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01 Sep Hanford History Project to celebrate Hanford 75th anniversary with community events

Posted at 10:44h in Academic Affairs, Art, College of Arts and Sciences, Community Engagement, Faculty, frontpage, profile, WSUTC News

By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities 100-B area of the Hanford Site. RICHLAND, Wash. – In celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Hanford Site, Washington State University Tri-Cities’ Hanford History Project will host and partner to offer several activities throughout the month of September that provide a...

28 Aug National teaching award for lifelong science advocate

Posted at 13:14h in Academic Affairs, College of Arts and Sciences, Faculty, frontpage, profile, Science, Viticulture / Enology / Wine, WSUTC News

Richland, WA – “I’ve always wanted to talk about things I find cool.” Since his first taste of teaching younger kids while in high school, Allan Felsot has loved passing along science knowledge and information. And the WSU entomology professor’s love of science shines through decades later. “Being...

08 Aug Students design prototype for WRPS to determine exact layout of solid waste in Hanford tanks

Posted at 13:06h in Academic Affairs, admissions, frontpage, profile, Research, School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Student, WSUTC News

Interested in a career in engineering? Check out the ABET-accredited and nationally recognized WSU Tri-Cities engineering programs at tricities.wsu.edu/engineering. By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – A team of Washington State University Tri-Cities student mechanical engineers partnered with Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) to design a prototype...

16 Jul Speeding up science on near-Earth asteroids

Posted at 08:57h in Academic Affairs, Faculty, frontpage, profile, Research, School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Student, WSUTC News

By Tina Hilding, Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture RICHLAND, Wash. – Modeling the shape and movement of near-Earth asteroids is now up to 25 times faster thanks to new Washington State University research. The WSU scientists improved the software used to track thousands of near-Earth asteroids...

18 Jun Lamb Weston partners with WSU Tri-Cities to help curb food insecurity for students, families

Posted at 12:03h in Community Engagement, frontpage, profile, Student, WSUTC News

By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – Food insecurity has proven to be a critical issue for many college students and their families, which is why Lamb Weston has joined forces with Washington State University Tri-Cities to support the Cougar Cupboard, the campus’ food pantry...

05 Jun WSU Tri-Cities partners with Spanish winery

Posted at 12:30h in Academic Affairs, Community Engagement, frontpage, profile, Student, Uncategorized, Wine, WSUTC News

By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – Washington State University Tri-Cities recently signed an agreement with Valdemar Family Wine Estates to explore educational opportunities for international collaboration in the field of wine science. Jesús Martínez Bujanda Mora, CEO of Valdemar Family Wine Estates, and WSU Tri-Cities...

04 Jun Plastic water bottles may one day fly people cross-country

Posted at 06:00h in Academic Affairs, admissions, BSEL, Faculty, frontpage, profile, Research, Science, WSUTC News

By Scott Weybright, WSU College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences RICHLAND, Wash. – A research group led by Washington State University Tri-Cities scientists has found a way to turn daily plastic waste products into jet fuel. In a new paper published in the journal Applied...

31 May WSU Tri‑Cities professor releases new book examining churches’ role in fighting poverty

Posted at 11:22h in Academic Affairs, College of Arts and Sciences, Faculty, frontpage, profile, Research, WSUTC News

By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities A new book by a Washington State University Tri‑Cities associate professor of history examines the complex relationship between religion, race, and government‑led antipoverty initiatives, and how this complex dynamic resonates in today’s political situation. WSU Tri-Cities history professor Robert Bauman In his book,...

16 May Organic vineyards and natural winemaking present new marketing opportunities for Pacific Northwest

Posted at 13:13h in Business, frontpage, Research, Viticulture / Enology / Wine, Wine, WSUTC News

RICHLAND, Wash. – The rising number of organic grape‑growing regions in the Pacific Northwest presents a new opportunity for wine marketing around the popular wine buzzword terroir, according to a new study by a Washington State University Tri‑Cities researcher. The term “terroir” derives from the French word “terre,”...

09 May Researchers develop viable, environmentally-friendly alternative to Styrofoam

Posted at 13:16h in Academic Affairs, BSEL, Faculty, frontpage, profile, Research, School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Science, Student, WSUTC News

By Tina Hilding, Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture RICHLAND, Wash. – Washington State University researchers have developed an environmentally-friendly, plant-based material that for the first time works better than Styrofoam for insulation. WSU Tri-Cities post-doctoral researcher Peipei Wang attaches a cellulose mixture sample to a freeze...