2008

WSU Alumnus Lauded in Nature

PULLMAN, Wash. — Jerry Glover, who earned three degrees at Washington State University from 1997 to 2001, is described as one of the “five crop researchers who could change the world,” in a news feature by Emma Marris in the current issue of Nature, the international weekly science journal. Glover is an agroecologist at the […]

Budget Update

You’ve seen the headlines and the messages from President Floyd and our state officials. We find ourselves in one of the most difficult economic situations in our country’s history; in Washington State, we face an estimated $6 billion hole in the state budget for the next biennium. As an economist, I can tell you that […]

Undergrad Research, Irrigation, Academy of Science, Wine Auction

Students Get Their Hands On Science An unprecedented number of undergraduate students in WSU’s College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences (CAHNRS) will have the opportunity to conduct hands-on science thanks to a series of grants from the college specifically aimed at supporting undergraduate research. “Experiential learning and applying basic science and research to […]

Ruckelshaus Center to Be Featured at TRIDEC Lunch, Dec. 9

KENNEWICK, Wash. – William D. Ruckelshaus, the first administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, will head a list of luminaries who will discuss collaborative problem solving and the services provided by the William D. Ruckelshaus Center. The discussion will take place at the Tri-City Development Council Membership Luncheon at 11:30 a.m., Dec. 9, at the […]

Nov. 24 – Dec. 1

Tuesday’s Tri-City Herald reported on Sen. Maria Cantwell’s Monday visit and her comments about the role of initiatives at the WSU Bioproducts, Science and Engineering Lab in developing alternative energy sources. Saturday’s Lewiston Morning Tribune included a story on the findings of Jessica Goldberger’s statewide survey of organic farmers. Tuesday’s Peninsula Daily News reported on […]

More than One Way to Do It

Those of us who’ve been around for a few decades have seen friends or family engulfed in bitter custody disputes. There’s nothing like denouncing the other parent of your children in open court (and paying steep legal bills for the privilege of doing so). Custody clashes are clearly only the tip of the iceberg of […]

WSU Extension’s Horizons Program Honored for Work

SPOKANE, Wash. – Partnering to promote the Horizons leadership program in the Inland Northwest has earned Washington State University Extension and the University of Idaho honors from Inland Northwest Partners. INP, a regional, non-profit, economic development organization, last week honored local communities and organizations for outstanding contributions toward economic development in the region. It bestowed […]