2014 CEREO Seed Grant Awardees

We are happy to announce four new interdisciplinary projects selected for CEREO support, ranging from science communication to rangeland conservation, and involving faculty from 5 colleges and 2 campuses.   CEREO seed grants are offered to foster WSU collaborative research and activities that will lead to enduring interdisciplinary collaborations and advance knowledge on tough environmental challenges. “These projects draw on WSU experts across diverse disciplines, throughout our state-wide system, and also strengthen our partnerships with colleagues in government, the non-profit sector, and the general public who are similarly passionate about finding solutions to environmental problems. The creativity and inclusiveness of these projects makes me really proud to be at WSU among such sharp faculty, staff and students”.  The four selected projects are:

  • Characterizing the effects of stormwater runoff on fish mechanosensory systems

Allison Coffin, Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience, WSU-Vancouver
John Stark, Ecotoxicology, Puyallup Research and Extension Center

  • The CEREO News Room: Increasing the visibility of CEREO projects through interdisciplinary training & education

Jason Williams, PhD Student, Civil & Environmental Engineering, WSU-Pullman
Lucrezia Cuen Paxson, Murrow College of Communication, WSU-Pullman
Brian Lamb, Civil & Environmental Engineering, WSU-Pullman
Todd Norton, Murrow College of Communication, WSU-Pullman

  • The potential of working lands to promote prairie conservation in Pacific Northwest Prairies

Cheryl B. Schultz, School of Biological Sciences, WSU-Vancouver
Susan Kerr, Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mt. Vernon Research and Extension Center
Stephen Van Vleet, Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mt. Vernon Research and Extension Center

  • How to persuade people and change behavior in water contamination: Creating a comprehensive survey through a nation-wide sample

Todd Norton, Murrow College of Communication, WSU-Pullman
Allyson Beall-King, School of the Environment, WSU-Pullman
Jay Hmielowski, Murrow College of Communication, WSU-Pullman

 

By Communications staff, Washington State University

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