Research

27 Nov Business faculty studying why individuals start wineries, vineyards in locations across nation

Posted at 08:41h in Academic Affairs, Business, Faculty, frontpage, profile, Research, Wine, WSUTC News

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Preliminary research to be scaled into larger effort analyzing trends in wine industry entrepreneurship By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. - From renowned winemaking regions to those that aren’t typically known for winemaking, business faculty from Washington State University...

07 Nov Student pairs academic resources with real-world experiences for future as optometrist

Posted at 09:54h in Academic Affairs, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, frontpage, profile, Research, Student, WSUTC News

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Chosen as one of approximately 30 students nationwide for summer optometry experience in Berkeley By Jessica Roth, WSU Tri-Cities [caption id="attachment_48552" align="alignright" width="200"] Catalina Yepez[/caption] RICHLAND, Wash. – As a result of resources and mentorship she received at Washington State University Tri-Cities, student Catalina Yepez not only began the initial steps...

03 Nov WSU Tri-Cities working with PNNL to develop teacher endorsement program in computer science

Posted at 08:25h in Academic Affairs, College of Education, Computer science, frontpage, profile, Research, WSUTC News

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities Firestone RICHLAND, Wash. – WSU Tri-Cities is developing a teacher endorsement program in computer science that has attracted a $49,000 grant from the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and a matching contribution from the Pacific...

23 Oct Amazon Catalyst program welcomed to WSU campus

Posted at 12:58h in Academic Affairs, Faculty, Research, Staff, Student, WSUTC News

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University announces the launch of a collaborative program with Amazon titled Amazon Catalyst — a successful innovation grant program. Amazon will provide up to $300,000 to WSU to launch the initiative, providing funding and...

19 Oct Zambian grad student studying solutions to water access, pollution as part of Fulbright at WSU Tri-Cities

Posted at 11:09h in Academic Affairs, frontpage, profile, Research, School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Student, WSUTC News

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Maegan Murray In graduate student Kenny Nyirenda’s home country of Zambia, access to clean water sources can be challenging, especially in remote areas. That is why he has committed his graduate research as a Fulbright scholar at Washington State...

17 Oct WSU Tri-Cities professor growing partnerships for arts education across the globe

Posted at 15:28h in Academic Affairs, Art, College of Education, Design, frontpage, profile, Research, WSUTC News

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. - Yichien Cooper, adjunct professor of teaching and learning at Washington State University Tri-Cities, is showing the world that arts education is more than the creation of physical and digital media through her work in growing international partnerships across the globe. [caption id="attachment_47792" align="alignleft" width="450"]...

12 Oct Research experience at WSU Tri-Cities allows Pasco teacher opportunity to learn science behind wine

Posted at 16:15h in Academic Affairs, Alumni, frontpage, Research, Science, Student, Wine, WSUTC News

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Maegan Murray Wine is a $2 billion industry in Washington state, but many students will not be exposed to the science behind the field as a possible career option until they reach college. Thanks to the Partners in...

06 Oct WSU, PNNL convert biofuel waste into commodity, now targeting sewage sludge

Posted at 10:53h in Academic Affairs, Alumni, frontpage, profile, Research, Science, Student, WSUTC News

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – A method of converting a biofuel waste product into a usable and valuable commodity has been discovered by researchers at Washington State University and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Converting algae to biofuels is...

02 Oct African American history at Hanford focus of WSU Tri-Cities, National Park Service project

Posted at 16:52h in Academic Affairs, frontpage, profile, Research, WSUTC News

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – Washington State University Tri-Cities was recently awarded a $73,000 grant in partnership with the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service to research and document the African American migration, segregation...

26 Sep Business professor takes talents to Switzerland as part of Carson College international partnership

Posted at 16:19h in Academic Affairs, Business, frontpage, profile, Research, WSUTC News

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities Paul Skilton is the first professor from Washington State University Tri-Cities to participate in a teaching abroad experience with a prestigious business school in Brig, Switzerland. WSU partners with the César Ritz Colleges in Switzerland...