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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
This year’s show has been canceled due to the need for social distancing to stop COVID-19, but students in the department are finding new ways to share their fashion and apparel designs with the world.
Thirty-two faculty in the College of Agriculture, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences were promoted this year, with ten receiving tenure, according to the Office of the Provost. Listed alphabetically, they are: • Amber Adams-Progar, Tenure…
Tim Murray, new chair of WSU’s plant pathology department. PULLMAN, Wash. —Professor and Extension Plant Pathologist Tim Murray has been named chair of Washington State University’s plant pathology department. Renowned for his research in wheat…