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.

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.

WineVit showcases important WSU student and faculty wine science research
Washington State University research representation was strong at the recent WineVit conference, with many faculty, staff, and students taking home awards for their hard work.

Living with fire: understanding unprotected lands
Mark Billings surveys risks, attitudes, and adaptations of living outside bounds of fire protection.

WSU scientists offer research, advice for successful vineyard management
From unpredictable weather to pests and diseases, vineyard managers contend with a lot of challenges. Sessions at the recent WineVit conference showed that Washington State University scientists are determined to help Washington’s grape growers be successful and prosperous.

WSU’s Cosmic Crisp® joins top 10 bestselling U.S. apple varieties
For the first time, Cosmic Crisp® joined the ranks of the top ten best-selling U.S. apple varieties.

Animal, human health pioneer Min Du named WSU Regents Professor
Du’s discoveries have helped thousands of moms and babies live healthier lives.

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.

WSU scientist contributes to important soil carbon sequestration research
Kirsten Ball, a post-doctoral researcher with WSU’s Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources (CSANR), is working to understand the short- and long-term potential for organic amendments to improve carbon storage in soils of agricultural systems.