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Extension leader honored for work in national nutrition program

PULLMAN – Linda Kirk Fox, associate vice president and dean of WSU Extension, has been named a national “hero” by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program for her work as co-chair of the EFNEP Task Force. Connie Strode-Castor, an Extension educator who has provided nutrition education to low income families […]

Healthy people, planet focus of WSU Extension symposium

PULLMAN – During WSU Extension’s one-day, statewide symposium, “Relentless Pursuit of a Healthier World,” Wednesday March 11, topics range from food safety and supply, health and wellness, energy security, resilient youth and families, and sustainable agriculture.   The symposium will be delivered via distance technology to seven different sites around the state: Pullman, Spokane, Tri […]

Meehan receives regional extension award

PULLMAN – Donald Meehan, Coupeville, director of WSU Extension’s Natural Resource Stewardship Program, received the 2008 Western Regional Excellence in Extension Award Sunday in Chicago.   The honor is one of five regional awards and one national award given annually by the National Association of State University of Land-Grant Colleges for excellence in educational programming. […]

Historic centerchanges mission

VANCOUVER – WSU’s historic 78th St. Agricultural Research and Extension Center has new owners as of today, along with a new mission and a new plan for the future, all based on a decades-long partnership. Clark County commissioners today announced they will assume ownership of the 79-acre property from WSU. They also outlined a new […]