By Kate Wilhite, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – A national conference addressing the effects of manure from agricultural operations on water, air, soil and climate is calling for abstracts. “Waste to Worth” will take place March 31–April 3 in Seattle. The deadline for abstracts is Nov. 17.
PULLMAN, Wash. – A building going up at Washington State University is a practical example of the academic disciplines it will contain.
PULLMAN, Wash. – Ethics, law and policy regulation of environmental toxicants will be discussed by a panel at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, in 305 Bryan Hall, sponsored by the Foley Institute for Public Policy & Public Service at Washington State University.
By Eric Sorensen, WSU science writer PULLMAN, Wash. – An international team of researchers has found extremely small habitats that increase the potential for life on other planets while offering a way to clean up oil spills on our own.
By Sylvia Kantor, WSU Extension WENATCHEE, Wash. – Farmers markets in the state have more than doubled in the last decade, from nearly 80 to more than 160, according to a recent report by Washington State University. The report is based on a 2010 study that examined economic and community impacts of farmers markets that […]
PULLMAN, Wash. – Service by more than 8,000 students will be celebrated during Civic Engagement Week April 20-26 at Washington State University. Students will participate in service projects. Events are free; those open to the public include:
By Beverly Makhani, Office of Undergraduate Education PULLMAN, Wash. – Americans each produce 102 tons of trash in a lifetime. Impacts and implications of “the invisible waste embedded in America’s consumer society” are discussed in the common reading book that will be used 2014-15 at Washington State University Pullman.
PULLMAN, Wash. – Mark Stephan will discuss “open government” and argue for a rethinking of accountability in “Is Transparency Good for Democracy?” at noon Tuesday, March 25, in Bryan 308.
By J. Adrian Aumen, College of Arts & Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – William Cronon, one of the country’s foremost environmental writers, thinkers and historians, will be the featured speaker at two free, public events March 26-27 as part of Washington State University’s Visiting Writer Series.
By E. Kirsten Peters, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – Even if I walked to work each day, I would still be indebted for my daily bread to cars and trucks. The many goods we buy in stores arrive at their destinations courtesy of the internal combustion engine.