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Like a dog, like a frog, like a … starling?

By Linda Weiford, WSU News PULLMAN, Wash. – Did you hear the police siren wailing from a nearby treetop? How about the barking dog from a power line? Chances are you heard a common starling, a bird that’s making plenty of noise this time of year – not only in the Pacific Northwest but every […]

Horsemanship expert to speak at WSU

PULLMAN – Renowned horse behaviorist and natural horsemanship expert Dr. Robert M. Miller is coming to Pullman on April 28 to give two public seminars. “Behavior and Misbehavior of the Horse” begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m. in room 203 of the Smith Center for Undergraduate Education on the Pullman campus. Tickets […]

Researcher studies infants seeking clues for later behavior

PULLMAN, Wash. — Most parents spend time playing with, and closely watching, their newborns, foreseeing their child’s future based on this gesture or that facial expression. Masha Gartstein, assistant professor of psychology at Washington State University, is trying to take that one step farther. By systematically studying the behavior of infants, she hopes to find […]