Trio of USDA grants will help WSU scientist make food safer, reduce waste

WSU professor Kang Huang has three significant grants from the USDA-NIFA to help bolster food safety and reduce food waste across the country.

A person in a white lab coat uses scientific equipment other to put material from one item into a test tube in a laboratory.

In a camper down by the river: WSU students spend spring break helping cows, newborn calves

Four students spent spring break living amongst, and helping care for, the university’s beef cattle herd during calving season.

3 people stand around a large cow, all petting it. The person on the right has his left arm in a sling.

Long-term study confirms pollen-replacing feed strengthens honey bee colonies 

New study shows a man-made food source provided honey bees a nutritious diet at a commercial scale.

Close up of a hand placing a white rectangle into a honey bee box.

WSU scientists capture a bear’s eye view of life in the Arctic

WSU researchers recently attached video cameras to collars on several Arctic grizzly bears to learn more about their lives.

Top third is the underside of a grizzly bear's muzzle. 4 wolves stand on snow in front of the bear.

16 faculty earn tenure and promotion in 2026

Congratulations to the 16 faculty members who earned tenure and/or promotion this year!

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WSU turfgrass professor and area farmer make national ‘Ask This Old House’ appearance

Prof. Michael Neff to appear on the PBS show Ask This Old House talking about grass seed production

2 people shake hands in a field. They are surrounded by television equipment.