Research, Scholarship and Artwork Take the Stage at WSU Vancouver

VANCOUVER, Wash. - Students and faculty will showcase their research, scholarship and artwork at the sixth annual Research Showcase at Washington State University Vancouver. The event will be held from 9 - 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 9 in the Firstenburg Student Commons. This event is free and open to the public.
WSU Vancouver is a nationally recognized research university with a dynamic and growing faculty conducting research and pursuing scholarship of regional, national and international impact, all of which will be on display.

More than 65 posters and exhibits of faculty and student research projects, digital artwork and scholarly publications will be on display throughout the day. The showcase will also feature a noon lecture by Business faculty member Tom Tripp, an awards ceremony and reception from 4 - 5 p.m. and oral presentations from 5 - 7 p.m.

Bonnie Dunbar, former NASA mission specialist astronaut and current president and CEO of the Museum of Flight, will give the keynote address from 7 - 8:15 p.m. in the Administration building, room 110. Dunbar will talk about the common ground connecting her experiences as a NASA mission specialist astronaut aboard five space flights, her role in leading and directing the Museum of Flight, and her educational journey.

For more information and schedule of events, please visit the WSU Vancouver Research Showcase Website at http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/researchshowcase.

WSU Vancouver is located at 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Avenue, east of the 134th Street exit from either I-5 or I-205, or via C-Tran bus service. We offer 16 bachelor's degrees, nine master's degrees, one doctorate degree and more than 36 fields of study. Visit us on the Web at http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu.