Research

The fund supports research with high market potential and provides researchers up to $40,000 to boost their ability to make an economic impact on society.

From “murder hornets” to life on other planets, the most popular WSU research coverage in a year dominated by COVID‑19 played on questions of how things could get worse or how we might leave this troubled planet.

New WSU research indicates there may be significant differences in how chronic cannabis use affects males and females.

Why and when students-athletes use social media, rather than how much, has a greater influence on their mental health, according to one of the first wide-scale surveys of social media engagement and well-being in college athletes.

New WSU research is shedding light on family attitudes towards online privacy. The project could ultimately help increase the use of contact tracing apps.

Studies conducted in yeast show that exposure to ultraviolet light induces new types of DNA damage that may cause the deadliest form of skin cancer, malignant melanoma.

Participants in the Motivating Innovation and Research Achievement program will receive $12,000 for tuition for four academic years plus $4,000 for summer research with a faculty member.

The program has helped more than 35,000 students in their quest to attend college since it was founded in 2002.

New WSU research shows teen boys exposed to pro-marijuana messages are more likely than female peers to associate marijuana use with improving sexual activity.

A new video explains WSU’s ground-breaking science behind surrogate sires.