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The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Washington State University Tri-Cities two federal TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) grants totaling $2,723,640 to improve college retention and graduation rates among low-income, first-generation students, and students with disabilities for the next five years....

Beer lovers, homebrewers and aspiring brewing professionals have a new way to enter the industry through Washington State University Tri-Cities’ newly launched Brewing Certificate Program....

Freshwater and coastal waters may cover just a small portion of the planet, but they turn out to be powerful contributors to nitrogen fixation, a natural process essential to life on Earth. A new global study co-authored by Sarah Roley, associate professor of environmental science in the College of Arts and Sciences at Washington State University Tri-Cities, and Carmella Vizza, former WSU Tri-Cities post-doctoral research associate and current assistant professor at Hawai’i Pacific University, reveals that these ecosystems produce far more nitrogen than previously recognized....

For Jesus Delgado Sholtys, navigating school as an English language learner came with challenges, and his hopes of attending college once seemed out of reach. But with encouragement from local educators, Delgado Sholtys earned a teaching degree from Washington State University Tri-Cities and was named the inaugural recipient of the College of Education Community Advocate Award from WSU’s College of Education, Sport, and Human Sciences....

Fourteen high school seniors from four Mid-Columbia school districts have signed commitment letters to join Washington State University (WSU) Tri-Cities through the Teaching Bridge program—a career-connected pathway that allows students to earn a teaching degree while gaining paid classroom experience....

Higher education doesn’t just change individual lives, it powers entire communities. In the Tri-Cities, Washington State University Tri-Cities and Columbia Basin College (CBC) are doing exactly that: serving as engines of opportunity that fuel financial success, workforce development, and long-term economic growth....

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