Press Releases

Well‑known musician and artist Paul Rucker will deliver a lecture, perform with WSU student musicians, and perform in concert on Jan. 14‑15.

WSU researchers have discovered the way plants respond to disease-causing organisms and how they protect themselves.

Bin Yang, an associate professor of biological systems engineering at WSU Tri‑Cities, will serve through the Fulbright program at Aalto University in Finland beginning in August.

Mathew Hunt interned with the National Institute for Standards and Technology, where he explored the effects of cryogenic temperatures on high‑entropy alloys.

Middle school students from three states will respond to the challenge of “Powering Our Future,” designing an electrical grid that can withstand and quickly recover from the impact of a natural disaster.

Younger age and higher education were two predictors of driving within one hour of cannabis use.

WSU Tri‑Cities psychology statistics students recently worked with homeless people at Tri‑City Union Gospel Mission.

Carolina Torres, a horticulturist and WSU alumna, has been named the university’s first Endowed Chair in Tree Fruit Postharvest Systems.

The Global Alliance Vaccine Initiative is expanding access to human rabies vaccines for post‑exposure prophylaxis to provide equitable access to human rabies prevention following a suspected dog bite.

An influenza virus, H3N8, is causing its typical seasonally-increasing number of cases in Western Washington.

Gloss joined the Graduate School as an associate dean in 2014 and has been serving as the interim dean since August 2017.

The susceptibilities were found in high‑performance computer chips that could lead to failures in modern electronics.

Deans of the colleges of medicine, nursing, and pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences will report to Spokane Chancellor Daryll DeWald, who also will serve as WSU’s vice president for health sciences.

Terese A. King, director of the Academic Success and Career Center since 2012, has been named WSU’s first executive director of university advising.

Vulnerability has been corrected and no criminal or other harmful activity was detected.

WSU’s online MBA programs have “exponentially increased our reach and the time in which students can earn their degree.” — Cheryl Oliver, associate dean.