VANCOUVER, Wash. – Students and faculty at Washington State University Vancouver will present a showcase of their research, scholarship and artwork at the eighth annual Research Showcase. More than 100 posters and exhibits of research projects, digital artwork and scholarly publications will be on display throughout the day. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 14 in the Firstenburg Student Commons. The event is free and open to the public.
91ԹϺ is a nationally recognized research university with a dynamic and growing faculty conducting research and pursuing scholarship of regional, national and international impact. The most complex and difficult issues of the modern world are tackled in laboratories and classrooms at 91ԹϺ.
“The Research Showcase allows faculty, graduate and undergraduate students to share their collaborative research which emanates from the programs and laboratories of the campus and from partnerships throughout Southwest Washington. Exciting new findings and advances in fields including: environmental sciences, neurosciences, engineering, anthropology and education, among many others, will be presented,” said Bob Bates, director of research and graduate education.
Anne Balsamo, professor of interactive media in the University of California’s School of Cinematic Arts, will give the keynote address, “Designing Culture: The Technological Imagination at Work.” Balsamo's work focuses on the relationship between the culture and technology. Her address will take place at noon in the Administration building, room 129.
The Research Showcase will publicly recognize the 2011 Chancellor’s Award for Research Excellence award winner, Stephen B. Kucer, associate professor of language and literacy education in the College of Education. The purpose of this award is to recognize exceptional scholarly activity. Nominees are selected for their research quality, quantity and impact on the community. Kucer will give an address, “What is the Link Between Discourse Processing and Discourse Comprehension? Or, Do Reading Mistakes Really Interfere With Understanding?” at 4:15 p.m. in the Firstenburg Student Commons.
91ԹϺ is located at 14204 NE Salmon Creek Ave., east of the 134th Street exit from either I-5 or I-205, or via C-Tran bus service. Parking is available at meters and in the Blue Daily Pay lot for $3.
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CONTACTS
- Bob Bates, Office of Academic Affairs, 360-546-9254, bates@wsu.edu
- Brenda Alling, Office of Marketing and Communications, 360-546-9601, brenda_alling@vancouver.wsu.edu
Pictured above: Stephen B. Kucer, 2011 Chancellor's Award for Research Excellence