André Wright

WSU’s highest honor for famed plant pathologist R. James Cook

Plant pathologist, emeritus professor and former dean of the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences R. James Cook received Washington State University’s highest honor of an honorary doctorate, in recognition of over 40 years of research on soil‑borne pathogens and his service to WSU and the agricultural community of the Pacific Northwest. The […]

Photo of WSU President Kirk Schulz, Dr. Cook, and Dean Wright, in ceremonial academic robes, in a hallway.

Face to face with grizzly research

New CAHNRS Dean André Wright came face to face with the grizzlies of the WSU Bear Center in an informational visit Monday, July 30. Grizzlies at Washington State University are partners in research in important experiments affecting the fate of wild grizzly and polar bears, as well as science that could revolutionize how we solve […]

A bear stands behind Wright at the entrance to the large fenced enclosure