Press Releases

PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University Libraries is on track to launch Search It, a new shared library management service, by the end of December.

By Linda Weiford, WSU News

PULLMAN, Wash. – From the grassy knoll in Dallas to the wheat-covered hills of the Palouse, President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in 1963 remains a whodunit that stumps the old and young alike.

Or maybe not.

PULLMAN, Wash. – What do college freshmen really want to know?

Find out at Freshman Academic Showcase where students display posters of their first research projects.

PULLMAN, Wash. – The “I’m right and you’re wrong” belief will be explored by Washington State University psychologist Joyce Ehrlinger at a free, public common reading lecture at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, in Todd Hall 116.

By Sue McMurray, College of Business

SAN FRANCISCO – Washington State University’s College of Business will hold a free, public networking event focusing on its online master of business administration (MBA) and Executive MBA programs, 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, at the San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront, 1800 Old Bayshore Hwy., Burlingame.

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. – For the first time, tomato growers using high tunnels (low-cost greenhouses, http://mtvernon.wsu.edu/hightunnels/) in western Washington can manage one of the most serious plant diseases organically, said plant pathologist Debra Inglis.

SPOKANE, Wash. – What simple adjustments can be made in a workplace to help employees prevent diabetes? And why should employers care?

PULLMAN, Wash. – Nancy A. Gillett, an acclaimed experimental pathologist, scientific leader, research manager and global business executive, has been selected to receive the 2013 Washington State University Regents’ Distinguished Alumna Award – the university’s highest alumni award.

SEATTLE – Alumni gathering to watch Cougar football on Saturdays, Nov. 16 and 23, are asked to bring donations of food and supplies as Washington State University observes National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week Nov. 17-23.

By Sue McMurray, College of Business

PULLMAN, Wash. – The Washington State University College of Business will hold a free, public informational meeting on the 1-year MBA program 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, in Todd Addition 268 at WSU Pullman.

PULLMAN, Wash. – Stephanie Hampton has been named the new director of the Washington State University Center for Environmental Research, Education & Outreach (CEREO). The deputy director of the National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis (NCEAS) at the University of California-Santa Barbara, she is expected to assume her new duties in January.

By Brian Clark, WSU University Communications

PULLMAN, Wash. – A Washington State University Web developer has been recognized as a Rockstar.

By Richard H. Miller, Global Campus

PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University’s Global Campus is introducing a new way for students to get ahead: One-credit online seminars.

By Rachel Webber, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences

PROSSER, Wash. – Four new weather stations will provide wheat farmers and breeders with insights into the influence of weather patterns on wheat production and yields in eastern Washington.

By Rachel Webber, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences

PROSSER, Wash. – A familiar adage says that all good things must come to an end. Apparently, the weather is no exception.

By Sylvia Kantor, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences

SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. – Compost produced from urban food and yard waste could be “black gold” to farmers wanting to increase their yields and profits while improving soil and water quality. Washington State University Extension in Snohomish County is exploring how urbanization, long considered a threat to local agriculture, might actually help farmers keep up with demand for local food while recovering a valuable resource from the urban waste stream.