Pullman, Wash. – Washington State University research on food processing techniques that could improve the quality of meals soldiers eat in the field was featured in the March 2007 edition of Food Engineering Magazine. The research, funded by WSU’s International Marketing Program for Agricultural Commodities & Trade (IMPACT) Center, was conducted by Juming Tang, IMPACT […]
Pullman–Washington State University has signed an agreement with Cougar Restaurant Enterprises Inc. of Pullman to establish a restaurant at the university’s Palouse Ridge Golf Club, a new 18-hole championship golf course and practice facility currently under construction on campus. Banyan’s on the Ridge will be located in the clubhouse to be built at the golf […]
PULLMAN–Facutly, staff and students will have the opportunity to choose from a variety of vendors when the CUB reopens after renovations are completed in Fall 2008. The selection process for determining the selected eateries required vendors to provide a written proposal outlining the planned menu, approximate prices, hours of operations, and commitment to WSU and […]
National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, Nov. 13-18, will kick off at WSU with a message from Steve Gleason, New Orleans Saints football player and former WSU football player, followed by a panel discussion by faculty and students who have expertise with issues of hunger, homelessness and the Katrina rebuilding efforts. The forum will begin […]
Recent national outbreaks of Salmonella linked to lettuce and tomatoes and E. coli from bagged spinach highlight the challenges of protecting the food supply from accidental contamination. The food industry is also mindful of the need for systems to protect against the potential for intentional contamination. Two nationally known food security experts will conduct a […]
The CUB is closed for two years’ renovation, but the WSU community has a range of alternatives for food services, said Liz Khosravi, Dining Services associate director. They include:• Hillside Café and Market at Wilmer-Davis residence hall.• Northside Marketplace at Regents-Stearns residence hall.• Stephenson dining, in the Stephenson residence complex.• Espresso bars in Lighty, Bustad […]
(Photo: Dining Services’ (l-r) Di Wharton, snack bar lead, and Karen Peterson, student worker, show menu items offered in the Smith Center for Undergraduate Education’s Cyber Café. Photo by Shelly Hanks, WSU Photo Services.) With the Compton Union Building closed for two years for renovation, members of the WSU Pullman community have a range of alternatives […]
Fewer than one-third of American households are making meals from scratch — a noticeable 7 percent decline from just two years ago, according to survey results by the Institute of Food Technologists, printed in the Feb. 15 issue of the Seattle Post Intelligencer.“Everyone is going so fast,” said Barry Swanson, a professor of food and […]
The Washington State University community will celebrate scholarship, research and the arts — and honor those individuals who excel in these endeavors — during the daylong Showcase 2005 on Friday, April 1. The day’s events will include a poster session, lunch and lecture and evening awards banquet. “WSU employees responded enthusiastically to this opportunity to […]
The Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (WADDL), in the College of Veterinary Medicine, has received a $750,000 federal appropriation to join a founding network of similar facilities dedicated to homeland security. The funding is part of a U.S. Department of Agriculture plan to share responsibilities for animal disease surveillance and diagnosis with accredited state animal […]