RICHLAND, Wash. – Inhalation toxicology expert Roger O. McClellan will speak about the radiation and chemicals used at the Hanford Site, as part of the Herbert M. Parker lecture series on April 24-25 at Washington State University Tri-Cities. In addition, McClellan will address how science has...
They’re piloting drones over Washington vineyards, turning wood waste into jet fuel, and deploying thermal cameras to breed crops that resist drought. Their ideas launch businesses, transform agriculture and help feed a growing planet. Students and faculty in Biological Systems Engineering, ranked among the best in...
RICHLAND, Wash. – Embracing the ‘power of partnerships,’ the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Washington State University today announced the formation of the WSU-PNNL Institutes — a collection of three joint institutes that will advance science and technology in nuclear science and technology, advanced...
By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – A Washington State University Tri-Cities professor aims to pinpoint underpinnings of evolutionary success by analyzing the skull morphology of a handful of fish species. Jim Cooper, WSU Tri-Cities assistant professor of biological sciences, recently received a $250,000 National Science...
RICHLAND, Wash. – Students will present on their research, course projects and art from noon – 1 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, Dec. 12-14, as part of the Undergraduate Research Symposium and Art Exhibition at Washington State University Tri-Cities. Members of the public are invited to attend the student...
By Maegan Murray RICHLAND, Wash. – Washington State University Tri-Cities alumnus Geoff Schramm never thought he would go to college. Coming from a family where no one before him in his family had gone to college, he said it was sort of a family tradition that he...
By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – Vincent Danna (’17) was in middle school when he lost all of his hair. He suffers from a condition known as alopecia universalis, which is when the immune system mistakenly attacks the hair follicles. His personal struggle led him...
By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – A federal project director from the U.S. Department of Energy will discuss how the Hanford waste treatment plant will immobilize radioactive waste by turning it into glass as part of a continuing lecture series from 3-4 p.m. Thursday,...
RICHLAND, Wash. – The progress and future of cleanup efforts at the Hanford Site will be the focus of a presentation by Tom Fletcher, deputy manager of the Department of Energy’s Richland Operations Office, 3-4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, in the WSU Tri-Cities East Auditorium. This...
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 Science program, however, one high school teacher...
