Two WSU NSF-sponsored undergraduate summer research programs move ahead despite pandemic challenges.

Beginning the evening of Aug. 4, Multi‑Factor Authentication will be required for more than 90 departmental and university-wide applications including Blackboard, Zoom, Outlook, Office 365 applications and more.

The vast majority of graduate student courses will be delivered at a distance this fall in keeping with WSU’s efforts to combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The live broadcast on Youtube will begin at 1 p.m. and last for approximately one hour. Questions can be submitted ahead of time using an online submission form.

The Summit service, which allows WSU Libraries’ patrons to request library materials from member libraries of the Orbis Cascade Alliance, will resume on Monday, Aug. 3, for the Pullman campus only at this time. Because the campus is currently closed, materials can be mailed to a physical location. The WSU Libraries are planning for onsite pickup within the next two weeks.

The service is heavily used by library patrons, according to access services supervisor Brian McManus. A limited number of alliance libraries will be participating, 16 out of the 38 total members. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, there will be a quarantine period of four … » More …

We have great news! Research Week 4.0 will feature seed grant competitions.

We have great news! Research Week 4.0 will feature seed grant competitions.

The WSU Police Advisory Board is seeking applicants for at large members. The advisory board aims to provide the WSU Police Department to have access to independent views and a place to discuss issues of major significance.

The mountain stonefly, an endangered aquatic insect that lives in icy streams fed by glaciers, can tolerate warmer water temperatures at least temporarily, according to a study co-led by Scott Hotaling.

A WSU professor has received a $673,000 grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to determine how the amount of groundwater has been changing in the Columbia Basin and why.

Data analysis of illegal sites that specialize in stolen credit card information reveals criminals want free tools and defraud each other.

In a recent Nature Reviews Microbiology article, WSU’s Michael Letko and colleagues call for more research into bat molecular biology and ecology, to help predict, and hopefully prevent, the next pandemic.

National and state agricultural regulators report that residents throughout the U.S. have received unsolicited packages of seeds, the majority of which appear to come from China.

WSU student Harmony Stephens is the first recipient of the award. She said the scholarship will allow her to pursue her passion for sustainability and environmental preservation.

The research team is mapping and modeling alpine habitats in Glacier National Park where grizzlies forage on calorie-rich moths by the thousands in mid-summer.

One of the outcomes of WSU’s investment in the Functional Genomics Initiative is a national task force on gene-editing in livestock, an idea first proposed by Jon Oatley, director of WSU’s Center for Reproductive Biology.

WSU veterinary students are overseeing dental work, growth removals, blood draws and other animal medical procedures as part of four‑week, virtual training rotations hosted by partner clinics throughout the west.

Researchers have shown that a fatty acid called DGLA can induce ferroptosis, an iron-dependent type of cell death, in human cancer cells. The discovery has many implications, including a step toward a potential cancer treatment.

Two faculty members at the WSU College of Nursing are testing a fabric mask made with a filter available at big‑box stores as an alternative to sometimes-scarce N95 masks.

A tortoise believed to be run over by a vehicle could live another 90 years thanks to the care of Washington State University veterinarians.