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WSU graduate student Ashley Giesa (left) teaches coffee growers in Maraba, Rwanda, how to use laptop computers to track coffee prices and communicate with clients around the world. Three students, along with PI Colleen Taugher and Virgil Crampton of the Center to Bridge the Digital Divide, and Jerman Rose, professor of Entrepreneurial Studies in the College of Business, traveled to Africa in July in collaboration with the Partnership for Enhancing Agriculture in Rwanda through Linkages (PEARL). The new tele-center opened July 14. Read about it at http://allafrica.com/stories/200607190446.html.
The initiative is designed to educate faculty and staff with a deeper understanding of the mental health concerns students face and to equip them with the tools to provide support.
College of Medicine researchers received a $1.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study medical ableism through a national survey of people with disabilities.
From radical partisanship to the role of race and gender in upcoming elections, this fall’s Foley Institute speaker series is bringing experts to weigh in on important topics leading up to Election Day.
The WSU application could revolutionize the way scientists study hair and ultimately lead to the development of health diagnostics based solely on hair.
The three dining centers on the WSU Pullman campus have achieved three‑star certification from the Green Restaurant Association for their sustainability efforts.
Some of the butterflies most in danger of fluttering out of existence fare better when their habitats are actively managed by humans, a WSU-led study found.
Political science researchers received a Department of Defense Minerva Research Initiative grant to help counter destabilizing disinformation campaigns and violent extremism in Africa.