By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – Within the confines of his cold, concrete prison cell, Emmanuel “Manny” Garcia found himself seven years ago contemplating the depths of his reality. Following the death of his father in 2000, he got involved with the wrong crowd and...
GLD-affected cabernet sauvignon vines, left, and healthy vines. By Scott Weybright, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences PROSSER, Wash. – Grapevine leafroll disease (GLD) has plagued vineyards for centuries, but little is known about how this virus impacts the fruit quality and actual wine produced...
By Sue McMurray, Carson College of Business PULLMAN, Wash. – The Carson College of Business recently honored its outstanding faculty, staff and graduate students during an annual awards event at Washington State University Pullman. Outstanding Pullman MBA Faculty of the Year Award: Arvin Sahaym, Department of Management,...
PULLMAN, Wash. – A second $1 million grant to the Office of the Provost means students at the Vancouver and Tri-Cities campuses will have the opportunity to apply for Invest in Success this fall. The program offers low-income students the chance to save up to $1,000...
By Maegan Murray, WSU Tri-Cities RICHLAND, Wash. – Approximately 377 students will participate in the Washington State University Tri-Cities commencement ceremony, which begins at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 7, at the Toyota Center, 7000 W. Grandridge Blvd. in Kennewick, Wash. Doors open at noon. The event is...
by Maegan Murray RICHLAND, Wash. – Cameron Hohimer, a Washington State University Tri-Cities mechanical engineering doctoral student, will explore the possibilities of soft robotics through 3-D printing as part of a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. Hohimer was awarded a $34,000 for three-years annual stipend and...
PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University researchers and adjunct faculty are among the scientists and engineers chosen to receive the coveted “Breakthrough Prize” for their role in the detection of gravitational waves 100 years after Albert Einstein predicted them. The selection committee of the Breakthrough Prize...
RICHLAND, Wash. – Students will give presentations on work from the semester at noon-1 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, May 3-5, as part of the Undergraduate Research Symposium and Art Exhibition at Washington State University Tri-Cities. The public is invited to hear the presentations, explore the topics, ask questions...
RICHLAND, Wash. – Officials from Washington State University Tri-Cities will break ground on the new student union building during a ceremony at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, May 6, south of the Consolidated Information Center building. Community members are welcome to attend. The WSU Board of Regents voted...
By Scott Weybright, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences and Lauren Ingeno, Drexel University RICHLAND, Wash. – Whiskey aficionados may claim that Manhattans must be made with fiery, grassy rye while an Old Fashioned requires the sweetness of bourbon. But a new study from a Washington...
