Alumni donation will keep hands virus-free
Winery owners donate hand sanitizer to WSU Tri-Cities campus to help keep students, faculty, and staff safe.
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WSU V&E certificate programs boon for working professionals
WSU V&E certificate program boon for working professionals As Washington’s wine industry continues to grow, the need for a skilled, knowledgeable workforce grows along with it. Although some are able to take the time to…
WSU and Auction of Washington Wines Present the Second Annual Wine and Jazz Festival
The second annual WSU Wine and Jazz Festival will offer music, wine and the chance to support research that is moving the Washington wine industry forward.
WSU opens new Ste. Michelle Wine Science Center
The new wine center will bear the name of its top supporter, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates.
AgWeatherNet demo attracts learners of all ages
AgWeatherNet Director Gerrit Hoogenboom recently visited the Washington State University Tri-Cities campus to share information about the university’s 160 automated weather stations across the state. Not only was there a good crowd of WSU viticulture and enology students, but 13-year-old Angelo Bravo came to learn more about being a meteorologist — a career he’s been interested in since age 3! His mother Sylvia said, “When other kids were watching cartoons, he was watching the weather channel.”
Donation from Washington wine’s past to fund future
Albert Ravenholt’s legacy is growing posthumously with a $500,000 donation to the Washington State University Wine Science Center from the Albert Victor Ravenholt Foundation.
Orchard-Insect Ecology, Biofuels
Entomologists Open New Frontiers to Aid Sustainable Future for Fruit Growers In response to a study that found seven years to be the average period from the finish of research to its implementation, WSU entomologist and behavioral ecologist Vince Jones shook his head. “We just don’t have that kind of time.” Jones’ urgency is based […]