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Landscape architecture students are reimagining the future of the small towns of Malden and Pine City, Washington, which had much of their homes and buildings destroyed during a devastating fire on Labor Day in 2020.

The Washington Research Foundation recently awarded the Team Mentoring Program a $208,500 grant to continue its work of supporting underrepresented students pursuing degrees in STEM fields.

NWPB General Manager Cara Williams Fry said the decision stems from the social media platform’s erroneous labeling of NPR as “state-affiliated media.”

Donors made more than 1,400 gifts totally nearly $470,000 during Wednesday’s 24‑hour event. Donations spanned 97 unique funding areas of the WSU system with every campus and college receiving support on the day.

Julia Carboni, an associate professor with Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, will lead the Seattle-based center beginning July 1.

The WSU alumnus’ gift of more than $1.5 million provides perpetual annual funding for arts, music, and humanities programming, including student engagement opportunities like internships and study abroad.

Under Rezac’s tenure, the Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture has seen improvements to its student recruitment and retention efforts as well as the expansion of its research and fundraising.

The move to Okta Identity Engine later this month will provide increased security as well as enhanced password reset and account activation options.

The awards are given annually by the WSU MLK Program. Recipients will be honored during the WSU Black Excellence Dinner at 5 p.m., April 29, in the Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center on the Pullman campus and will be livestreamed.

Ramazan, a College of Education doctoral candidate, has secured a prestigious national internship with the Philadelphia-based National Board of Medical Examiners.

More than 50 students in the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences were recognized March 30, during an evening awards ceremony and banquet at Ensminger Pavilion in Pullman.

Wangcheng Liu received a Washington State Research Foundation fellowship for his work turning post-consumer plastics into building blocks for environmentally friendly products.

A viable formula for a carbon-negative, environmentally friendly concrete that is nearly as strong as regular concrete has been developed at WSU.

Northwest Public Broadcasting and the award-winning PBS science series NOVA have joined forces to produce and distribute climate-focused stories as part of the national Climate Across America initiative.

WSU researchers will lead a $3.7 million Department of Defense grant to develop a unique microneedle system to treat common eye diseases.

Snohomish County leaders announced their proposal to set up a research and development site focused on sustainable aviation fuels at Paine Field Airport at a press conference Tuesday morning.

WSU salutes alumnus Gordon Davis on his induction to the Meat Industry Hall of Fame for his contribution to the industry and field of meat science.

A massively destructive hurricane in Florida, a very stormy winter in California, and higher than average colony losses mean 2023 could be a bad year for honey bees, according to one WSU expert.

To kick off their golden anniversary, WSU Extension Master Gardeners are going back to where it started with a public celebration, 1 p.m. Saturday, April 8, at the WSU Puyallup Research and Extension Center.

Founding Department Chair Jean Dodson Peterson detailed an exciting future, explaining how V&E will support WSU’s larger goals of creating a diverse set of global leaders and applying research to real-world situations.

Suspected suicidal cannabis exposures have increased 17% annually, over a period of 12 years, according to an analysis of U.S. poison center data.

Discovery of a gene in multiple mammalian species could pave the way for a highly effective, reversible and non-hormonal male contraceptive for humans and animals.

The university is in the early stages of a $1.36 million project to upgrade its biosafety level 3 laboratory and enhance its infectious disease research and pandemic response capacity.

Located in Spokane, the new clinic will help reduce the wait time for eastern Washington families seeking autism spectrum disorder evaluations for their children.

WSU Veterinary students are part of an effort to provide people experiencing homelessness and their pets with medical care in downtown Seattle.

Orphaned or abandoned baby squirrels, raccoons, and rabbits are just a few of the animals WSU veterinarians are training members of the public to help rehabilitate in Eastern Washington.

The augur hawk, named Taima, will be ready to lead his team onto the field when the NFL season kicks off after undergoing a short procedure to remove a concerning growth from his left foot.

WSU researchers have identified a growing list of common drugs and products that can cause serious and potentially fatal reactions in cats with the feline MDR1 mutation.