PULLMAN – The Graduate School and the Graduate and Professional Student Association now are taking applications for fall semester graduate student travel grants. These grants are intended to help students in their research and scholarly activities and to present papers at significant meetings. The deadline for the fall 2010 travel grant applications is 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. […]
SEATTLE – WSU women’s basketball Head Coach June Daugherty is continuing in her efforts to raise awareness for Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) and Automatic External Defibrillators (AEDs), speaking at an event being held in conjunction with the Seattle Sounders FC game Sunday, July 11. Daugherty is working with the Heart of Seattle Schools Project, […]
MIRAMAR, Fla. – WSU athlete Jeshua Anderson won the gold medal in the intermediate hurdles July 11 at the North American, Central American, Caribbean (NACAC) Under-23 Championships at the Ansin Sports Complex in Miramar, Fla. Anderson, a junior from Woodland Hills, Calif., won the men’s 400m hurdles with a time of 49.33 seconds after having the fastest semifinals […]
Choon-Shik Yoo and students in laboratory. (Photo courtesy of Washington State Magazine) PULLMAN – Using super-high pressures similar to those found deep in the Earth or on a giant planet, WSU researchers have created a compact, never-before-seen material capable of storing vast amounts of energy. “If you think about it, it is […]
PULLMAN – A downturn in the price of bonds has resulted in dramatic savings for students at Washington State University. A $15 million refinance of WSU’s Student Housing and Dining bonds at the low rate of around 3.3% has resulted in a net savings of over $2 million. “Housing and dining at WSU […]
Zhang PROSSER – Qin Zhang, a professor in the department of biological systems engineering and a senior scientist in agricultural automation, is the new director of WSU’s Center for Precision Agricultural Systems headquartered in Prosser. Zhang, who has served as assistant director of CPAS for the past year, assumed his new responsibilities on July 1. […]
MONCTON, New Brunswick, Canada — WSU freshman Holly Parent won the women’s high jump at the Canadian Junior Track & Field Championships in Moncton, New Brunswick, Sunday, July 4. Parent, from Victoria, British Columbia, and competing for the BC Athletics Club, cleared 5-feet, 9 3/4 inches (1.77m), to win the women’s junior […]
Cattle grazing. Photo by istockphoto.com PULLMAN – Having the right number of cattle on the right piece of land for the right amount of time for the right reasons might be a powerful farming tool for ensuring the long-term sustainability – both economic and environmental – of their operations, according to Donald D. Nelson, […]
PULLMAN – There really is a balance of nature, but as accepted as that thought is, it has rarely been studied. Now WSU researchers, writing in the journal ‘Nature,’ have found that more balanced animal and plant communities typical of organic farms work better at fighting pests and growing a better plant. […]
PULLMAN – The annual Cougar Sports Banquet and Auction featuring WSU Athletic Director Bill Moos and former WSU football standout Rueben Mayes is set for Aug. 19 at the Coeur d’Alene Resort and Convention Center. Cougar head coaches and other former standout WSU student-athletes will also be at the event. Mayes played for WSU during […]