Awards & Achievements

No bug left behind: Elizabeth Beers named Entomological Society Fellow

Helping stop pests and training future entomologists, Elizabeth Beers is a new Fellow of the Entomological Society of America.

Elizabeth Beers

WSU Wagyu breeders announce their first dual-inheritance hornless heifer

Wagyu cattle breeders at WSU reached a milestone this summer, confirming their first homozygous polled heifer.

Wagyu heifer summer

WSU Extension unit recognized nationally for expanding broadband access

The National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals recognized WSU Extension’s Community and Economic Development unit for their broadband work and leadership over the summer.

Rural farmer with tablet in wheat field at sunset.

Fellowships help students predict how ticks hunt for prey, lower pesticide use

Two scholars will help make a safer environment for people, animals, and crops through newly announced USDA-NIFA research fellowships.

Rampone and Marshall- AFRI Scholars

Founding chair of V&E department named Future 40 Tastemaker by Wine Enthusiast

Jean Dodson Peterson, the founding chair of the Department of Viticulture and Enology, was recently named one of Wine Enthusiast magazine’s Future 40 Tastemakers.

Jean-Dodson-Peterson

WSU Extension nutrition educator receives lifetime achievement award

Washington State University Skagit County Extension Specialist and Associate Professor Diane Smith received the Helen Denning Ullrich Annual Award for Lifetime Excellence in Nutrition Education from the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior last Thursday in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Two women pose with award in front of large projected slide.