December 18, 2018
WSU President Kirk Schulz joins colleagues statewide seeking restoration of full state funding for faculty and staff pay raises in next state budget.
News and information for faculty, staff, and the WSU Community
December 18, 2018
Carolina Torres, a horticulturist and WSU alumna, has been named the university’s first Endowed Chair in Tree Fruit Postharvest Systems.
December 17, 2018
Khot and his team also will look at new organic products like plant extracts and highly refined petroleum oils.
December 14, 2018
National design awards pile up for the Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center and The Spark: Academic Innovation Hub.
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Campus and Community
December 18, 2018
WSU Historic Preservation Committee sponsored website features photographs, maps and plans from MASC.
December 17, 2018
Take a break and color your own Bryan Hall with this free downloadable PDF image created by Seattle artist and WSU grad Tarah Luke.
December 14, 2018
Traffic between Colfax and Vantage no longer needs to use the 32‑mile detour through Connell.
December 14, 2018
The Conduct Board, the Academic Integrity Board and the Appeals Board are looking for new members across all campuses.
Science & Technology
December 13, 2018
The susceptibilities were found in high‑performance computer chips that could lead to failures in modern electronics.
December 12, 2018
WSU researchers have reverse engineered the way a pine tree produces a resin, which could lead to environmentally friendly alternatives worth billions of dollars.
December 5, 2018
The biosensor could lead to wearable glucose monitors that would improve the lives of millions of people with diabetes.
November 30, 2018
Throughout history people have enjoyed chocolate in drinks. But when solid chocolate was discovered, it opened up a new world of possibilities.
Food & Agriculture
December 7, 2018
U.S. agriculture uses about a billion pounds of plastic annually, and much of that material ends up in landfills, rivers, oceans and even our food and beverages.
November 30, 2018
Millions of tons of cotton and cellulose waste may be kept out of landfills by spinning it into valuable fibers for new clothing.
November 29, 2018
David Brown, associate professor in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, is the new director of AgWeatherNet, Washington’s agricultural weather network.
November 19, 2018
“People come here hungry for knowledge,” said Brisbane. “I help feed them.”
Health & Medicine
December 14, 2018
Murray has been improving every day: “They gave him a chance to finally be the puppy he’s never gotten to be.”
December 11, 2018
Dr. Rick DeBowes is on a mission to prepare students for something they don’t typically learn in school ― how to run a business.
December 6, 2018
The center, supported by a five‑year, $7.1 million NIH grant, will identify and promote treatments to reduce alcohol abuse among Native people.
December 3, 2018
Paid maternity leave improves the psychological well‑being of working mothers and their children, study indicates.