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CAHNRS Human and Consumer Sciences Initiation of Collaboration Request for Proposals The CAHNRS Human and Consumer Sciences Initiation of Collaboration Request for Proposals for 2011-2012 has been released and can be found at https://sharepoint.cahnrs.wsu.edu/extadmin/bookshelf/Documents/Initiation%20of%20Collaboration%20HS%202011-2012.pdf. Please share with faculty and staff in your office, especially those who work in community development, entrepreneurship and leadership, and 4-H […]

CAHNRS/Extension Budget Forum Thanks to all who attended or watched Wednesday’s CAHNRS/WSU Extension budget forum. There wasn’t much new information to share, but it should have provided some good background for understanding the budget proposals that will be coming out at both the state and federal levels later this month. If you weren’t able to […]

Congratulations, Jim Cook! Wolf Prize Well Deserved All of us in CAHNRS and across the Cougar Nation were heartened to hear the news of our colleague Jim Cook’s receipt of the prestigious Wolf Prize in Agriculture. The Wolf Prize is awarded once a year by the Wolf Foundation and is one of the six Wolf […]

Case Studies – An NSF Sponsored Teaching Workshop Do you want to motivate students with meaningful current issues and build skills in critical thinking? Then consider the Case Study Approach! For faculty, instructors, postdocs, high school teachers, graduate and undergraduate students, and educators at all levels. Saturday, March 26, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. in […]

2011 Showcase Call for Abstracts Faculty members are encouraged to submit their work for the poster session at this year’s Showcase. Showcase, our annual celebration of the accomplishments of the faculty and staff, will take place on March 25 this year. The day starts with the Academic Showcase (9 a.m. to noon) at which selected […]

Call for nomination letters for 2010-2011 CAHNRS Student Award Nominees We encourage each department to nominate deserving student candidates enrolled in their majors for these awards. Please discuss your intention to nominate a candidate with your department chair prior to submitting a letter to coordinate the process. Details concerning the nomination and selection process are […]

2011 Academic Showcase Call for Abstracts Academic Showcase is a celebration of original scholarship, research, and creative expression by members of the WSU community and will be! held on March 25 this year. Submit your abstract of 250 words or less along with your contact information online at http://bit.ly/eFlWTf. The deadline for submissions is Jan. […]

Stakeholders, Faculty, Staff Gather at R&E Centers for Campaign Kick-off Even though they knew he couldn’t hear them, applause and cheers went up from the 70 or so people watching at the WSU Mount Vernon Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center as Paul Allen announced his donation. Many of those attending had been part of […]

Call for Nomination Letters for 2010-2011 CAHNRS Faculty and Staff Awards We encourage administrators, faculty, students, or staff to nominate deserving candidates from your department or program in as many categories as possible, but request nominations be limited to one person per category per department. Please discuss your intention to nominate a candidate with your […]

Special Crop Research Initiative Project Meeting Officials at WSU-IAREC are organizing a multi-state Special Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) project meeting on Nov 18-19 in Hood River, Ore. “A total systems approach to developing a sustainable, stem-free sweet cherry production, processing and marketing system” is led by project directors Dr. Matthew Whiting and Dr. Qin Zhang. […]