On Thursday the Oregon Daily Journal of Commerce reported on Portland General Electric hiring researchers at WSU, OSU and UW to research using biomass, such as invasive Giant Cane, to generate power.
http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/03/18/invasive-cane-a-possible-energy-source/
A story in Sunday’s Tri-City Herald about how the agriculture program at Columbia Basin College prepares students to transfer to WSU and other universities includes comments by Dan Bernardo on ag career opportunities.
http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2010/03/21/947269/cbc-ag-program-faces-growing-demand.html
On Wednesday the University News Service issued a news release about Annabel Kirschner‘s research on the economic impacts of spotted owl preservation on the Olympic Peninsula, funded in part by CAHNRS.
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/562414/?sc=rssn
Monday’s Othello Outlook included the announcement of WSU Extension diabetes education classes to be held in Ephrata.
http://othellooutlook.com/?p=9248
Snohomish County Extension’s Kate Halstead is among the people interviewed for a Tuesday Everett Herald article about increased consumer interest in buying meat in bulk from local farmers.
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20100316/NEWS01/703169893
The Everett Herald recently wrote about the “Ties to the Land” property succession workshops being sponsored by WSU Snohomish County Extension.
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20100309/NEWS01/703099933/-1/column03
In this week’s Capital Press:
“Lab speeds wheat breeding”
http://www.capitalpress.com/results/mw-Doubled-haploid-update-031910-art
“Urban innovation center looks ahead”
http://www.capitalpress.com/results/ml-college-of-ag-side-031910-art
News Releases:
“Learn How to Make Your Land a Lasting Family Legacy”