Science & Technology

Emeritus Professor Tim Kohler holds the distinction of being the first archaeologist to contribute to a United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report as a lead author.

A three‑year National Science Foundation grant aims to improve the security and functionality of software programs by helping computer programming languages better communicate at the basic level.

In seeking to address global warming, the aviation industry has committed to reducing its carbon emissions in half by 2050.

An improved method for treating age-related eye diseases is one of nine projects by WSU researchers awarded with gap funding this year.

The sealer is able to better protect concrete from moisture and salt—the two most damaging factors in crumbling concrete infrastructure in northern states.

The annual science communication conference will be held March 23–25 in person in Portland, Oregon and in real-time online. The theme is Making Connections: The many arms of science communication.

A new grant is enabling one WSU engineer to explore whether techniques used by kangaroo rats to make highly durable burrows from little more than sand could be used by humans to build structures for a harsher climate.

A research team has received an MJ Murdock Charitable Trust grant to develop a market-ready wireless receiver for data communications systems.

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions, relieving chronic pain, understanding protest behavior, and conserving wildlife are among the goals of eight faculty-mentored undergraduate research projects.

A high protein diet appears linked to kidney disease and shortened lifespans for captive polar bears, a relationship similarly suspected in humans, according to a paper led by a WSU wildlife biologist.