WSU student helps design safer firefighter jacket for NASA competition
A WSU graduate student pitched a safer design for firefighter jackets at NASA’s Johnson Space Center late last year.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Students earn top FFA achievement
Four WSU students ) earned the American FFA Degree at the organization’s recent national convention.
New project to help Native nations transition to electric, alternative fuels in transportation
The WSU Energy Program is working with Native nations across four states to convert their transportation to electric and alternative fuels.
Mentor program bridges Indigenous knowledge, Western science to build tribal capacity, protect ecosystems
Graduates can connect with Native knowledge holders and western science mentors to support Tribes and understand keystone ecosystems.
Entomologist Laura Lavine honored for strides enhancing diversity, inclusion
National peers are honoring Laura Lavine, professor and chair of WSU’s Department of Entomology, for her work in making a more diverse, inclusive institution.
New WSU Extension program increases access to higher education for Latinx youth and families
A new WSU Extension program will increase access to higher education for Latinx youth and families via family engagement, mentorship, and postsecondary STEM and agriscience career exploration.
Desire to improve food safety leads Afghan student to WSU, national fellowship
Barakatullah Mohammadi has received a prestigious Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research Fellowship.
Uprooting bias: Decoupling discrimination from portrayals of invasive insects
Historic racial bias has frequently shaped portrayals of invasive insects and the words used to describe them. Scientists are working to push back against that biased language. “Historical Perspectives of Anti-Asian Racism in the United States: Uprooting Society Biases and Moving Forward,” an article written by Washington State University graduate Trinity Reeve, reviewed literature on […]
Organization provides kindness, safe space for LGBTQIA2S+ students in agriculture
Students for Cultivating Change is a club that strives to create a welcoming community for LGBTQIA2S+ students interested in agriculture.
WSU V&E department chair invited to speak at Women of Wine and Spirits event
WSU Department of Viticulture & Enology Chair Jean Dodson Peterson recently gave a talk at a Women of Wine and Spirits event, demonstrating WSU’s commitment to empowering underrepresented individuals in the wine and viticulture sectors.
