News Articles

Feb. 21 – 27

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 […]

CAHNRS News – February 25

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 […]

WSU Economist Finds Nation’s Railcar Fleet in Jeopardy, Impacting Environment and Shipments of Goods

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, Viruses

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 […]

WSU in Search of Graduate Student Who Can Change the World

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.

Washington State Military Kids and Families Summit

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.

Feb. 14 – 20

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 […]