By Sylvia Kantor, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences UNDERWOOD, Wash. – Five years ago, when entomologist Todd Murray received a call from a landowner in Underwood whose ponderosa pine trees were dying, he wasn’t surprised. The trees had been stressed by a nearby fire, a situation that commonly results in a flare-up […]
By Linda Weiford, WSU News PULLMAN, Wash. – Thanks to the recent heat wave in the Northwest, millions of ticks have gone listless to stay alive.
By Kate Wilhite, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences PULLMAN, Wash.—The latest organic agriculture research and hands-on teaching methods will be the focus of Washington State University’s free, public Organic Farm Field Day 8:30 a.m.-noon Thursday, July 31, at the Eggert Family Organic Farm on Animal Science Road just northeast of the grizzly […]
By Rachel Webber, College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – Seeking ways to prevent some of the most serious foodborne illnesses caused by pathogenic bacteria, two Washington State University scientists have found promise in an ancient but common cooking spice: cinnamon.
By Linda Weiford, WSU News PULLMAN, Wash. – A crop being test-grown at Washington State University’s Organic Farm is skyrocketing in popularity in North America. Even so, less than a year ago, a graduate student growing it at WSU had never seen or tasted it.
By Eric Sorensen, WSU science writer PULLMAN, Wash. – The largest study of its kind has found that organic foods and crops have a suite of advantages over their conventional counterparts, including more antioxidants and fewer, less frequent pesticide residues.
By C. Brandon Chapman, College of Education PULLMAN, Wash. – Student achievement has less to do with testing than with teaching, according to researchers from across the world, including Washington State University.
By Kate Wilhite, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University researchers-turned-entrepreneurs have developed a method for growing trees three times faster while conserving water and reducing the need for pesticides – and they just made their first sale.
PULLMAN, Wash. – A new piece of equipment will allow Washington State University researchers to do high-precision, long-term studies using fewer animals and chemicals, potentially reducing costs and increasing the validity of results.
By Kate Nelson, College of Engineering & Architecture intern PULLMAN, Wash. – Three professors in the Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture have been named among the top cited or influential scientific researchers in the world.