News and information for faculty, staff, and the WSU Community
States with high rates of high school football participation and college teams in strong conferences, in particular the Southeastern Conference (SEC), were among the last to take up regulations on youth concussions, according to a recent study.
Students at the WSU Carson College of Business made holiday cards for more than 60 senior living residents to lift their spirits during the holiday season.
New WSU research sheds light on the production of an 800-year-old turkey feather blanket and explores the economic and cultural aspects of raising turkeys to supply feathers in the ancient Southwest.
A team at WSU Tri‑Cities is researching the impact a type of fungus could have on vineyard growth and associated nutrient uptake, which could lead to less watering and less fertilizer.
Six individuals hired for or promoted to university leadership positions during the past two years were formally congratulated Nov. 19 by President and First Lady Kirk and Noel Schulz during the Crimson Coat ceremony.
Expert problem solvers in the WSU data analytics program designed course-related games to stimulate interaction while providing some educational fun and valuable professional networking opportunities.
Legume geneticist Clarice Coyne and virologist Anthony Nicola have been elected by their peers as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
As registration for the spring semester gets underway, students are encouraged to look at the Interfaith calendar to help them consider how their classes might impact their spiritual and secular practices.
The MLK Program at Washington State University is currently accepting nominations for the annual WSU Distinguished Service Awards in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Maiporn Maipoka, MPS PhD Candidate, Institute of Biological Chemistry, presents “The role of the RNA binding protein OsTudor-SN during rice grain development as viewed by transcriptome analysis.”
The WSU Office of Research, the WSU Graduate School, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) are pleased to announce the call for applications for the fifth cohort of the Distinguished Graduate Research Program (DGRP).
Please join the WSU Center for Arts and Humanities on Wednesday, December 2, at 7 p.m. for a virtual fireside chat regarding culture, race, and the built environment.
The research sheds light on how marine biomes are defined and changed by nature and humans.
Washington State University power researchers are working to develop better tools to keep the lights on during extreme events.
Participants in the Motivating Innovation and Research Achievement program will receive $12,000 for tuition for four academic years plus $4,000 for summer research with a faculty member.
A new study by WSU scientists shows there is a correlation between the levels of bacteria and fungi in the gastrointestinal tract of children and the amount of common chemicals found in their home environment.
Insights from irrigators in Okanogan, Methow, Walla Walla, and the Yakima basins will help researchers develop innovations to foster water use efficiency in the Pacific Northwest.
New WSU research shows 30% of Washington households have experienced food insecurity since the implementation of the state’s Stay Home, Stay Healthy order in March.
The new Plant Sciences Building brings together scientists from four WSU departments to conduct collaborative research that will support Washington’s $51 billion food and agriculture industry.
Backed by a more‑than‑$3 million fund, the new chair will work with Washington’s potato industry to manage soil health and protect the vital ecosystem that allows farmers to grow healthy, high quality potatoes.
A newly developed fast, scalable algorithm can optimize the distribution of vaccines in a simulated epidemic network, potentially bringing the number of infected people down by three to seven times.
New WSU research shows giving nurse practitioners the authority to prescribe buprenorphine has brought that gold standard treatment for opioid addiction to people who might not have had access to it before.
The closures include the Student Recreation Center, Stephenson Fitness Center, and Hollingbery Fieldhouse as well as fitness areas within the Chinook Student Center.
With the winter holidays just around the corner, the WSU community is asked to be extra vigilant to help mitigate the spread of COVID‑19.
A collaboration between WSU and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum is bringing the Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Annual Lecture and programming to the Northwest.
The lecture will be held on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. on Zoom. Truong will talk about her art practice which examines the social and cultural influences that shape belief systems and heritage.
The three paintings, Across the Universe, I Am a Rock, and On the Turning Away, are hung above the visitor lobby of the Lighty Student Services Building on the Pullman campus.
WSU Libraries’ patrons now have access to a new video database, ProQuest’s Academic Video Online (AVON), offering 71,000 titles spanning a wide range of subjects.
Join some of America’s top political scientists and scholars as they analyze the results of the 2020 presidential election at noon on Tuesday, Nov. 10.
Reports of racial discrimination against Asians and Asian Americans have increased since the COVID‑19 pandemic hit the United States, coinciding with an increase in reported negative health symptoms.
A team led by WSU researcher Paul Bolls will test prospective voters’ emotional responses during the final presidential debate on Oct. 22.
Student leaders are stepping‑up their creativity on social media to engage students in what some are calling the election of a lifetime.
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.
WSU’s central Information Technology Services is pleased to share its 2020 annual report, reflecting on some of the biggest technology projects supporting WSU’s goals this past fiscal year.
President Kirk Schulz thanked faculty and staff for their flexibility and outlined ongoing efforts to build the WSU system into a more interconnected and interdependent set of campuses.