When WSU Island County Beach Watchers decided to change venues for its Sound Waters educational event after 15 years there was concern there might be a decline in participants. Instead, well over 600 people attended this year’s “one day university.”
PULLMAN, Wash. – A balanced approach to fertilizing turf grass is the topic for an upcoming webinar at 10 a.m., Wednesday, March 2. Delivered by Washington State University agronomists Gwen Stahnke and Eric Miltner, the session is the latest in WSU Extension’s “Research That Works for You” series. It is free and open to the […]
A Seattle Times editorial on Tuesday offering suggestions on changes in state budgeting suggested that the revenue from a proposed elimination of a tax break on farms with gross receipts above $2 million be redirected to fund agricultural research at WSU. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorials/2014301506_edit23budget.html The business web site Xconomy.com on Thursday posted a story on how elimination […]
SPOKANE, Wash. — Identifying and taking advantage of resources to help rural communities throughout the state pursue local economic development will be the focus of the Rural Washington Conference 2011. The theme for the two-day event is “Pathways to Prosperity.”
Congratulations, Jim Cook! Wolf Prize Well Deserved All of us in CAHNRS and across the Cougar Nation were heartened to hear the news of our colleague Jim Cook’s receipt of the prestigious Wolf Prize in Agriculture. The Wolf Prize is awarded once a year by the Wolf Foundation and is one of the six Wolf […]
Pullman, Wash. — The nation’s $90 billion fleet of privately owned freight railway cars may be in jeopardy, according to a new report released today by the Transportation Research Group in Washington State University’s School of Economics. The fleet is integral to the efficient movement of goods by rail and drastically reduces the environmental impact […]
Climate Change, Grain Production Is Focus of $20 Million Grant for UI, WSU, OSU Helping one of the largest wheat producing regions in the world mitigate and successfully adapt to climate change is the focus of research that scientists from the University of Idaho, Washington State University and Oregon State University will conduct with a […]
Washington State University is asking its Ph.D. students if one of them has enough gumption to believe they can improve the lives of at least a million people.
The student with the best idea will win a $30,000 scholarship to Singularity University (SU), a Silicon Valley institution aimed at fostering earth-shattering technologies. Just as important, the winning WSU student will serve as the representative for the entire United States in this international contest, with the ultimate winners taking part in an inventive 10-week graduate studies program.
PUYALLUP, Wash. – The fourth annual Washington State Military Kids and Families Summit will focus on providing needed resources to military children and the people who support them. The event, open to military families, educators, community leaders and the public, is March 4 in Tacoma. Workshops include how children cope with deployment, transitions, and reunions.
The Associated Press reported Friday on the $20 million USDA grant to University of Idaho, WSU and OSU to study the relationship between climate change and cereal crop production. Several media outlets carried the story. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2014266221_apwaclimatenorthwest1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Wednesday’s Seattle Times reported on former CAHNRS Dean Jim Cook receiving the prestigious Wolf Award for agriculture. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2014235886_wolfprize16m.html An […]