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Sustainability News

  Wednesday, June 19, 2013

 

Following is a chronological list of news articles relating to sustainability.

 

Rock Doc column

New ice cores reveal more about past climate change

PULLMAN, Wash. - Late in the last century scientists published reams of data about Earth’s climate derived from ice cores taken from Greenland and Antarctic glaciers. By drilling down [more]

Hydrogen-power first (video)

Unique unmanned aerial vehicle takes flight

PULLMAN, Wash. - Test flights of a battery-powered version of what's intended to be the world's first university-built, liquid hydrogen-powered airplane have been conducted by students at WSU.[more]
Includes Soundslide

Efficient, sustainable livestock

Animal sciences prof wins regional teaching award

PULLMAN, Wash. – Animal sciences professor Kristen Johnson has won the 2013 Distinguished Teaching Award for the western region of the American Society of Animal Science[more]

Alternative jet fuels

WSU exhibit to open at Paris Air Show

PARIS - When the 50th International Paris Air Show gets under way June 17, representatives from WSU will be here to promote the university's  expertise in developing viable alternative jet fuels[more]

Pear, apple, almond, cherry

WSU scientists make genomes available for research

PULLMAN, Wash. - Anyone who has bought a hard pear at the supermarket can probably attest to the fruit's unpredictable ripening process. But that unpredictability, one of the [more]

July 10 - Economic, environmental solution

Field day showcases anaerobic digestion technologies

LYNDEN, Wash. - Anaerobic digestion, a biological process of breaking down organic waste material, and a suite of new tools that add value to the process will be featured during a WSU field day on Wednesday, July 10, near Lynden, Wash.
[more]

Aug. 12-14

Registration open for quinoa research symposium

PULLMAN, Wash. – Online registration for the 2013 International Quinoa Research Symposium hosted at Washington State University Aug. 12-14 is now available through July 10.
[more]

Saving, diversifying honey bees

WSU researchers preparing bee semen bank

PULLMAN, Wash. - WSU researchers are preparing to use liquid nitrogen to create a frozen semen bank from select U.S. and European honey bee colonies.[more]
Includes Soundslide

Imagine Tomorrow

Sophisticated solutions to tough energy challenges

PULLMAN, Wash. - Competition at the sixth annual Imagine Tomorrow event was the toughest to date, as 9th-12th graders from three states showcased sophisticated ideas for energy sustainability.[more]
Includes Soundslide

Every Wednesday

WSU organic produce for sale on Terrell Mall

PULLMAN, Wash. - Fresh-picked produce from the WSU organic farm will be for sale on Terrell Mall 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesdays May-early October.[more]



 
 

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