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As a Crop Sciences PhD student, Karansher Sandhu helped improve grain yields and nutritional quality.

Happiness is more important than pride. That’s one of the main lessons Claudio Stöckle has learned over his 31 years as a professor at Washington State University. “The most important part of any job is to do your thing, and be happy about it,” said Stöckle, who chaired the Biological Systems Engineering (BSE) department for […]

“I was drawn to WSU for college,” says Animal Sciences major and fall ’21 grad.

Fall ’21 grad built new knowledge and helped others grow as scientists.

CAHNRS alumna Jenica Nickels was awarded the Bridge Builder Award through Agriculture Future of America (AFA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing professional development, scholarships, and experiential opportunities to future leaders in the agriculture industry. Nickels was initially selected as one of four finalists, then Bridge Builder Award at the AFA National Conference in November. […]

Fall 2021 graduate’s interest grew through rewarding work with animals

TRI-CITIES, Wash— Sun exposure and soil temperature can affect the final flavor of wine. Students in WSU’s Viticulture & Enology program put this to the test by monitoring two Cabernet Sauvignon grape plots in the same vineyard with east and west facing slopes. The resulting wines will be bottled separately and will be available for […]

Cristina Ocana Gallegos, a master’s student in crop soil sciences in the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences, showcased her quinoa project at the Youth Ag Summit by Bayer. On November 16 and 17, 100 young leaders were brought together for a virtual summit with the goal of empowering attendees with networking, skills […]

Sweetpotatoes are typically grown in the warmer southern states, but WSU researchers are trying to see if they can be grown in Washington.

PROSSER, Wash. – Washington State University researchers are part of a team of west coast university collaborators that received a $7.6 million grant to study the impact of smoke exposure on grapes, a project that…