A University of California – Davis news release issued Thursday on the discovery of a gene that should protect wheat from stripe rust mentions that WSU/ARS scientist Xianming Chen was part of the international research team. Tuesday’s Christian Science Monitor used the efforts to restore the Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit to its natural habitat as […]
The Associated Press reported on Wednesday on a UW study on the impacts of climate change on Washington state agriculture, water supplies, and energy consumption and cites WSU as contributing research for the report. Several media outlets published the story, including USA Today. On Friday, Gov. Chris Gregoire announced the appointment of state Rep. Dan […]
The business and technology web site Xconomy.com reported on Tuesday that several leaders in Seattle, including WSU vice president John Gardner, are working on a concept for developing a national network of regional clean technology research and development centers. On Friday the Tri-City Herald reported on the visit of Thomas Henick-Kling to attend the Washington […]
Thursday’s Seattle Times reported that an agricultural research building at WSU is among 360 projects on the list for consideration by the state for economic stimulus package funding. The Wenatchee World on Sunday reported on the TFREC apple breeding program’s plans to soon release a new apple variety. Saturday’s Tri-City Herald reported on how falling […]
A story in Sunday’s Tri-City Herald about the designation of the Snipes Mountain AVA includes comments from soil scientist Joan Davenport who helped conduct the research for the petition for designating the appellation. The regular “Rock Doc” column in Wednesday’s Tri-City Herald focused on the potential to derive liquid fuels from trees, with comments from […]
The magazine Environmental Protection News included a story on the report of the WSDA’s Agriculture Sector Carbon Working Group with quotes from CSANR’s Chad Kruger who co-chairs the group. Tuesday’s Tri-City Herald reported that thanks to a $1.2 million gift from the Battelle Corp. the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) high school in which […]
The regular “Rock Doc” column in Wednesday’s Tri-City Herald reported on the efforts of Steve Jones and Tim Murray to develop perennial varieties of wheat. A business column in Wednesday’s Seattle Post-Intelligencer on the move toward a so-called “green” economy cites the recent WSU report finding that the use of waste biomass for biofuel stock […]
Newswise, a news distribution web site, posted a story on Friday about research by Joe Pooviah and his team soon to be published in Nature that found that calcium signals plants to produce salicylic acid to protect against infection. On both Monday and Tuesday the Northwest Ag Information Network aired stories with Jonathan Yoder on […]
Last Monday’s Wenatchee World reported on the impacts of fluctuating wheat prices and quoted agricultural economist Doug Young. The story also appeared in Monday’s Yakima Herald-Republic. Sunday’s Wenatchee World included the recent Everett Herald story about Gary Moulton’s cider-making workshop for Snohomish County Extension. Tuesday’s Tri-City Herald ran the announcement of the 2009 “A Celebration […]
Tuesday’s Tri-City Herald reported on Sen. Maria Cantwell’s Monday visit and her comments about the role of initiatives at the WSU Bioproducts, Science and Engineering Lab in developing alternative energy sources. Saturday’s Lewiston Morning Tribune included a story on the findings of Jessica Goldberger’s statewide survey of organic farmers. Tuesday’s Peninsula Daily News reported on […]