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...
By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – As part of their new leadership though the Associated Students of Washington State University Tri-Cities, President Zachary Harper and Vice President Savanna Kresse are changing the way that student government serves its students, focusing more on advocating for...
By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – As part of a new cultural program, Washington State University Tri-Cities is looking for community members who would like to connect and befriend international students as a means to provide them with a local connection to the Tri-Cities,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
RICHLAND, Wash. – Minimal damage was reported after a five to 10 acre fire claimed a field at the edge of the Washington State University Tri-Cities campus Friday evening. The fire is now contained. Firefighters responded to a call at 10:17 p.m. and extinguished the blaze...
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...
