Research

Of the 256 Washington State University students accepted to present 213 posters at the seventh annual Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (SURCA) event April 2, 54 took home 44 awards for their top presentations across eight categories.

At this WSU-wide venue for students from all majors, there were 20 winners of 17 $300 crimson awards, the highest possible; 27 winners of 20 $200 gray awards, the second-highest; 6 winners of 6 $100 novice awards, for students with up to two semesters of research work and who show exceptional promise; and, 1 recipient of 1 $100 early career award, given to freshmen and sophomores … » More …

Kathryn Harris, a WSU Ph.D. candidate, has received a 2018-19 AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowship.

WSU and the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are creating three joint institutes to improve bioproducts, the power grid and nuclear sciences.

More than 250 Washington State University students will participate in the seventh annual Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (SURCA) on April 2.

Dustin McLarty, a Ph.D. in WSU’s School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, received a $678,014 grant from the Department of Energy to further hybrid power systems research.

Posters/displays by faculty, staff, graduate students, and professional students will highlight scholarship, research and creative expression.

SPOKANE, Wash. – WSU’s College of Pharmacy and the family of Keith Campbell will host a “Celebration of Life” to honor the late Professor Emeritus R. Keith Campbell, 2 p.m. Saturday, April 21, in Spokane.

Outlets ran the gamut of the nation’s most popular media, including CNN, The Washington Post and National Public Radio, as well as specialty science publications like Science and all the region’s major news vehicles.

Latest figures show WSU expended $42.8 million in USDA research and development funding, leading the list of 350 universities nationwide for fiscal year 2016, the latest year for which full figures are available.

By Karen Hunt, Office of Research

PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University tops the list of U.S. Department of Agriculture research and development expenditures, according to the most recent figures available.