June 5, 2020
WSU researchers are working to produce a vaccine that can be used against diverse strains of Anaplasma marginale, a pathogen with an up to 36% mortality rate in cattle.
News and information for faculty, staff, and the WSU Community
June 5, 2020
The review cited the righting of the university’s finances, the realization of ambitious plans for health education in Spokane, and Schulz’s public accessibility, as chief accomplishments.
Research
June 4, 2020
An experiment by WSU researchers revealed that relatively small differences in messages influenced people’s attitudes about the HPV vaccine, which has been shown to help prevent cancer.
University Affairs
June 4, 2020
Members of the WSU leadership team will be addressing the community for an hour beginning at 10:30 a.m.
Campus and Community
June 5, 2020
This appointment will be a return to familiar territory for Kruger. He started at WSU in 2004, spending 11 years in Wenatchee as part of the Center for Sustaining Agriculture & Natural Resources.
June 5, 2020
Elliot-Cheslek, vice president and chief human resource officer at WSU, will serve a three-year term on the board of directors of the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources.
June 5, 2020
Play Home, Play Healthy activities are available for anyone to use, and can be as simple as discussing the food you’re eating or going for a walk and identifying new things in the environment.
June 4, 2020
A horticulturist who finds solutions for growing better vegetables, Miles has worked for 25 years at WSU. She is currently a vegetable Extension specialist and a professor in the Department of Horticulture.
Science & Technology
June 4, 2020
WSU researchers have developed a technology that is more than 30 times more sensitive than current lab‑based tests in finding early stage cancer biomarkers in blood.
June 1, 2020
The team reports one of the best results to date for a sodium-ion battery. It is able to deliver a capacity similar to a low-end lithium-ion battery and to recharge successfully, keeping more than 80 percent of its charge after 1,000 cycles.
May 27, 2020
Innovations in information processing such as writing and coinage were as critical to the development of early human societies as the internet is to us today, according to new WSU research.
May 20, 2020
Two WSU researchers are helping to examine the attributes of potential STEM teachers to better predict later retention and success as part of the American Institutes for Research project.
Food & Agriculture
June 4, 2020
A horticulturist who finds solutions for growing better vegetables, Miles has worked for 25 years at WSU. She is currently a vegetable Extension specialist and a professor in the Department of Horticulture.
June 2, 2020
The HUB is a multi‑faceted site that connects WSU and partners to collect and update COVID‑19 related resources that support the Washington food system.
May 22, 2020
WSU Extension Clallam County Master Gardener Betsy Burlingame loves peppers for “their intense flavor,” which ranges from herbaceous and vegetal to sweet and spicy.
May 21, 2020
A team of WSU scientists discovered how a little-understood plant protein guides development of tiny cellular structures that regulate the flow of sap from roots to shoots, revealing a potential way to help crops survive in a changing climate.
Health & Medicine
June 4, 2020
WSU researchers have developed a technology that is more than 30 times more sensitive than current lab‑based tests in finding early stage cancer biomarkers in blood.
June 3, 2020
The researchers already have a half dozen studies lined up to address critical questions related to the impact of COVID‑19 on the health of mothers, babies and families.
June 1, 2020
Ensuring that members of gender minority groups receive competent, compassionate health care is part of Washington State University Health Sciences’ longtime commitment to serving the underserved.
May 26, 2020
Some of the most common mental disorders, including depression, anxiety and PTSD, might not be disorders at all, according to a recent paper by WSU biological anthropologists.
Announcements
June 5, 2020
Faculty and staff who would like to consider use of Trevor Noah’s 2016 memoir “Born a Crime” for use in the coming academic year may request an exam e-copy at https://commonreading.wsu.edu/request-a-copy/.
June 5, 2020
Please join the Student Veterans Committee on Sunday, June 7, as we support PhD student Samantha Tjaden’s run to remember.
June 5, 2020
WSU Pullman has issued the 2019 Consumer Confidence Report on Drinking Water Quality for the Pullman campus.
June 4, 2020
University stores is open regular hours (6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday) during the COVID crisis.