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By C. Brandon Chapman, College of Education PULLMAN, Wash. – Amy Roth McDuffie is the new associate dean for research and external funding in the College of Education.

PULLMAN, Wash. – Two doctoral students in biological systems engineering recently earned national first place honors for their Washington State University research.

By Erika Holmes, Viticulture & Enology RICHLAND, Wash. – With classes underway, students and researchers have begun processing grapes for experiments on fruit maturity and irrigation at Washington State University’s new wine center.

PULLMAN, Wash. – The fall calendar is filling quickly and there are several events in the coming weeks you’ll want to put on your schedule. Also, there are some notable changes on the technology front that will streamline communication, enhance teaching and learning, and improve efficiency.

DAYTON, Wash. – Gary Wegner first noticed the problem in 1991, when a field on his family’s farm west of Spokane produced one-fourth the usual amount of wheat. Lab tests revealed a surprising result: the soil had become acidic.

PULLMAN, Wash. – Researchers at Washington State University are looking for mothers of overweight girls to participate in audio-taped interviews for a study about weight and socialization. Participants will receive $20.

By Darin Watkins, Edward R. Murrow College of Communication PULLMAN, Wash. – Last summer’s Ice Bucket Challenge swept the country – a fundraiser to fight amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) that became a social media phenomenon. But why was it so successful?

By Akinlana Sterling, International Programs PULLMAN, Wash. – A Nepali doctoral student whose finances were threatened following spring earthquakes in his country is on track to complete his dissertation this fall thanks to private aid and Washington State University matching funds.

PULLMAN, Wash. – Four researchers at Washington State University have been elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences for 2015.

By Lori Maricle, College of Pharmacy SPOKANE, Wash. – Pharmaceutical sciences researchers at Washington State University have discovered a protein’s previously unknown role in cell division.