Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture

Natural protein cage would improve cancer drug delivery

By Tina Hilding, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University researchers have developed a unique, tiny protein cage to deliver nasty chemotherapy chemicals directly to cancer cells. Direct delivery could improve treatment and lessen what can be horrendous side effects from toxic drugs.

Design students bridge disparate Spokane neighborhoods

By Seth Truscott, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences SPOKANE, Wash. – On one side of a knot of overpasses and railroads is Spokane’s thriving University District. On the other is the East Central neighborhood, where 63 percent of residents live at or below the poverty line and fewer than one in three […]

Researchers measure gait to reduce falls from glaucoma

By Michelle Fredrickson, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University researchers have developed a way to carefully analyze a person’s gait with sensors, an innovation that could lead to reduced falls and injuries in people with glaucoma, the second leading cause of blindness in the United States.

Lab’s new equipment advances research

By Michelle Fredrickson, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – Dust particles don’t stand a chance in Washington State University’s cleanroom, one of only three in the state.

Oct. 23: Students present Smart City Spokane designs

SPOKANE, Wash. – Washington State University students will make public presentations of their mid-term smart technology designs for the future of the university district at 2-6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, at the WSU Spokane South Campus Facility Court, 410 E. Spokane Falls Blvd.

Oct. 16: Open house, exhibit honor landscape pioneer, alum

By Seth Truscott, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – Blending of the natural and urban worlds was pioneered by landscape architect Tom Berger at schools and universities, flagship stores, offices and parks across the Pacific Northwest.

Engineering student places second in international competition

By Zahra Debbek, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University’s Pawan Agarwal recently received a second place award for his student paper from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

WSU part of $2.2M grant to advance liquid hydrogen power

PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University researchers are part of a team receiving $2.2 million to develop an efficient and inexpensive hydrogen liquefaction system that could pave the way for mainstream availability of hydrogen fuels and hydrogen-powered vehicles.

Deadline Oct. 21 for middle school engineering/science teams

PULLMAN, Wash. – Middle school classes, homeschool groups, 4-H, scouting, church groups and students in eastern Washington are being sought by Oct. 21 to participate in the Future City competition at Washington State University on Jan. 16. Teams work with a WSU engineering mentor to provide a solution to a societal problem.

Researcher receives grant to improve biofuel production

By Michelle Fredrickson, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – A researcher at Washington State University has received a three-year $450,000 federal grant to develop computer models for using iron to more efficiently refine bio-oils and make better biofuels.