September 18, 2019
Researchers are getting closer to understanding how bears can endure months of inactivity without the harmful health deterioration suffered by sedentary humans.
Science & Technology
September 17, 2019
Postdoctoral researcher Travis Olds has discovered and named 18 new minerals, including ewingite, the most structurally complex mineral known on earth.
September 10, 2019
The team includes students from the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, The Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture and the Carson College of Business.
August 26, 2019
Moving can be tough, but eventually most of us acclimate to new surroundings. That’s true for humans, and research from WSU shows it’s the same for sage-grouse too.
August 21, 2019
An interdisciplinary research team led by a WSU professor will study ways to improve retention of students in engineering and computer science.
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August 13, 2019
WSU scientists are helping provide a head-start for frogs overcoming long odds.
August 12, 2019
The sonar-based device could enable engineers to better assess and prepare for future situations at the Hanford site.
August 2, 2019
WSU architect Omar Al-Hassawi, an expert at reducing indoor temperatures without the use of electricity, offers some suggestions for beating the heat this summer.
July 25, 2019
The bendable, flexible waterjet needles create less friction than straight needles and cause less buckling of the needle and tearing of the surrounding tissue.
July 19, 2019
As the world celebrates the 50th anniversary of mankind’s first steps on the moon, it seems an ideal time to feature this recent lunar question posed by a Pullman youngster to Ask Dr. Universe.
July 18, 2019
Engineering Associate Professor Jacob Leachman will use the $1.8 million grant to help make hydrogen refueling of military vehicles more convenient and reliable than conventional hydrocarbon fuels.
July 16, 2019
The rare corpse flower is expected to be in bloom for up to 48 hours and can be seen in person 8 a.m. – 9 p.m. on the WSU Vancouver campus or via live webcam anytime.
July 16, 2019
WSU scientists have improved the software for studying asteroids and determining which of them might be on a collision course with Earth.
July 15, 2019
Just 10 minutes of interacting with cats and dogs produced a significant reduction in students’ cortisol, a major stress hormone.
July 10, 2019
The innovative blocks are designed to reduce waste while providing an affordable building material that could lower housing costs.
July 10, 2019
Nicknamed Titan VanCoug, the giant, pungent flower is expected to bloom at the end of July or the beginning of August and is being displayed both on campus and via livestream.
July 8, 2019
New WSU research shows people can be taught coping mechanisms to avoid negative responses to boring situations.
June 28, 2019
Today, residents of the Pacific Northwest remain among the few who can still marvel at the brilliance of the Milky Way on a clear moonless night.
June 26, 2019
If you are an ice worm isolated on a glacial mountaintop the expectation is you aren’t going anywhere but new WSU research shows this isn’t always the case.
June 17, 2019
Training adult grizzly bears to give blood turned out to be much easier than WSU graduate student Joy Erlenbach imagined.
June 13, 2019
The prototypes will be implemented in classrooms in spring of 2020.