Washington State University

Landscape architecture students at Washington State University are developing plans for accessible trails along the Clearwater River waterfront for the community of Kamiah, Idaho. They will present their final designs from 2:30 p.m. to 5…

When a startup company tasked a Washington State University student team with creating an India raga music app, the students had to start at the beginning: learning exactly what raga music is. The project, part of the School of…

The newly renovated Medicine Building on the WSU Spokane campus was dedicated Thursday during a ceremony that featured remarks from WSU leadership and community members as well as Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine students Lensa Moen and…

New animal research suggests that little-studied brain cells known as astrocytes are major players in controlling sleep need and may someday help humans go without sleep for longer without negative consequences such as mental fatigue and…

A team led by scientists at Washington State University’s Center for Sustaining Agriculture & Natural Resources (CSANR) is establishing the Specialty Crop Climate Change Extension Academy to improve Extension and USDA professionals’…

For more than 20 years, scientist Lindsey du Toit has helped safeguard many of the Pacific Northwest’s most valuable crops from damaging diseases. Now, she is the first woman to lead Washington State University’s Department of Plant…

For five years, Doug Walsh helped decide which scientists joined the ranks of the prestigious Fellows of the Entomological Society of America (ESA). Now, the Washington State University professor has officially been named among those he…

Scientists have found a plant gene that drives the growth of root hairs, the tiny structures that help plants find water and nutrients in the soil. Identified by a team led by Washington State University researcher Karen Sanguinet, the…

Washington State University is pleased to welcome the Washington FFA Convention and Expo back to the Pullman campus in May 2024. This annual event brings together approximately 2,500 high school students, agricultural educators, and…

A WSU research team has received a Department of Energy grant on a project to capture carbon dioxide from the air and mix it with hydrogen to create a carbon-negative liquid fuel.  With the $400,000, one-year grant, the research team,…