Despite common perceptions that big cities have more violence, women living in small towns are most at risk of violence from current or former spouses and partners, according to new WSU research.
The project is part of the Business Growth Mentor and Analysis Program or MAP. The program pairs students and a mentor with local businesses or nonprofits, where students take on a consulting role.
A third of this year’s class of new members in the Washington State Academy of Sciences are from Washington State University. This honor recognizes the new members for their outstanding records of scientific and technical achievement.
A study by WSU researchers found that fears of confirming stereotypes about pregnant workers as incompetent, weak or less committed to their job can drive pregnant employees to work extra hard, risking injury.
Some of the most common mental disorders, including depression, anxiety and PTSD, might not be disorders at all, according to a recent paper by WSU biological anthropologists.
The virtual event was held over five days. Posters were judged via an Online Research Showcase Gallery that features students and their posters. Poster winners were announced during the Virtual Award Ceremony on Friday, April 24.
When Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980, it leveled more than 230 square miles of forest, but it also opened a rare scientific opportunity to study how an ecosystem responds after an extreme disturbance.