Science & Technology
June 15, 2018
Xiao Zhang, associate professor in WSU Tri-Cities’ Bioproducts, Sciences and Engineering Laboratory, is targeting the use of lignin to create affordable biofuels and bioproducts.
News and information for faculty, staff, and the WSU Community
Science & Technology
June 13, 2018
Spittlebugs cause little harm to firm plants such as lavender and daisies but they can damage softer plants like strawberries. Puckered flesh isn’t always caused by slugs. Look for a glob of spittle.
June 15, 2018
Brandon Hopkins, a WSU honey bee researcher, tells how bees around the world are turning nectar from flowers into sweet, golden honey.
Science & Technology
June 14, 2018
A WSU researcher has received a U.S. Department of Defense grant to develop a more convenient, less expensive and less painful way to treat serious eye diseases.
Upcoming events
June 22 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
June 24 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
June 27 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Campus and Community
June 15, 2018
WSU and UI experts will share advances in crop production and disease protection for Eastern Washington at farm field day in Davenport, Wash., June 26.
June 15, 2018
Six WSU employees received 2018 Grant and Contract Administration Awards for exceptional contributions and service in research administration.
June 14, 2018
$60,153 awarded to support projects focusing on faculty professional goals to advance universitywide arts and humanities initiatives.
June 14, 2018
The award recognizes WSU Vancouver Chancellor Mel Netzhammer’s service to the students and families of Vancouver Public Schools.
Science & Technology
June 8, 2018
Dr. Universe reveals what the big stink is with insights from Elizabeth Beers, a researcher and entomologist with the WSU Tree Fruit Research & Extension Center.
June 7, 2018
Joy Erlenbach’s research has her camping in the Alaska wilderness, surrounded by grizzly bears, for a third summer.
June 4, 2018
Researchers at Washington State University and the University of Idaho have found a new way to estimate how fast magma is recharging beneath the Yellowstone supervolcano.
June 1, 2018
Some puffer fish can inflate to the size of a balloon or a beach ball. Wes Dowd in WSU’s School of Biological Sciences, has found several reasons for this unusual ability.
Food & Agriculture
June 13, 2018
WSU virologist Hanu Pappu has dedicated his life to lessening the negative impacts of plant viruses. His contributions in phytomedicine have resulted in a prestigious Humboldt Research Award.
June 4, 2018
Learn about the latest tools in the fight against farm weeds at the 2018 Weed Science Field Tour June 13 near Pullman.
May 31, 2018
Doctoral student Adekunle Adesanya studies spider mite DNA for clues to more effective strategies for controlling the crop-destroying critters.
May 23, 2018
Per McCord uses genetic markers to speed the breeding of new varieties for state’s half-billion-dollar cherry industry.