Transforming our understanding of the chemistry and innate qualities behind great wines, Washington State University’s James Harbertson, associate professor of enology, is gaining recognition by his peers for helping winegrowers better understand when to pick their grapes and why. Along with a team of scientists from New Zealand’s University of Auckland and the University of […]
Helping residents of North Central Washington live healthier, happier lives, WSU Okanogan County Extension welcomed Natasha Moffitt-Hemmer, new 4-H and Master Gardener Coordinator, and Dexter Gulick, new WSU Food $ense Nutrition Educator, this winter. Moffitt-Hemmer is a 2016 WSU Animal Sciences alumnus who brings prior internship and work experience in WSU Extension, and also has […]
Each week, we showcase one of our CAHNRS Ambassadors, a student leadership organization that encourages students to pursue higher education and serves as a liaison between the college and the greater community. This week, we’re featuring Cailin O’Malley, a junior from Selah, Wash. What are you studying? I’m majoring in Wildlife Ecology. Favorite Show/Movie: Fantastic Mr. Fox Favorite Cougar Tradition: […]
WSU Extension scientists work with Washington farmers, industries, and communities, building new knowledge for a stronger economy, better practices and healthier lives. Extension faculty are also authors, who every month share the results of their work through peer-reviewed online publications. Newly published WSU Extension guides include: Home Garden and Lawn Fertilizer Calculator (FS324E), part of […]
Each week, we showcase one of our CAHNRS Ambassadors, a student leadership organization that encourages students to pursue higher education and serves as a liaison between the college and the greater community. This week, we’re featuring Alexa Hintze, a junior from White Salmon, Wash. What are you studying? I’m majoring in Fruit and Vegetable Management & Landscape, Nursery and Greenhouse Management. […]
Helping farmers grow food using less water, Pete Jacoby, plant ecologist in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, is advancing water-sensing research in his new role with the American Society of Agronomy. Jacoby was recently named vice leader of the Society’s Sensor-based Water Management Community, which explores and shares research on water sensors, sensor-based […]
By Sarah Appel, CAHNRS Academic Programs It’s that one t-shirt most people have. The one that jumps out at an unsuspecting shopper who can’t resist but fork over money for the piece of clothing. After being worn three times, the shirt is stretched and faded. This type of clothing is what inspired senior WSU Apparel, […]
Twenty researchers in the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences will advance their careers, receiving promotion and tenure in 2019. Tenure ensures the widest possible range of freedom for scholarly inquiries in teaching, research, and Extension for faculty members. New Regents Professors Jill McCluskey, Distinguished Professor of Sustainability and Associate Director in the […]
Each week, we showcase one of our CAHNRS Ambassadors, a student leadership organization that encourages students to pursue higher education and serves as a liaison between the college and the greater community. This week, we’re featuring Lauren Rooney, a junior from Gig Harbor, Wash. What are you studying? I’m majoring in Food Science. Favorite Show/Movie: Stranger Things Favorite Cougar Tradition: Cougar […]
For the first time, graduate students from Washington State University’s Research and Extension Centers joined their peers this winter to highlight student needs in higher education at the 2019 Coug Day at the Capitol. Held Jan. 27-28 in Olympia, Coug Day in the Capitol is a student-led event in which student representatives from WSU meet […]
