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Tri-Cities team honored for clean tech business idea

By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – Washington State University Tri-Cities technology and a business plan for converting the plant material lignin into biojet fuel won third place among 21 teams at the Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge finals last week.

Today: Exhibit opens of U.S. solar decathlon entry

PULLMAN, Wash. – An exhibit of Washington State University’s entry in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2017 will open to the public at 4:30 p.m. today, Jan. 30, on the ground floor of Carpenter Hall. Team members will answer questions and refreshments will be served.

Submit info on election-related events by July 22

PULLMAN, Wash. – Departments, classes and student groups on all campuses are asked to send information about events or programs they plan related to the Nov. 8 national election for inclusion in Washington State University’s entries in national democratic engagement challenges. The deadline is Friday, July 22.

Salk Middle School, Rogers High School win state MESA

By Kevin Dudley, WSU Spokane SPOKANE, Wash. – Student teams from Salk Middle School and Rogers High School took home first place finishes recently at the MESA State Championship at the Microsoft Conference Center in Redmond, Wash. Salk will represent Washington at the MESA (mathematics, engineering, science achievement) National Competition June 22-25 in Ogden, Utah.

Mars rover team wins second in international competition

By Randy Bolerjack, WSU Everett EVERETT, Wash. – The rust-colored badlands of the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah became a proving ground for aspiring engineers from around the world over the weekend. And at the end, students from the Washington State University North Puget Sound at Everett Mars rover team stood on the second-place […]