Indigenous student group, AMDT partner on new sash for upcoming powwow
Apparel and textile design major Marina Wilson designed and made a sash to be worn by Miss Pah-Loots-Puu, chosen at the WSU Pah-Loots-Puu powwow.

2023 a potentially bad year for honey bees
A confluence of disasters means 2023 could be a challenging year for beekeepers and the growers who depend on bees for pollinating.

Improving and increasing urban agriculture goal of two new grants
WSU’s Metropolitan Center for Applied Research and Extension will bolster urban agriculture with help from two new grants funded by the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Retreat brings CAHNRS community together for diversity, inclusivity strides
Gathering helps support our diverse learning community of scholars and colleagues.

CAHNRS faculty, staff honored with WSU’s 2023 Showcase awards
WSU honors four of our CAHNRS colleagues for their contributions during this year’s Showcase, the university’s celebration of academic excellence.

Judging meat provides students with new skills
Next week, the newly re-formed WSU meat judging team travels travels to Texas to compete in the National Meat Animal Evaluation Contest.

Kombucha fashion: WSU student makes handbag from fermented tea
WSU student Rowena Gonzalez used fermented tea and the film it produces to create an alternative, sustainable material for apparel, and made a purse from kombucha.

WSU Sustainable Community Stewards host free Repair Café
Snohomish County Extension’s Sustainable Community Stewards host a Repair Café to fix household items and reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills.

WSU Sensory Center looking for older adults in food study
Volunteers 60 and over needed for a study to evaluate food texture perception and sensitivity.

Indoor ‘queen banking’ could help beekeepers deal with changing climate
WSU scientists find keeping queen bees chilled in indoor refrigeration units can make the practice of “queen banking” more stable and less labor-intensive.