Board of Regents hold special meeting March 31
WSU Regents will gather in Everett beginning at 10:15 a.m. to hear presentations from student clubs as well as for a tour of the campus.
climate change
Climate change science vs. politics marks focus of CEREO debate
The Center for Environmental Research, Education and Outreach’s Debate Series Spring 2019 continues with “Tapping the tensions between the science and politics of climate change.”
Emergency medicine expert connects climate change, human health
Dr. Paul Auerbach, a physician, author, and professor of medicine at Stanford, will present “Climate Change and Human Health — There Are No Boundaries.”
Climate change affects breeding birds
Wild house finches are breeding earlier as temperatures get warmer. These results aren’t necessarily problematic and might result in a longer breeding season and more offspring.
May 5: Town Hall discussion on climate change education
Climate change is a key driver of global agricultural, environmental and social system transformation. As a land grant institution, WSU has a mission to educate students about climate change and how it impacts the world in which we live.
April 10: Disease control in reused wastewater
PULLMAN, Wash. – A warming world climate is expected to increase the need for successful recycling of wastewater for human use and irrigation. Controlling disease-causing viruses in this water will be discussed at 4:10 p.m. Monday, April 10, in PACCAR 202 at Washington State University.
Researchers tackle impact of climate change on plants
By Eric Sorensen, WSU science writer PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University researchers are undertaking an industrious investigation into the effects of global warming on plants. Making the effort possible is a fully automated “plant hotel” that can analyze up to 6,000 seedlings in a single experiment.
Jan. 27-29: Helping neighborhoods adapt to climate change
SAN FRANCISCO – Five public, community workshops to help some San Francisco neighborhoods adapt to sea level rising, flooding and drought will be hosted by the Washington State University Adaptive Water Urbanism Initiative Jan. 27-29.
Computer models find ancient solutions to modern problems
By Will Ferguson, College of Arts & Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University archaeologists are at the helm of new research using sophisticated computer technology to learn how past societies responded to climate change.
Research: Arctic’s role as climate moderator threatened
By Eric Sorensen, WSU science writer SAN FRANCISCO – Scientists in a rare and sometimes dangerous study of the Arctic have found that the region’s thinning sea ice is more prone to melting and storms, threatening its role as a moderator of the planet’s climate.