Virtual town halls taking place throughout the month of August will allow members of the WSU community to ask questions and engage with university leaders ahead of the fall semester.

An expert in comparative criminal justice and criminological theory, Melanie-Angela Neuilly began a three‑year term as chair of the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology on Aug. 1.

Keane, WSU’s vice president for research, began his term as chair of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities Council on Research on July 1.

Arvin Sahaym is being recognized for his many research and teaching contributions in the fields of strategy, entrepreneurship, and innovation management.

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.

WAC 292-110-010 strictly prohibits any use of state resources for the purpose of conducting an outside business or private employment, or supporting, promoting the interests of, or soliciting for an outside organization or group, unless provided for by law or authorized by an agency head or designee.

The President’s Commission on Gender Identity/Expression and Sexual Orientation (GIESO) is enthusiastically accepting applications and nominations for new members from all WSU campuses.

Between 7 and 8 p.m. tomorrow (Aug. 5) Information Technology Services (ITS) will be performing maintenance on internet connectivity support resources.

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.

Sorosh Kherghehpoush has a passion to help people experiencing homelessness. Working with WSU and community partners, he goes to many locations to give personal hygiene packages and do routine health checks.

Inside his laboratory at Washington State University, Michael Letko is determined to give the world a leg up on the next pandemic.

The COVID Urban Rural Explorer is one of the first tools that enables users to identify rural counties across the country with both limited hospital capacity and where COVID‑19 cases are rapidly growing.

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.