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The WSU Crimson Community Grants fund provided the money to nearly 800 low‑income students statewide to help meet educational and related expenses during a spring semester impacted by the COVID‑19 pandemic.

Researchers have shown that a fatty acid called DGLA can induce ferroptosis, an iron-dependent type of cell death, in human cancer cells. The discovery has many implications, including a step toward a potential cancer treatment.

Wheeler will transition to lead the program following the upcoming retirement of James Durfey, who has been with the program 28 years.

An associate professor in WSU’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Shi has been recognized for his significant contributions to research, teaching and professional service.

In a recent Nature Reviews Microbiology article, WSU’s Michael Letko and colleagues call for more research into bat molecular biology and ecology, to help predict, and hopefully prevent, the next pandemic.

Beginning this fall, the major will be offered on the Pullman campus. It is designed for business students seeking managerial positions in the senior living industry, with a focus on hospitality operations.

WSU has joined an open-access publishing model with the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the world’s largest educational and scientific computing society.

Summer Session enrollments across the WSU system have risen nearly 15% compared to the same period of 2019. Summer courses on all campuses are being provided via distance delivery methods.

Climate change will leave some farmers with a difficult conundrum, according to a new study by WSU and Cornell University researchers: Either deal with more revenue volatility or live with a more predictable decrease in crop yields.

Multi‑Factor Authentication for more WSU applications, including Office 365, Blackboard, Adobe and Cougar Card, is scheduled for implementation the evening of Aug. 4.