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On Greenland ice sheet scientists and support staff carry out cutting-edge research into everything from climate change to particle physics

With case numbers rising throughout Whitman County, Faculty senators expressed concern over the university’s handling of COVID-19 during their meeting on Thursday. Whitman County is over 1,500 cases per 100,000 — higher than it has ever been in Whitman County, Faculty Senate Chair Doug Call said. Senator Von Walden, professor of civil and environmental engineering, said...

Greenland had another huge melt event this year. But this time, something unusual happened — and it's likely because of global warming.

. Stephen Bollens, WSU Faculty Senate legislative representative, outlined the impacts Gov. Jay Inslee’s 2021-2023 proposed budget could have for WSU. Within the proposal, all capital budget requests for WSU, including projects aimed to create jobs, would be fully funded, he said. Diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives would be implemented for four Washington institutions, such as WSU and Central Washington University. On the other hand, Bollens said Inslee’s plan would require 24 days of faculty and staff furloughs for the 2021-2023 biennium, as well as repealing a scheduled 3 per...

A Faculty Senate member urged GPSA Senate to contact WSU’s student regent to oppose the proposal diverting $2-3 million annually from unappropriated funds to combat WSU Athletics’ debt crisis during a meeting Monday.   Von Walden, professor and Faculty Senate member, said WSU Athletics struggled to pay debts attributed to the football program’s stadium and facility upgrades for about a decade. WSU Athletics has taken out numerous “internal loans” from other university departments in an attempt to combat an increasing annual debt of $8-10 million. WSU Athletics now owes around $120...