Research

12 Jul WSU researchers test nanocrystals to prevent frost damage in tree fruits

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By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – Groundbreaking nanotechnology designed to protect cherries, apples and other popular fruits from frost damage is showing positive results in tests by Washington State University researchers. The research team recently received a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s...

06 Jul Smoke gets in your wine

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By Brian Charles Clark, Washington State Magazine As microscopic particles and liquid droplets ooze and eddy through the vineyard, grapes are coated with toxic chemicals. Worse, smoke from forest and range fires manages to get into the plant itself, wreaking havoc with the plant’s internal chemistry. In...

03 Jul Six student research projects presented with Chancellor’s Summer Scholars awards

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By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – Six student projects were presented with $3,000 as part of the Chancellor’s Summer Scholars program to pursue research in academic fields including environmental and biological sciences, viticulture and enology, mechanical and electrical engineering and fine arts. The Chancellor’s Summer...

25 Jun WSU Tri-Cities education professor named STaR fellow

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RICHLAND, Wash. – Annick Rougee, a WSU Tri-Cities assistant professor of mathematics education, has been named a Service, Teaching and Research fellow by the Association for Mathematics Teacher Educators. As a new professor, Rougee said the program is designed to help her learn and grow in...

25 Jun Research team creating new catalyst to improve efficiency, lower cost of bio jet fuel production

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By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities Hanwu Lei RICHLAND, Wash. – Efforts to create an environmentally friendly catalyst that will lower the cost and increase the efficiency in producing bio-based jet fuels has netted Washington State University researchers a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and National...

22 Jun Education course using community garden, partnership practices to connect learning to real world

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By Maegan Murray RICHLAND, Wash. – Education students at Washington State University Tri-Cities had the chance to put what they learned about school-community engagement practices to use with a new community garden experience that also educates community members about gardening, healthy eating habits and more. WSU Tri-Cities...

21 Jun WSU professor lands $500,000 grant to pursue lignin to biofuel conversion

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By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – WSU Tri-Cities associate professor Xiao Zhang is targeting the use of lignin — a common material that makes the cell walls of plants rigid — to create affordable biofuels and bioproducts. Interested in the project, the U.S. Department of...

24 May WSU, PNNL software team focuses on detecting cancer biomarkers in real time

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By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – Computer science students at Washington State University Tri-Cities are partnering with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to create a software that will improve data processing to help identify cancer and other health biomarkers in real-time. The Pacific Northwest National...

21 May 50 shades of Rosé: WSU researcher perfects wine’s distinct colors

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By Linda Weiford, WSU News PULLMAN, Wash. – Jim Harbertson sees through rosé colored glasses. WSU wine researcher Jim Harbertson enjoys, admires and carefully weighs the hues, shades and tints of rosé wine. Photo by Robert Hubner, WSU Photo Services Finely tuned shades and hues ranging from blush...

18 May WSU grape virologist named assistant dean, director

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PROSSER, Wash. – Naidu Rayapati, world-renowned plant pathologist, has been named director of the Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center in Prosser and assistant dean for the College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences at WSU Tri-Cities. Naidu Rayapati gives a talk to growers in...