Food texture key to eating habits in children with Down syndrome
WSU study finds children with Down syndrome prefer food with a crispy, oily mouthfeel and don’t like brittle or gooey foods, which can lead to less nutritious diet.
Children/Families
Excellence award honors Extension Parenting Team’s support for underserved families
Award-winning team helps underserved families build healthy skills for life.
New grant to help youth in foster care succeed in college
A new study led by WSU faculty wants to make the transition to higher education less intimidating and more realistic for youths in the foster care system, thanks to a five-year, $3.8 million grant.
Tribal youth, WSU Extension use ‘seed bombs’ to heal wildfire-damaged lands
Youth of the Colville Reservation partner with WSU Extension, 4-H to help nature heal from fires.
WSU food safety expert answers questions on baby formula shortage
Consumer food safety specialist Stephanie Smith fields questions from parents during the formula shortage.
WSU Children’s Center earns national accreditation
WSU’s Children’s Center completed a three-year process to earn national accreditation from a national early-learning organization.
State 4-H livestock judging qualifier changing location
Washington State 4-H’s state 4-H livestock judging contest is moving to the Grant County Fairgrounds in Moses Lake, Wash. and will be held Saturday, June 25.
New Extension Director Don Llewellyn comes home to Lincoln County
Extension researcher and educator puts his practical, positive approach to work for the people of home county.
Two decades working with youth provides background for new interim 4-H director
WSU Extension’s Mark Heitstuman announced as interim director of Washington State 4-H.
WSU supporting FFA State Convention
WSU faculty, staff, and students will help and provide support at the upcoming Washington FFA Convention.
