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.

The University system is now a tier one academic member of the institute. Membership offers the potential to strengthen regional economies and workforce development.

Two seniors received awards for their undergraduate research presentations at the annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students.

Fair organizers received more than 60 nominations for presidential awards ahead of this year’s event, which was hosted virtually Oct. 19–23.

The 2021 Open Enrollment period ends next week. Online changes can be made through Monday, November 30 at midnight through the Health Care Authority’s MyAccount portal for medical/dental or the Navia portal for Flexible Spending Arrangement/Dependent Care Assistance Program. Hardcopy forms must be received by HRS Pullman by 5:00 p.m. on November 30.

Remember, this is the one time each year you can:

Make changes to your medical and dental coverage
Enroll in the FSA and DCAP benefits for 2021
Add or waive eligible family members from your coverage

Visit the HRS Open Enrollment website for additional information or … » More …

Per WSU holiday, Surplus Stores will be closed on Friday, Nov. 27th. We look forward to seeing you on December 4th at 9 a.m. for our next public sale.

Halle Weimar presents her Neuroscience PhD Preliminary Exam Seminar, “The budding brain: investigating the impacts of maternal cannabis use on developing offspring.”

This year AFW will be honoring two recipients of the AFW’s Samuel H. Smith Leadership Award: Jo Washburn and Mary Wack.

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.

WSU researchers have developed a novel framework to more efficiently use AI algorithms on mobile platforms and other portable devices.

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.

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.

Students from 16 western states and territories will now be able to enroll in the WSU College of Nursing’s PhD and Master of Nursing programs and pay the in‑state tuition rate, saving thousands of dollars per semester.

The National Guard’s mobile site has moved throughout Pullman since debuting in early September, helping WSU with the unprecedented challenges of the ongoing pandemic.

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.

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.