Extending science to serve communities is what Extension is all about. And when it comes to health, entire communities—from youth to elders, rural and urban—must band together to find solutions. The new Culture of Health partnership unites thousands of communities in a 10-year effort to tackle the challenges they face when it comes to health. […]
CAHNRS is pleased to welcome WSU’s 11th president. Kirk Schulz comes to WSU having served as president and professor of chemical engineering at Kansas State University and brings experience from three land-grant universities.
With classes underway, students and researchers have begun processing grapes for experiments on fruit maturity and irrigation at Washington State University’s new $23-million Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Wine Science Center.
Robb Zimmel, B.S. ’14, created 500 cases of wine in four varietals including a Riesling, Chardonnay, Merlot and Malbec. They will be available for purchase this summer from his winery Zimmel Unruh Cellars.
Researchers at Washington State University have documented seven fungal species that cause cankers in grapevines. Fungi infect the wood of grapevine trunks (or cordons) through pruning wounds, resulting in cankers that enlarge over time and ultimately kill the plant. These new findings could reduce the incidence of grapevine trunk disease in Washington vineyards by preventing the problem before it becomes widespread.
Staff at the Washington State University Dryland Research Station at Lind earned kudos for logging 100 years of official weather data that helps farmers and scientists understand the past and prepare for the future.
In June, the National Weather Service presented the Lind Station with the “100-Year Honored Institution Award,” honoring the century of observations made at Lind.