what motivates women to pursue engineering in Jordan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Tunisia, where participation rates by...
By Jeff MorrowVery few women ever fly planes.“Just 5 to 6 percent of all pilots are women,” said Marjy Leggett, treasurer and spokeswoman for the Mid-Columbia Ninety-Nines, an organization that supports female pilots.Statistics bear that out. According to Womenofaviationweek.org, 5.39 percent of all pilots in 2010 were women.So it’s important...
By John StangThe “levy cliff” is a little known, but very real budget problem facing public schools in two years that often gets lost amid the discussion of the Washington Legislature deadlocking over funding a state Supreme Court ruling to increase the number of teachers in the state.The levy cliff...
Joanna Dunn and Heather Anastos came to practice and teach yoga for two different reasons.Dunn started yoga as a way to cope with and manage depression and anxiety, while Anastos practiced for therapeutic relief of neck and back pain.But Dunn said their different experiences are perhaps what makes their new...
