In a recent article, I explored the importance of institutions to successful entrepreneurship. It perhaps stands to reason that if you have high-quality institutions your trust in them, and wider aspects of government, can also be high. This has numerous benefits. For instance, research from Washington State University highlights how trust in government appears to […]
Congratulations to Nicholas Glodosky for his selection to receive the Russ and Anne Fuller Fellowship for Interdisciplinary Research/Scholarship for the 2022/23 academic year. The Graduate School Evening of Excellence will be held on April 7, 2022 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center.
Congratulations to Andrea Bazzoli for receiving the Charles Allen Master’s Thesis Award from the WSU Graduate School. It is due to the generosity of Estate of Charles Allen that the Graduate School is able to award this scholarship. The Graduate School Evening of Excellence will be held on April 7, 2022 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in […]
A December 2020 Stanford PLOS Biology publication ranked the world’s top scientists. Dr. Tahira Probst was listed among the top 2% for overall career and single year citations within the Business and Economics field. Congratulations Dr. Probst!
FEBRUARY 16, 2022 (Original Post by CAS in the Media) A recent analysis of previous research on the impact of cannabis on young’s people’s cognition found that many of the known learning and memory difficulties — such as slowed processing speed, and difficulties in focusing — could linger for weeks. Verbal learning, retention and recall were especially affected for […]
Congratulations to Chioma Heim. She has received the Martin Luther King Jr Distinguished Service Award. The award was presented on January 23rd at WSU Pullman’s CUB Senior Ballroom, during the 33rd Annual MLK Program. The photo of Chioma, was taken with the keynote speaker, W. Kamau Bell.
New Research from Dr. Elizabeth Canning and Dr. Mary Murphy at Washington State University lends empirical weight to growth mindset, especially as it relates to the way organizations operate. They extended growth mindset to the context of an overall organization’s mindset. They asked how an entire organization’s perceived mindset changes the way employees interact, trust, […]
The psychology department’s Dr. Alexander Spradlin and colleagues, including Dr. Carrie Cuttler, recently published research on Facebook users, examining their social media use, in-person interactions, and personality traits. Their findings were covered in a recent post on Psychology Today.
Dr. Chris Barry, from the Department of Psychology, along with WSU psychology students and collaborators from the University of Southern Mississippi conducted a novel experiment with hundreds of actual Instagram users to determine if there are certain types of self-image posts that cause others to make snap judgements about the user’s personality. They analyzed data […]
Congratulations to Dr. Susan E. Collins. Her research was mentioned in three Seattle periodicals in early October. This feature in Crosscut discusses our work with low-barrier, harm reduction housing and celebrates the awesome work some of our community-based partners do. This article in Seattle’s main weekly, The Stranger, cites our work in why giving people […]
