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Cross-college partnership to help rural Washington families prevent opioid addiction

Researchers at Washington State University will help rural families and communities prevent opioid addiction through training and education, in a new project funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The two-year project is led by Elizabeth Weybright, associate professor and Adolescent Extension Specialist with WSU’s Department of Human Development, and funded by a $392,866 USDA […]

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Les Dames organization debuts new scholarship for WSU women in agriculture

The Seattle Chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier, a nonprofit invitational organization of women leaders in the food, beverage, and hospitality industries, has endowed a new scholarship at Washington State University for organic and sustainable agriculture. WSU student Harmony Stephens, who is currently pursuing a degree in Organic Agriculture Systems and Soil Science, is the first recipient of the award. She said […]

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Laura Hill, Qin Zhang elected to Washington State Academy of Sciences

Laura Hill and Qin Zhang will join the Washington State Academy of Sciences.

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Horticulturist Carol Miles to direct WSU’s Mount Vernon NW WA Research & Extension Center

New director brings international perspective to the future of food Starting July 1, 2020, Carol Miles is the new interim director of Washington State University’s Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center (NWREC) at Mount Vernon. A horticulturist who finds solutions for growing better vegetables, Miles has worked for 25 years at WSU. “I like to […]

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