Founding Department Chair Jean Dodson Peterson detailed an exciting future, explaining how V&E will support WSU’s larger goals of creating a diverse set of global leaders and applying research to real-world situations.
Tomorrow’s Honoring Undergraduate and Graduate Scholars Symposium in Toppenish, Washington represents an ongoing alliance between the two universities while helping graduate students improve their mentoring skills.
Nearly a dozen WSU students are traveling more than 1,000 miles this week to spend several hours in a 34‑degree cooler and outside in stockyards examining livestock for their carcass merit.
Visiting the sea floor as a scuba diving instructor in Australia ultimately led Kirsten Ball to a plant science career in Washington.
A WSU-led study found that high winds increased the prevalence of Campylobacter in outdoor chicken flocks, a bacterial pathogen in poultry that is the largest single cause of food-borne illness in the U.S.
Cosmic Crisp® ranked 10th by volume and 8th in total sales value of all the apples sold in the United States, according to the most recent market data.
A new WSU study shows that queen bees stored at cooler temperatures have a higher survival rate and require less maintenance than those stored outdoors.
Crop and soil scientist Surendra Singh will lead research into better agriculture as the new dryland cropping systems agronomist and next director at the Lind Dryland Research Station.
The more than $1.2 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture funding will enable WSU researchers to study the synthesis of plant-derived chemicals.
WSU scientists and students are studying what happens to our senses when we pop treats like chocolate into our mouths. They are also developing healthier and more sustainable ways to enjoy our favorites.
