6/12/2012

June 12, 2012

General News

06-12-12 Economic Times - WSU scientist:Climate change threatens agriculture, but genomics comes to rescue
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/climate-change-threatens-agriculture-but-genomics-comes-to-rescue/articleshow/14039483.cms

 

06-12-12 The Register-Guard WSU advises Army on Afghan grapes
http://www.registerguard.com/web/newslocalnews/28212673-41/afghanistan-grapes-soldiers-afghan-grape.html.csp

06-12-12 Audubon Magazine - " 'BPA free' is perhaps the best and worst thing that has happened,” says WSU biologist.
http://www.audubonmagazine.org/articles/living/green-guru-how-safe-are-bpa-alternatives..


06-12-12 Capital Press - High school science and agriculture teachers will interact with scientists as they tour WSU's Cook Agronomy Farm.
http://www.capitalpress.com/idaho/mw-REACCH-teachers-061212

06-12-12 Dairy Herd Management - Expert Answers
http://www.dairyherd.com/nutritionist-network/q-and-a/Expert-Answers---Jan-15-2012-158557005.html?ref=005

06-11-12 Phys.org - WSU prof and colleague look at population growth as climate change factor
http://phys.org/news/2012-06-people-environmental-stress.html

06-11-12 Phys.org - Hitchhiker's guide to the deep co-authored by WSU's Raymond Lee
http://phys.org/news/2012-06-hitchhiker-deep.html

 

06-11-12 Tri City Herald - WSU student from Pasco categorizes types of customers that can ruin service
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2012/06/11/1981064/pasco-high-grad-categorizes-types.html

06-11-12 Land - WSU part of study of commercial perennial wheat
http://theland.farmonline.com.au/news/state/grains-and-cropping/wheat/commercial-perennial-wheat-has-long-term-prospects/2584859.aspx


06-11-12 Torque News - Latest Lithium Battery from WSU Triples Electric Car Range
http://www.torquenews.com/1079/future-lithium-bright

 

06-10-12 Yakima Herald-Republic -  WSU co-sponsors farm Walk event
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2012/06/10/farm-walk-due-friday-at-granger-organic-dairy

06-09-12 Spokesman-Review - Research money for pulse crops may get a boost
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/jun/09/amid-farm-bill-cuts-chickpeas-and-lentils-may-get/


06-08-12 Tri City Herald - During the last two years the disease ran rampant across wheat country, said WSU Extension agronomist
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2012/06/08/1977123/nw-wheat-growers-eager-for-some.html

06-07-12 Northwest Cable News - WSU plans to increase size of graduate program
http://www.nwcn.com/home/?fId=157897315&fPath=/news/local&fDomain=10222

 

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Higher Ed

06-11-12 Chronicle of Higher Ed - Buying a Refrigerator, Choosing a College
http://chronicle.com/blogs/innovations/buying-a-refrigerator-choosing-a-college/32795?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en

06-11-12 Chronicle of Higher Ed - Where Did Your Graduate Students End Up? LinkedIn Knows
http://chronicle.com/article/Where-Did-Your-Graduate/132197/?sid=wb&utm_source=wb&utm_medium=en

06-11-12 Chronicle of Higher Ed - New York Times to Suspend Online-Education Program
http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/new-york-times-to-suspend-online-education-program/36631?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en


06-08-12 Chronicle of Higher Ed - Academic Services for Athletes: Now Open 24/7
http://chronicle.com/blogs/players/academic-services-now-open-247/30369?sid=pm&utm_source=pm&utm_medium=en


06-03-12 Chronicle of Higher Ed - Scientists Look to Genetics of Behavior for Answers to Country's Partisan Divide
http://chronicle.com/article/Scientists-Look-to-Genetics-of/132079/?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en

 


Sports


06-12-12 Spokesman Review - Former Coug Griggs to coach Riverside football
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/jun/12/griggs-to-coach-riverside-football/

06-11-12 WSU Athletics - Pac-12 Names 23 Cougars to T&F All-Academic Teams
http://www.wsucougars.com/sports/c-track/spec-rel/061112aad.html

 

06-10-12 Regina Leader-Post - Karl Paymah a graduate of football's hard knocks
http://www.leaderpost.com/news/Karl+Paymah+graduate+football+hard+knocks/6760547/story.html

 


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Blogs/Opinion

06-11-12 Improbable Resarch - Failed Humor in Washington State
http://www.improbable.com/2012/06/11/failed-humor-in-washington-state/

06-11-12 The Borlaug Institute - WSU grad students participate in Future Leaders Forum
http://borlaug.tamu.edu/2012/06/11/texas-am-graduate-students-participate-in-future-leaders-forum-in-washington-dc/

06-10-12 Everett Herald - Higher education: Start fixing how it's funded
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20120610/OPINION01/706109967

06-08-12 Downwinders At Risk -  WSU study shows result of Epigenetics
http://downwindersatrisk.org/_blog/News_Plume/post/Welcome_to_the_Brave_New_World_of_Epigenetics_/