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

Posted at 08:27h in Academic Affairs, Alumni, Computer science, frontpage, profile, Research, Science, Student, Uncategorized, WSUTC News

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...

03 May Engineering, arts create interactive tree sculpture that speaks to realities of plastic waste

Posted at 09:09h in Academic Affairs, Art, Design, engineering, Faculty, frontpage, profile, Research, Student, Uncategorized, WSUTC News

By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – Mechanical engineering students in a Washington State University Tri-Cities capstone course worked with a university arts professor to design and construct a moving tree sculpture that presents the unfortunate realities of the use and discarding of plastic in...

06 Mar Apartments at WSU Tri-Cities now accepting applications, to open Aug. 2018

Posted at 11:33h in frontpage, profile, Student, Uncategorized, WSUTC News

RICHLAND, Wash. – The apartments currently being constructed on the Washington State University Tri-Cities campus are now taking applications for when they open this fall. The apartments, known as The Brelsford Vineyards, are scheduled to open in August 2018 in time for fall semester at WSU Tri-Cities. For more information and to apply, visit http://tri-cities.dabcomgmt.com/. The apartments, which will...

09 Feb WSU Tri-Cities partners with WRPS to develop technologies for Hanford Site

Posted at 08:30h in Computer science, Design, engineering, Faculty, frontpage, profile, Research, Uncategorized, WSUTC News

By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – Two teams at Washington State University Tri-Cities have partnered with Washington River Protection Solutions to procure and program an autonomous vehicle and develop a form of ultra high-performance concrete to help protect workers in radioactive areas at the...

08 Feb Businesses join together to support WSU Tri-Cities Carson College of Business

Posted at 14:28h in Alumni, Business, Faculty, frontpage, profile, Research, Student, Uncategorized, Wine, WSUTC News

By Maegan Murray RICHLAND, Wash. – Organizations and private individuals from throughout the Columbia Basin joined together last month to support the future of regional business, but not in the traditional sense. Ryan Leaf speaks as part of the Point to Success Brunch at Anthony’s at Columbia...

15 Sep WSU Tri-Cities engineering and art partner to create robot that interacts with environment

Posted at 11:03h in Art, Design, engineering, frontpage, profile, Research, Student, Uncategorized, WSUTC News

By Adrian Aumen, WSU College of Arts & Sciences In a cold, dimly blue-lit room, a strange human–animal hybrid paces before the entrance to a fiery red cave. When the “Huminal” senses a viewer approaching, it stops, turns its head to stare at the visitor and...

28 Aug WSU leading online implementation of K-12 truancy prevention program

Posted at 13:45h in Academic Affairs, frontpage, profile, Psychology, Research, Student, Uncategorized, WSUTC News

By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities Washington State University is leading the online implementation of a program aimed at reducing school truancy that could positively impact schools not only across the state, but also across the nation. The Washington Assessment of the Risks and Needs of Students program,...

20 Jul Professor researching virtual & augmented reality for special education

Posted at 17:34h in Academic Affairs, Education, frontpage, profile, Research, Student, Uncategorized, WSUTC News

By Maegan Murray RICHLAND, Wash. – Jonah Firestone, an education professor at Washington State University Tri-Cities, knows that technology is the future of education, which is why he is researching the use of virtual and augmented reality as tools for not only the general classroom, but...

30 Aug WSU Tri-Cities student performs national anthem during Seahawks game

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RICHLAND, Wash. – Kayla Stark, a student at Washington State University Tri-Cities, has performed for venues ranging from hundreds to thousands around Tri-Cities, Wash. But last week, on Aug. 18, she performed at her largest venue yet: at a Seattle Seahawks game at CenturyLink Field. Stark...

15 Aug Study: Neonicotinoid pesticides pose low risk to honey bees

Posted at 13:30h in frontpage, profile, Research, Uncategorized, WSUTC News

By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – While neonicotinoid pesticides can harm honey bees, a new study by Washington State University researchers shows that the substances pose little risk to bees in real-world settings. The team of WSU entomologists studied apiaries in urban, rural and agricultural...