There are 15 TRIO programs at WSU that serve nearly 2,000 individuals with nearly $4 million in grant funding annually from the U.S. Dept. of Education.

This is Donna Arnold’s 15th year leading the African American Student Center. Her passion for working with students and educating people about Black culture is as strong as the day she started.

A WSU student team took first place in the recent Associated Schools of Construction competition, the largest construction management competition in the U.S.

WSU and the WSU Foundation announced that the Spark Academic Innovation Hubs’ marquee lecture space will be named the PACCAR Lecture Hall, thanks to a generous donation from PACCAR Inc.

Tuesday, March 2nd
11 a.m. to Noon
https://wsu.zoom.us/j/95414310072

Presented by Dr. Gina Olson, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Soft Machines Lab, Carnegie Mellon University

Do you know a graduate student or students you would like to nominate for one of the WSU Association of Faculty Women’s three graduate student awards: the Harriett B Rigas Award, the AFW Founders’ Award, and the Karen DePauw Leadership Award? Awards have no gender requirement.

March 4, 3:30-5 p.m., via ZOOM

WSU Pullman is located on the homelands of the Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) Tribe and Palus people. The Nimíipuu maintain legal rights and moral responsibilities to engage and protect this land.

If you hope to participate in this year’s Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) Research Exposition, submit your abstract by this Sunday, February 28.

A new study shows that species can adapt rapidly to an invader and that this evolutionary change can affect how they deal with a stressful climate.

A new study conducted in part by WSU scientists takes progress to the next level in understanding climate-fire relationships at large scales, such as across western North America.

WSU researchers are using satellites and drones to help local conservation districts monitor areas near rivers and streams to help improve agricultural sustainability.

Researchers created the “Western Monarch Mystery Challenge” to help inform conservation efforts for the migratory western monarchs whose numbers were down to 1,914 in 2020, a drop of more than 90% from the prior year.

Blauer, a new post-harvest potato physiologist at WSU, plans to partner with agronomy experts to ensure the potato industry’s environmental footprint is small while still producing a profitable and tasty product.

David Crowder has been named interim director of WSU’s Decision Aid System, an online service that helps fruit growers anticipate and manage pests, diseases, extreme weather, and other challenges.

The lavishly illustrated book by WSU horticulturalist Linda Chalker‑Scott recently won the 2020 Award of Excellence in Gardening and Gardens from the Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries.

WSU researchers are working to develop a nutrient formula for yeast that could make fermentation easier and more predictable for cider-makers.

The campaign is calling for community members in Pullman and Moscow to unite together, wear masks, and continue maintaining physical distance from other people.

A WSU nursing professor aims to help healthcare providers understand the impact of their words and actions when it comes to talking to people who have been traumatized by discrimination during COVID‑19.

Demand for the University’s pharmacy students grew noticeably just two months in to the COVID‑19 pandemic.

Phase 2 allows indoor dining in restaurants at up to 25% capacity and gatherings of up to five people from two households, among other changes.

The expo is the nation’s largest consumer sewing show and will take place virtually from Feb. 24–28.

Jackson, the Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of English at Vanderbilt University, joins WSU’s Visiting Writers Series for a virtual reading of his work at 7 p.m. on Monday.

In his painting “For Evers Hope,” Kirkland attempts to capture the life, death, and legacy of Medgar Evers, a civil rights activist and World War II veteran who was shot dead in his driveway in Mississippi in 1963.

When America’s first youth poet laureate presents another of her original poems during the Super Bowl on Sunday, WSU student and campus civic poet of 2020, Allyson Pang, will be cheering her on.

A new website is being established to serve as a repository for initiative resources such as background information, guiding principles, frequently asked questions, and the anticipated timeline.

In such a gloomy environment, it’s easy to lose sight of reasons for hope. Yet, as we begin a new semester, hopeful signs surround us.

Nicholas S. Delaney (’03) brings over 32 years of combined experience in senior management, business, financial services and fundraising to his new position.

Some 200 members of the WSU community registered for the two-hour virtual session, “Rural Health and WSU Extension: Addressing Health Disparities,” which featured brief presentations by faculty and staff.