equipment

Murdock Grant to fund next-generation science at WSU

By Will Ferguson, College of Arts & Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – A car battery that gets you from Pullman to Seattle on a single charge. Flexible electronics that can be sewn into clothing. An affordable transportation fuel made from hydrogen and carbon monoxide. Washington State University researchers are a big step closer to making these […]

April 26: Tools, horsepower for the small farm at workshop

EVERETT, Wash. – From wheel hoes, seeders and cultivators to binders, thrashers, walk-behinds and spaders, the tools available to modern farmers can be overwhelming. The workshop “Tools, Equipment and Horsepower for the Small Farm: a Practical Look at What Works” will help participants gain knowledge to make the most of equipment purchases.

Bill tightens rules on hiring, wages, travel

Gov. Chris Gregoire signed a legislative bill last week, Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5460, that reinforces and tightens spending policies, including hiring, personal services contracts, equipment purchases, out-of-state travel and wage increases.   The bill affects all state agencies, including higher education. WSU administrators are working with other higher education institutions and the state Office […]

Final Library Road project underway

  (Photo by University Photographer Shelly Hanks, from on the top floor of the Administration Annex Building.)    The Phase III construction project to remodel Library Road began March 17, marking the final phase in an effort originally begun  in 2000.  The $15 million project will extend the Library Road  remodel effort from the Administration Annex building to the Bookie. The project is slated to be completed […]

Schweitzer donates equipment to protect university system

PULLMAN – Washington State University is upgrading the electrical distribution system on its Pullman campus, thanks to the donation of state-of-the-art digital protective relays, meters, and communication devices from Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL). The donated equipment, worth more than $178,000, includes six distribution protection relays, 44 overcurrent/reclosing relays, 60 revenue metering systems, eight communication […]