Graduate student Ben Maletzke and his advisor Robert Wielgus are quoted in a Sunday Seattle Times article on their research on cougar populations and the passage of laws loosening restrictions on cougar hunting. An editorial in Thursday’s Tri-City Herald supported the hiring of Danish scientist Birgitte Ahring to lead the Center for Bioproducts and Bioenergy […]
An editorial in Tuesday’s Seattle Times criticized state House budget writers for excluding funding for the Research Stars program that the Legislature approved last year. The program includes significant research programs at WSU and UW. A news release from the Washington State Department of Agriculture reported that the state’s agricultural exports grew by 38 percent […]
On Friday the state Economic and Revenue Forecast Council announced that its latest revenue forecast reduces expected state revenue by $423.4 million for the 2007-09 biennium. An editorial in today’s Seattle Post Intelligencer calls on Congress to make significant reforms before passing the farm bill, specifically in the area of subsidies. KLEW-TV, Lewiston, interviewed Tim […]
A New York Times article on Friday reports on two studies that found that the biofuels used today cause more greenhouse-gas emissions than conventional fuels when all factors are taken into account. Thursday’s Yakima Herald-Republic and Tri-City Herald both reported the announcement of the WSU partnership with the Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center to […]
Sunday’s Tri-City Herald quotes Extension educator Tim Waters in an article about growing peanuts in the Columbia Basin. Wednesday’s Seattle Post Intelligencer carried a front page story on a study finding traces of pesticide residue in the systems of children eating conventionally produced foods but declining when the subjects were switched to organically grown foods. […]
John Reganold is quoted in a Tuesday Seattle Post-Intelligencer front-page story on the loss of topsoil and the benefits of direct seeding in controlling erosion. The Associated Press reported on Thursday that the U.S. Dept. of Energy has canceled plans to accept bids for the contract to manage the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland. […]
A news release issued on Wednesday announced that Pace International has acquired FruitGard LLC. The release says that WSU will continue to receive royalties for the products Raynox and RainGard that are patented by the WSU Research Foundation and exclusively licensed to FruitGard. The Washington Technology Center announced awards of eight research grants, including one […]
The tornado that touched down in Clark County on Thursday afternoon hit the WSU Vancouver Research and Extension Unit in Hazel Dell. No one was injured but the building and some vehicles sustained damage. Thursday’s Seattle Post Intelligencer reports that legislation will be introduced this session aimed at getting more locally produced food into schools […]
The Associated Press reported on Friday on the agricultural and health research funding for WSU included in the omnibus federal funding bill signed by President Bush, including $1.9 million toward a USDA Agricultural Research Service building on the Pullman campus. The January edition of National Geographic includes a brief story on the efforts to preserve […]
A news conference was held in Pasco Tuesday to announce a $967,000 grant from the Gates Foundation to WSU Extension for the Pathways project to increase literacy among Latino childcare workers. The Tri-City Herald was among the local media to cover the announcement. Wednesday’s Tri-City Herald reported that the Tri-Cities area economy is the fastest […]