PULLMAN, Wash. – “Miracoca,” engineered to be one of the largest-domed luminarium ever built, is now open to WSU students, employees and visitors in the Palouse.Continue reading
‘Horsing around’ reduces stress hormones in youth
By Rachel Webber, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences
PULLMAN, Wash. – New research from Washington State University reveals how youth who work with horses experience a substantial reduction in stress – and the evidence lies in kids’ saliva.Continue reading
Alumna/employee leads effort to launch free health clinic
By Beverly Makhani, Office of Undergraduate Education
PULLMAN, Wash. – A Washington State University alumna and employee spearheaded the opening of a free health clinic in Pullman this month.Continue reading
New WSU work develops first ‘spitefulness scale’
By Eric Sorensen, WSU science writer
PULLMAN, Wash. – Some of the world’s nastiest behavior grows out of spite, the dark art of hurting an opponent even when it comes at a price to yourself.Continue reading
Rock Doc: FDA considers changes to nutrition labels
By E. Kirsten Peters, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences
PULLMAN, Wash. – While I have been dinking around for months trying to lose five pounds, two of my friends have gotten serious about weight loss. Each of them is down 50 pounds.Continue reading
International team sequences rainbow trout genome
By Eric Sorensen, WSU science writer
PULLMAN, Wash. – Using fish bred at Washington State University, an international team of researchers has mapped the genetic profile of the rainbow trout, a versatile salmonid whose relatively recent genetic history opens a window into how vertebrates evolve.Continue reading
WSU innovation improves drowsy driver detection
By Judith Van Dongen, WSU Spokane
SPOKANE, Wash.—Researchers at Washington State University Spokane have developed a new way to detect when drivers are about to nod off behind the wheel.
WSU pilots effort to help families eat healthy on a budget
PULLMAN, Wash. – Studies show 16.2 million U.S. children live in households that lack the means to get nutritious food on a regular basis. Washington State University Extension 4-H has received $150,000 to engage 2,500 youth and families in 13 counties in the 4-H Food Smart Families program.Continue reading
Study: Economic, community impacts of farmers markets
By Sylvia Kantor, WSU Extension
WENATCHEE, Wash. – Farmers markets in the state have more than doubled in the last decade, from nearly 80 to more than 160, according to a recent report by Washington State University. The report is based on a 2010 study that examined economic and community impacts of farmers markets that could help shape strategies and policies to sustain them.Continue reading
WSU Athletics video production receives Emmy nomination
SEATTLE – The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for the Northwest has announced that a video project created by Washington State University Athletics for the Pac-12 Network has been nominated for an Emmy award.