May 6, 2020
Researchers found that wood frogs, known for their ability to survive being frozen through, are more susceptible to lethal ranavirus infections if they have been raised in ponds high in salinity from road deicer.
Science & Technology
June 4, 2020
WSU researchers have developed a technology that is more than 30 times more sensitive than current lab‑based tests in finding early stage cancer biomarkers in blood.
June 1, 2020
The team reports one of the best results to date for a sodium-ion battery. It is able to deliver a capacity similar to a low-end lithium-ion battery and to recharge successfully, keeping more than 80 percent of its charge after 1,000 cycles.
May 27, 2020
Innovations in information processing such as writing and coinage were as critical to the development of early human societies as the internet is to us today, according to new WSU research.
May 20, 2020
Two WSU researchers are helping to examine the attributes of potential STEM teachers to better predict later retention and success as part of the American Institutes for Research project.
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May 14, 2020
Led by viral infection researcher Professor Santanu Bose, the WSU team is shedding new light on why some viral infections of the respiratory tract are so deadly.
May 12, 2020
Sarah Murphy is one of 62 outstanding students from across the United States selected for the award.
May 11, 2020
From the impact of a Universal Basic Income to safer nuclear fuel to muscle genes in trout—this year’s eight New Faculty Seed Grant awards span a wide range of topics and disciplines.
May 7, 2020
Using its statewide reach, WSU is helping improve access to broadband service in rural and underserved communities across Washington.
May 4, 2020
Before the end of the century, rapid heating could mean 3.5 billion people will be living outside the climate ‘niche’ in which humans have thrived for 6,000 years, according to a new study led in part by a WSU scientist.
May 4, 2020
When Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980, it leveled more than 230 square miles of forest, but it also opened a rare scientific opportunity to study how an ecosystem responds after an extreme disturbance.
May 1, 2020
WSU research shows decisions to include specific animations in instruction should be based on whether the resources include elements that increase learning rather than subjective perceptions of effectiveness and enjoyment.
April 30, 2020
New Washington State University research could help make sure persistent arthritis caused by Lyme disease doesn’t linger for a lifetime.
April 28, 2020
Scientists are one step closer to understanding how the cancer-fighting drug Taxol is produced by trees, according to a new paper led by WSU researchers.
April 28, 2020
The study shows students taking introductory biology coupled with a service-learning project, performed better academically and had improved first-year retention rates compared with students who did not participate in service-learning.
April 27, 2020
WSU’s Department of Chemistry will mail lab kits to students taking undergraduate chemistry courses during the Summer 2020 term to help them complete hands-on lab requirements while at home.
April 23, 2020
New study found that children had a physical response when parents tried to hide their emotions.
April 22, 2020
The exercise takes students far beyond traditional lessons by giving them access to detailed 3D cell models, demonstrating the true complexity of cells that can’t be depicted in textbooks.
April 21, 2020
A WSU research team led by Nick Engdahl is working to rewrite the book on how to prevent culverts from becoming fish migration barriers.
April 9, 2020
Canada lynx are losing ground in Washington state. A massive monitoring study led by WSU researchers has found the big cat on only about 20% of its potential habitat in the state.
April 3, 2020
A WSU-led study published in Nature Communications found that drylands around the world will expand because of future climate change, but their average productivity will likely be reduced.