Academics

School of Economic Sciences grad Edwin Gianini engages students to improve campus safety

Studying fundamental ideas that help people thrive and fellow college students stay safe, Edwin Gianini has journeyed across the state, through varied work and college paths, to graduate this spring with a bachelor’s degree from Washington State University’s School of Economic Sciences. Gianini’s interests bridge economics with student engagement, campus safety, and a love of […]

Gianini at SURCA

Engineers, plant scientists decoding electrochemical signals of soil health

Seeking new tools to improve soil health, scientists at Washington State University are studying electric signals that bounce between plants and the underworld community of microbes that sustains them. This spring, a cross-disciplinary team of WSU engineers and crop scientists will sink electrodes into Washington wheat fields, as well as in soil-filled containers in the […]

Checking on electrochemical cells

Hundreds of dollars available for students who create sustainable solutions to linen waste

WSU hosts a design competition where students will create products made from hotel linen waste to mitigate the environmental impacts of clothing and textile over-consumption and waste.

4 people stand behind several piles of bed sheets and towels. Each person is holding something they made from a sheet or towel.