Animal Sciences

Donation of Cougar Seasonings business helps Animal Sciences students gain career experience

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 Heather Rogers, a senior from Spokane, Wash. What are you studying? I’m majoring in Animal Sciences, pre-vet track. Why did you choose […]

The WSU Department of Animal Sciences has officially released WSU Seasonings & Rubs, designed with Cougar Quality Meats in mind.

Each week, we will showcase one of our CAHNRS Ambassadors for the CAHNRS Coug Connections series. This week, we’re featuring Alexan Ranney, a junior from Shelton, Wash.

Each week, we will showcase one of our CAHNRS Ambassadors for the CAHNRS Coug Connections series. This week, we’re featuring Maite Muse, a senior from Moses Lake, Wash.

John McNamara, emeritus professor of Animal Sciences at Washington State University, received national recognition for his more than 30 years of training future animal scientists.

Kristen Johnson, professor in the WSU Department of Animal Sciences, is serving as interim department chair as Margaret Benson phases into retirement.

Johnson’s contributions to WSU include 25 years as a respected teacher, student advisor and researcher in ruminant nutrition. Benson has led the department since 2007 and will return to the faculty as a professor, primarily working on special projects.

Four students used working knowledge from the WSU Animal Sciences program to win first place at the North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge, held April 9 to 11 in Syracuse, N.Y.

Heidi Keen, 32, a Washington State University doctoral student who was passionate about enriching the lives of animals in captivity, passed away on Friday, Aug. 9, after a brief illness. 

WSU Offers Commercial Premium Beef WSU has launched its own beef brand for sale to the public. Harvested from cattle locally born, raised and “respectfully cared for” by staff and animal-science students, WSU Premium Beef is healthy and flavorful, according to cattle operations manager Tom Cummings. “We give our cattle lots of attention,” he said. […]