Editors Note: Interviews and video available for download (see below). PULLMAN, Wash. – 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 five-year, […]
LA CROSSE, Wash. – La Crosse-area farmer Steve Camp is squeezing a lot out of the camelina he grew last summer – highly nutritious livestock feed, oil that can be used for cooking, and perhaps most importantly, biodiesel that provides growing energy independence and another step toward on-farm sustainability.
COUPEVILLE, Wash. — Camano Island resident and longtime WSU Beach Watchers volunteer Barbara Brock has been named Island County Coastal Volunteer of the Year.
A WSU junior has been selected to participate in a prestigious internship at Cornell University. Rachel Daniel, an Agricultural Biotechnology major, will participate in the two month internship program beginning in June. Researchers in Cornell’s Department of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology mentor summer scholars in a program in which undergraduate scientists pursue research projects.
PULLMAN, Wash. — James Cook, former dean of the Washington State University College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences and emeritus professor of plant pathology and crop and soil sciences, will be awarded the Wolf Prize for Agriculture. The Wolf Prizes, awarded annually by the Israel-based Wolf Foundation, are given in agriculture, chemistry, mathematics, […]
MOSCOW, Idaho – USDA officials will announce a major research initiative Friday in Washington, D.C., led by the University of Idaho, with partners Washington State and Oregon State universities, and the USDA Agricultural Research Service. A media availability is set for Friday, Feb. 18, at 11 a.m. PST in the University of Idaho Agricultural Biotechnology […]
The pubic is bombarded with news reports saying that young people in the U.S. aren’t learning enough about science, especially compared to kids in Asia. I’m not sure that’s true, because I work at a large university where I see very able American students starting to excel in their scientific careers, and I hear back […]
PULLMAN, Wash. — Thanks to Washington State University food scientist Dong-Hyun Kang and his colleagues, the rising number of organic produce consumers around the world may soon be able to enjoy their fruits and veggies with less risk of food-borne illness than recent headlines have suggested.
PULLMAN, Wash. – Over 250 Washington state youth will become reporters, editors and photographers at the annual Washington State University Extension 4-H Know Your Government Conference in Olympia, February 19 – 22 at the Red Lion Hotel.
U.S. News and World Report on Wednesday reported on the latest findings regarding hibernation from grizzly bear research being conducted at WSU and Cal State Long Beach. http://www.usnews.com/science/articles/2011/02/09/a-change-of-heart-keeps-bears-healthy-while-hibernating?s_cid=rss:a-change-of-heart-keeps-bears-healthy-while-hibernating Monday’s Tri-City Herald previewed the Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers convention held this week and highlighted WSU’s role in the convention. http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2011/02/07/1357573/wine-grape-growers-to-converge.html Northwest Cable News aired […]