Academics

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.

WSU coug head logo with words: Washington State University College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences

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.

A woman holds two yellow-ish pieces of fabric in her hands. A purse that appears to be made of leather sits on the table in front of her.

State-spanning group of CAHNRS faculty earn promotion in 2023

Twenty-one scientists and educators in WSU’s College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences received promotion in tenure or career tracks for 2023. Faculty members advancing their careers work in more than a dozen fields

Promoted faculty '23

WSU soil researchers seed long-term projects across Washington

Underfoot, soil supports and sustains us. But there’s a fair chance that the average person doesn’t think about the critical role of this vital natural resource in our food supply, environment, and economy.

In the background, a tractor plants wheat seeds.