New from Extension: National manual for aerial pest control
The latest manual from WSU Extension instructs pilots how to apply pesticides properly and safely from an aircraft.
Cosmic Crisp® tasting connects new Coug families, minds behind legendary WSU apple
Incoming students and their families got a juicy introduction to WSU’s land-grant mission, and in some cases a bite-sized Q&A session on apple breeding, during fall 2026 move-in.
Harsher weather conditions could encourage sustainable ecolabeling in fishing industry
New economics research examines how changing environmental conditions may influence the practice and trustworthiness of sustainable ecolabeling in fishing.
Regents Professor Jill McCluskey joins National Academies’ new Food, Nutrition, and Ag Committee
The WSU Regents Professor and Director of the School of Economic Sciences is an inaugural member of the National Academies’ newly established Food, Nutrition, and Agriculture Program Advisory Committee.
Biocultural families: Study centers Indigenous priorities in modeling connections between Mi’kmaq Nation and their environment
Horticulturist Jeffrey Wall partnered with members of the Mi’kmaq Nation to create a new, Indigenous-centered model of the culture-supporting connections linking humans, plants, animals, and the environment.
Inaugural Dean’s Faculty Fellow awards support nine high-impact research, teaching, and outreach projects
Nine scientists in CAHNRS are launching high-impact educational experiences, research into complex challenges, and outreach that improves lives through a new fellowship program.
New from Extension: Feasibility guides to growing sweet Washington cherries
The four latest guides from Washington State University Extension can help Washington cherry growers understand the feasibility of growing and packing different varieties of sweet cherries.
WSU’s Singh contributes to National Academies report on climate change, extreme weather
The warming climate fosters hotter temperatures, more intense storms, larger wildfires, and longer droughts, among other extremes. But how much does human-caused climate change influence a specific event such as a heat wave or storm?
Three CAHNRS faculty named to the Washington State Academy of Sciences
Three scientists in the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences are newly named members of the Washington State Academy of Sciences for 2026.
CAHNRS Cougs, Cosmic Crisp® apples bring community together for USA 250th party
Sarah and Steve Vining, a married couple with proud links to Washington State University’s College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences, invited their lakeside community to a floating celebration that connected the nation’s 250th birthday, Cougar pride, and Washington’s own Cosmic Crisp® apple.
