In-woods events help Washington forest owners plan for land’s future
Extension Forestry brings families to the woods for skills that maintain forests for future generations.
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Washington State 4-H Teen Conference returns to WSU Pullman campus
The Washington State 4-H Teen Conference returns to WSU Pullman campus, June 20-23, 2023.
WSU, BYU release three new quinoas bred for global food security, nutrition
Three new WSU quinoa varieties help farmers improve nutrition and food security.
Merchandising students fuse data with deals for real-world Zulily showcase
WSU student teams compete with creativity, knowledge to share social-, influencer-powered shopping experiences.
Kombucha fashion: WSU student makes handbag from fermented tea
WSU student Rowena Gonzalez used fermented tea and the film it produces to create an alternative, sustainable material for apparel, and made a purse from kombucha.
Horticulturist Carol Miles to direct WSU’s Mount Vernon NW WA Research & Extension Center
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 […]
Build a better puff: WSU scientist fights obesity by adding fiber to puffed snacks
Tumbling hot and crackling from a big steel puffing machine, the snacks in Girish Ganjyal’s lab look and taste like any other puff. But these puffs are different. Using carrots, apples, cherries and cranberries, Ganjyal, a Washington State University food researcher, is making puffed snacks and cereals with a high-fiber nutrition boost that could help […]
Stormwater detox: How natural infrastructure can help save salmon
April 12 | 4:00 p.m. | Seattle
Toxic road runoff kills adult coho salmon in hours
“A new study shows that stormwater runoff from urban roadways is so toxic to coho salmon that it can kill adult fish in as little as 2½ hours.”
—The Seattle Times
Beyond the Honeycrisp Apple
“Take one bite of a Cosmic Crisp — dramatically dark, richly flavored and explosively crisp and juicy — and it’s easy to see why it is already being hailed as the most promising and important apple of the future.”
—The New York Times
