WSU programs are hosting watch parties and other activities for students to engage in the common-reading virtual lecture by “Braiding Sweetgrass” author Robin Wall Kimmerer at 6 p.m. Tuesday evening.

The hiker looked like she might be taking a break from the strenuous ascent from the bottom of the Grand Canyon, but it was clear she was in trouble when WSU students Alana Duvall and Johannah Ludwig reached her.

The space is scheduled to be officially unveiled today at noon, and all members of the WSU community are invited to attend.

Kimmerer, award-winning author of “Braiding Sweetgrass,” will be the featured guest speaker at the annual Common Reading Invited Lecture Monday, Jan. 31, at 6 p.m. The virtual event is free and open to the public.

WSU is launching a new series that supports faculty members by providing twice-monthly opportunities to discuss, reflect, and share insights to solve pedagogical challenges.

Beginning Feb. 4, Matt Skinner will serve as interim vice president for finance and administration at Washington State University. Skinner will lead the department until the arrival of Leslie Brunelli on May 1. Brunelli was announced as the next executive vice president for finance and administration earlier this month, taking over for Stacy Pearson, whose […]

Washington State University System President Kirk Schulz released the following letter to the WSU community on Friday, Jan. 27 addressing the tragic death of Tyre Nichols earlier this month.

Members of the Washington State University Board of Regents took action on several items Friday during their first meeting of 2023.

Bernardita Sallato received the award from the Washington State Tree Fruit Association for her contributions to the industry’s Hispanic community.

The Pulitzer Prize winning journalist will receive the Murrow Lifetime Achievement Award at the 47th Murrow Symposium on April 4 in Pullman.

Meat judging tests students’ ability to evaluate carcasses and cuts of beef, pork, and lamb. WSU’s team won the overall prize at the National Western Stock Show in Denver on Jan. 15.

The Society of Toxicology announced the recipient of its 2023 Achievement Award is John Clarke, associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences.

A parasite often spread by domestic and wild cats is a cause of abortions, or pregnancy loss, as well as neonatal deaths in big horn sheep, according to a study led by WSU researchers.

WSU senior electrical engineering students are bringing classroom learning to life through the design of a microgrid for an administration building on the Tulalip Indian Reservation.

A WSU-led study of Glacier National Park hiking trails during and after a COVID‑19 closure adds evidence to the theory that humans can create a “landscape of fear” like other apex predators.

New WSU research shows the cost of ammonia sustainably produced using steam or water electrolysis was comparable to current methods that use either natural gas or coal.

WSU scientists are at work in Northwest forests, studying how fallen logs and other woodland debris could shelter the huckleberry from a hotter, drier future.

A team of WSU researchers was awarded one of 20 exploratory grants to access state-of-the-art equipment at the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory in Richland, Washington.

The free virtual conference will bring research, extension, and production together to move soil health principles into practice. Sessions will run from 8 a.m. to noon each day.

Professor and WSU Extension Agent Chris Benedict is helping to lead the state forward on soil research, outreach, and best practices.

WSU scientists are helping to develop safer drug dosing standards for children and other populations that are underrepresented in clinical drug trials.

A report, from a national committee chaired by WSU’s Guy Palmer, recommends investing in wastewater testing for infectious diseases across the country, as some organizations have done for COVID-19.

WSU is crediting strong support from the state’s congressional delegation with helping secure significant funding in the new federal spending bill signed into law last month by President Joe Biden.

The WSU-led research could lead to earlier detection and better clinical management of hypospadias, a birth defect in which the opening of the urethra is located on the underside of the penis instead of the tip.

It is still a mystery as to what caused abscesses to engulf the lungs of Ashley Hayes’ dog, Blaze, but he is now back in good health thanks to the care he received at WSU.

Q fever naturally infects goats, sheep, and cattle. If transmitted to humans, the infection can lead to diverse clinical outcomes including flu-like symptoms, miscarriage or stillbirth in pregnant women.

Dealing with a cancer of his own, William Long’s decision to cover a four-figure veterinary bill for radiation treatment for his friend’s ferret, Burkle, wasn’t much of a decision at all.

It could alleviate some of the most pressing issues facing the veterinary profession, including staffing shortages and burnout from long hours, high workloads and stress.