
The Spring 2021 issue of Washington State Magazine looks at how Cougs around the world met the challenges of COVID‑19.
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The Spring 2021 issue of Washington State Magazine looks at how Cougs around the world met the challenges of COVID‑19.
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The researchers’ findings showed that participants who were given incentives to reward alcohol abstinence were 70% more likely to test negative for alcohol use than control participants.
New WSU research finds that federal agencies get more bang for their buck by channeling grant dollars into smaller startups rather than large companies.
Todd Butler has served as a faculty member in WSU’s Department of English since 2003 and has more than a decade of administrative leadership experience at WSU, including two terms as department chair and as associate dean for faculty in CAS.
Among the topics members are expected to take action on are discontinuing required use of the SAT and ACT in the university’s admissions process and one-time revisions to select mandatory fees for the 2020-2021 academic year.
The scholarships cover full tuition costs plus mandatory fees. Applications will be accepted through April 1, 2021.
Dr. Steve Hines, a longtime WSU professor and veterinarian, is leading a national effort to explore new ways of assessing teaching performance and awarding promotions at the collegiate level.
WSU first-year students and seniors will receive an email Tues., March 9 from Pres. Kirk Schulz to ask them to take the National Survey for Student Engagement (NSSE) to help shape future programming at the university.
Exhibition Dates: March 9 – August 14
A coda to the proceeding Follow the Sun: The Holland and Orton Collections exhibition, Follow the River: Portraits of the Columbia Plateau will reframe the museum’s Worth D. Griffin Collection of Native portraiture alongside cultural materials from Plateau tribes including the Palus (Palouse) and Nimiipuu (Nez Perce) whose homelands the Washington State University Pullman campus is located upon.
Venue: Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU – Remote Zoom Webinar Event
Time: Wednesday, March 10, 4-5 p.m.
We are only open to the public during the public sale hours (every Friday from 9 a.m.–2:30 p.m.).
The WSU Tri‑Cities research, which is funded by a $2.5 million Department of Energy grant, has the potential to be scaled globally.
A new study shows that species can adapt rapidly to an invader and that this evolutionary change can affect how they deal with a stressful climate.
A new study conducted in part by WSU scientists takes progress to the next level in understanding climate-fire relationships at large scales, such as across western North America.
WSU researchers are using satellites and drones to help local conservation districts monitor areas near rivers and streams to help improve agricultural sustainability.
As WSU’s new Endowed Chair for Tree Fruit Environmental Physiology and Management, physiologist Lee Kalcsits will work closely with growers to address significant challenges to fruit production.
The $1 million grant will help identify and improve varieties of the nutrition-packed crop that can be adopted by American farmers.
WSU scientists have figured out a way to treat raspberries before they’re frozen so that they maintain their structure when thawed.
Blauer, a new post-harvest potato physiologist at WSU, plans to partner with agronomy experts to ensure the potato industry’s environmental footprint is small while still producing a profitable and tasty product.
Thanks to a $300,000 grant from the Sunderland Foundation, Pullman Regional Hospital will be remodeling approximately 5,000 square feet of space to accommodate a new Family Medicine Residency Program.
Veterinarians last week at WSU were paid a visit by an animal 8,000 miles from its natural habitat—a 30‑pound, 8‑month‑old Kangaroo named Rolex.
The WSU College of Medicine’s standardized patient program trains individuals to portray a patient, simulate a real patient scenario, and then provide valuable feedback to the student about the experience.
The campaign is calling for community members in Pullman and Moscow to unite together, wear masks, and continue maintaining physical distance from other people.
Hallie Meredith, a teaching assistant professor of fine arts at Washington State University, is being honored with two major awards for her research into ancient Roman art processes.
Despite the difficult circumstances of recording remotely, WSU Regents Professor Greg Yasinitsky’s album, “YAZZ Band: New Normal,” has been making a steady rise on the JAZZWEEK 300 chart.
The WSU Vancouver professor of English co‑authored the piece on an overlooked series of historic tragedies that he hopes can help spur change 100 years later.
The expo is the nation’s largest consumer sewing show and will take place virtually from Feb. 24–28.
WSU researchers found that people with a strong trust in information found on social media were more likely to believe conspiracies, which falsely explain significant events as part of a secret evil plot, even if they could identify other types of misinformation.
As part of the WAforCivility project, WSU student organizers are asking their peers, Washington legislators, and members of the broader Cougar community to pledge to acknowledge, respect, and listen to others.
Keane’s testimony will support the need for continued funding of public research universities and a new National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellowship program to assist early-career researchers.
People tend to listen to big talkers, whether they are women or men. Still, more women prefer to avoid assertive language, according to a new WSU study.
A new website is being established to serve as a repository for initiative resources such as background information, guiding principles, frequently asked questions, and the anticipated timeline.
In such a gloomy environment, it’s easy to lose sight of reasons for hope. Yet, as we begin a new semester, hopeful signs surround us.
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.