Washington State University

New program innovative, values-based

PULLMAN, Wash. – A revolutionary approach to leadership based on adapting to the ebb and flow of specific environments is the focus of an online certificate program offered for the first time by Washington State University’s new Center for Transformational Learning and Leadership. Registration for the first session of the “Tidal Leadership Certificate Program” is […]

10 questions with WSU alum, NBA star Klay Thompson

Klay Thompson on drive. Photo courtesy of Golden State Warriors.       COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – During his second season with the Golden State Warriors, Washington State University basketball great Klay Thompson averaged 16.6 points per game in 82 games and 15.2 points in the postseason. Thompson teamed with Stephen Curry to form what Golden […]

Cougar Quest sets standard for success

Photos by Shelly Hanks, WSU Photo Services Article and SoundSlides by Robert Frank, WSU News Music by Joe Satriani, “If I could fly”   Cougar Quest by the Numbers 171 students attended junior high week 183 students attended high school week 60 students each week benefitted from GEAR UP Grants 112 students have attended more […]

Regents rescind 2 percent tuition increase

PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University’s Board of Regents on Monday voted to rescind a 2 percent tuition increase in the wake of passage of a new state budget that reinvests in higher education.   “We have the best budget we have seen in two decades, and I thank our state legislators for that,” said WSU President […]

WSU helps teens explore life after high school

PULLMAN, Wash. – Some come from bustling cities. Others from tiny towns. But all students at the recent state 4-H teen conference wondered about the same question: What does life hold after high school? More than 330 Washington teens sampled workshops, heard dynamic speakers and attended a college and career fair to help find answers […]

June 27, 2013

General News 06-27-13 Huffington Post – Marijuana-Fed Pigs Make ‘Best Pork Chop You’ve Ever Had’  Related: * Bloomberg Business Week – Flavor experiment: Wash. farmer feeds pot to pigs   * Yakima Herald – Photos: Farmer feeds pot to pigs  * Tacoma News Tribune – Flavor experiment: Wash. farmer feeds pot to pigs   * Food Manufacturing – Wash. Farmer Feeds […]

Interim provost finds few surprises, big challenges

    PULLMAN, Wash. – Since Dan Bernardo became Washington State University’s interim provost on June 1, the former dean of the College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences (CAHNRS) said the only thing he has really found surprising is the number of people who report to him directly.   After working closely with […]

WSU professor becomes ambassador for oboes

  PULLMAN, Wash. – A Washington State University music professor is using oboes to capture hearts and minds in Southeast Asia.   Keri McCarthy has received a WSU grant to bring the woodwind instruments to Burma, where they are virtually nonexistent.   “The oboe has never been adopted in Burma,” said McCarthy, a renowned oboist […]

Alive! 2013 in full swing

  Photos by Robert Hubner, WSU Photo Services   PULLMAN, Wash. – Alive! 2013 is in full swing on the Washington State University Pullman campus, as new students go through a three-day orientation process. Led by orientation staff, participants get a tour of the campus and a chance to meet and make friends with other […]