November 2014 Promising technology could expand hard cider industry A new study by researchers at Washington State University shows that mechanical harvesting of cider apples can provide labor and cost savings without affecting fruit, juice, or cider quality. The study, published in the journal HortTechnology in October, is one of several studies focused on cider […]
When I take my elderly mother to the emergency room, the nurse asks how much pain she is in, on a scale of 1 to 10. There is a chart with pictures of little smiley faces, neutral faces, and grimacing faces to help a person — perhaps a child — determine a number. Pain management […]
In the world’s driest rainfed wheat region, summer fallow management practices can make all the difference for farmers, water and soil conservation, and air quality.
Do you have a good gut feeling about apples? Your body may — and that could be important to your overall health. Some of the components of apples survive their trip through the upper part of the human digestive tract. Non-digestible compounds, including fiber and substances called polyphenols, stand up to chewing and the effects […]
Research by WSU scientists offers promising solution for stormwater pollution, a major problem for Puget Sound.
November 2014 WSU wins national award for water-saving research Water scarcity – one of the toughest challenges predicted for the 21st century – is being addressed by Washington State University. As part of a multistate research program, WSU is among 19 land-grant universities honored recently for efforts to help farmers irrigate land more efficiently, especially […]
Albert Ravenholt’s legacy is growing posthumously with a $500,000 donation to the Washington State University Wine Science Center from the Albert Victor Ravenholt Foundation.
Mechanical harvesting of cider apples can provide labor and cost savings without affecting fruit, juice, or cider quality.
Greg Möller won a National USDA Excellence in Teaching Award given by the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, one of only two awarded this year.
His teeth had no cavities, but they were heavily worn. He was about my height — some 5 feet, 7 inches tall. He wasn’t petite, likely weighing around 160 pounds. Well before his death, he broke six of his ribs. Five of them never healed, but he kept going nevertheless. A recent article in “The […]