Science

04 Dec Dec. 11, 13: Undergraduate Research Symposium and Art Exhibition to highlight student research, projects

Posted at 12:47h in Academic Affairs, College of Arts and Sciences, engineering, Faculty, Psychology, Research, Science, Student, Wine, WSUTC News

By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – Students will highlight semester course projects, research and art as part of the fall Undergraduate Research Symposium and Art Exhibition on Dec. 11 and 13 at Washington State University Tri-Cities. A student presents at the WSU Tri-CIties Undergraduate Research...

02 Nov Nov. 6: PNNL cyber security researcher to present on internet security and privacy risks

Posted at 17:11h in Computer science, Research, Science, WSUTC News

By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – Members of the public are invited to attend a presentation by Glenn Fink, a senior cyber security researcher at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, on the topic of the internet and its security and privacy risks at 6...

30 Oct Non-traditional student uses WSU Tri-Cities education to achieve better life for family

Posted at 11:35h in Academic Affairs, Alumni, College of Arts and Sciences, Faculty, frontpage, profile, Research, Science, Staff, Student, Uncategorized, WSUTC News

By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – Family is core to who Geoff Schramm is as a friend, a person, but especially as a father and husband. Geoff Schramm (second from left) with his family at the WSU Tri-Cities commencement ceremony. It’s the reason why he decided...

26 Sep Oct. 4: Tri-Cities lecture focuses on health effects of radiation exposure

Posted at 09:37h in medicine, Research, Science, Student, WSUTC News

By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – Epidemiology expert Roy E. Shore will discuss what scientists and medical professionals currently know about the human health effects of radiation exposure as part of a Herbert M. Parker Lecture that will begin 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4,...

07 Sep Sept. 20: WSU Tri-Cities to host career fair welcoming more than 30 employers

Posted at 16:04h in Alumni, Art, Business, Computer science, Design, Education, engineering, Psychology, Science, Student, WSUTC News

RICHLAND, Wash. – Washington State University Tri-Cities will host a career fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 20, in the Student Union Building on campus, which will feature more than 30 employers throughout the region. WSU Tri-Cities career fair The career fair offers...

07 Sep Researchers collaborate with youth for science fair projects, encourage interest in STEM

Posted at 11:50h in Academic Affairs, BSEL, Computer science, engineering, Faculty, frontpage, profile, Research, Science, Staff, Student, WSUTC News

Students earn top honors at regional, state, international science competitions By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – High school students in the Tri-Cities have seen success not only at the state level in science fairs, but also at national and international competitions after collaborating with researchers...

28 Aug Revealing how bacteria, grasses fix nitrogen target of WSU Tri-Cities researcher

Posted at 08:23h in Academic Affairs, College of Arts and Sciences, Faculty, frontpage, profile, Research, Science, WSUTC News

By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – Reducing synthetic fertilizer use, pollution, farming costs, while freeing up nitrogen, mark possible benefits of a research project by Sarah Roley, assistant professor with the School of the Environment, Washington State University Tri-Cities. Roley, and her two colleagues, recently...

09 Aug Region’s record heat raising risk of heatstroke

Posted at 08:29h in Faculty, medicine, Science, WSUTC News

By Linda Weiford, WSU News Heat records are expected to burn up in Eastern Washington today and possibly Friday. (WSU Photo Services) With temperatures shooting up to 110 degrees and smashing heat records in parts of Washington state, people are at increased risk of suffering from heatstroke...

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

Posted at 09:00h in Academic Affairs, BSEL, engineering, Faculty, frontpage, profile, Research, Science, WSUTC News

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

Posted at 08:18h in Academic Affairs, Faculty, frontpage, profile, Research, Science, Wine, WSUTC News

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...