Insect-focused PhD grad moves on with prestigious award, desire to educate
Dowen Jocson recently won a prestigious entomology award and will receive her PhD this weekend.

WSU sentinel plantings to guard against invasive pests, diseases at Washington ports
TACOMA, Wash.—Aiming to catch and identify invasive pests and diseases before they impact Washington farms and forests, scientists at Washington State University will plant trees and shrubs as sentinels at […]

Grad student earns professional organization’s leadership award
Stephen Onayemi earned the Entomological Society of America (ESA) Pacific Branch’s Student Leadership Award.

Outstanding CAHNRS faculty, staff, and colleagues honored at 2023 awards night
More than 30 faculty, staff, and colleagues honored for exceptional work in their college, communities, and fields.

2023 a potentially bad year for honey bees
A confluence of disasters means 2023 could be a challenging year for beekeepers and the growers who depend on bees for pollinating.

Outstanding individuals honored with 2023 CAHNRS student awards
More than 50 students in WSU’s College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences were recognized March 30, 2023, during an evening awards ceremony and banquet at Ensminger Pavilion in Pullman, Washington.

CAHNRS faculty, staff honored with WSU’s 2023 Showcase awards
WSU honors four of our CAHNRS colleagues for their contributions during this year’s Showcase, the university’s celebration of academic excellence.

Seeds of a movement: 50 years ago, Master Gardeners began with WSU-trained volunteers
Now an intercontinental movement, the Extension Master Gardener Program began in Washington in the early 1970s. Above, several early program pioneers answer questions in a western Washington clinic in spring 1973. Clockwise from rear are…

State-spanning group of CAHNRS faculty earn promotion in 2023
Twenty-one scientists and educators in WSU’s College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences received promotion in tenure or career tracks for 2023. Faculty members advancing their careers work in more than a dozen fields

Indoor ‘queen banking’ could help beekeepers deal with changing climate
WSU scientists find keeping queen bees chilled in indoor refrigeration units can make the practice of “queen banking” more stable and less labor-intensive.