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WSU files counter suits to protect new apple variety

PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University announced today that it has taken legal action in state and federal court against Phytelligence, an agricultural biotechnology company, for breach of contract and patent and trademark infringement. The litigation, which relates to the Cosmic Crisp apple, was filed to protect WSU’s intellectual property rights.

WSU receives $1 million from Keck Foundation to develop self-replicating materials

By Will Ferguson, College of Arts and Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University scientists have been awarded $1 million from the W.M. Keck Foundation to develop molecular machines that self-replicate, producing pounds of 100-percent pure material. 

Sexual harassment, gender stereotypes prevalent among youth

By Corrie Wilder, Edward R. Murrow College of Communication PULLMAN, Wash. – Young women enrolled in high schools and colleges told Washington State University researchers that people routinely make sexual comments, both in-person and online, about them and their bodies.

Researchers use single-atom catalyst, convert CO to CO2

By Siddharth Vodnala, intern, Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – Researchers from Washington State University and Tufts University have demonstrated for the first time that a single metal atom can act as a catalyst in converting carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide, a chemical reaction that is commonly used in catalytic converters to […]

WSU Regents approve real estate proposals, housing and dining rates

By Phil Weiler, University Communications RICHLAND, Wash. – The Washington State University Board of Regents today agreed to move forward with two real estate actions and approved an increase to certain housing and dining rates for students in Pullman.

Researchers use recycled carbon fiber to improve permeable pavement

By Tina Hilding, Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – A Washington State University research team is solving a high-tech waste problem while addressing the environmental challenge of stormwater run-off.

Life always finds a way

By Will Ferguson, College of Arts and Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – For the first time, researchers have seen life rebounding in the world’s driest desert, demonstrating that it could also be lurking in the soils of Mars.