National Public Radio – When we lose sleep, it seems we lose our ability to think on our feet — to take in new information and adjust our behavior, according to a study published in the June issue of the journal Sleep. Researchers at Washington State University figured this out by rounding up 26 volunteers. Half went without any sleep for two days, while the other half slept normal hours. Over the course of a week, the scientists tested everyone’s ability to complete decision-making tests.
The Moscow-Pullman Daily News – Washington State University has laid out “a very ambitious path” to follow over the next eight years and has just completed Phase One, WSU President Elson Floyd said Tuesday at a Pullman Chamber of Commerce luncheon. “We are determined to do all that we possibly can to improve the value of the investment that all of you have made at Washington State University, and we will do that in a whole host of ways,” Floyd said.
Science Recorder – “Conservation of butterflies is becoming an issue because all species are declining. The habitat has been taken away by agriculture. This is a way of giving back. We’re showing that an agricultural industry can live alongside the natural ecology and help preserve and conserve it,” said David James of the Department of Entomology at Washington State University. Not just one type of butterfly enjoys the shrubberies either. The researchers distinguished an average of 29 species frequenting the vineyards.