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New academy on climate resilience to connect specialty crop professionals

By Seth Truscott, College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences 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’ capacity to support climate preparedness. The new training academy is being funded by a […]

Lav Khot and CAHNRS highlighted during NIFA’s National Washington Day – May 10, 2023

USDA | NIFA May 11, 2023 To celebrate National Washington Day on May 10, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is highlighting the innovative NIFA-funded research conducted by Lav Khot, CAHNRS and Washington State University (WSU). NIFA’s support allows CAHNRS to bring new ideas to light that improve our food supply, protect our […]

Graduate School Announces Rongge Zou as a Winner of Albrecht Scholarship

WSU Insider The graduate school announces that Rongge Zou is a winner of The Richard R. and Constance M. Albrecht Scholarship. This award is for all active doctoral graduate students in good standing who have successfully passed their preliminary examination. The winners had peer-reviewed publications/shows/recital. They also have successful grant proposals/awards while showing service to […]

Birgitte Ahring receives Anjan Bose Outstanding Researcher Award

May 2, 2023 |WSU Insider Birgitte Ahring receives the Voiland College of Engineering’s Anjan Bose Outstanding Researcher Award. Ahring, professor in the Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering and with the Bioproducts, Sciences and Engineering Laboratory at the WSU Tri-Cities campus, is a prolific researcher and a global leader in biomass conversion research […]

Jonathan Male appointed as new head of Office for National Laboratory Partnerships

Mar 8, 2023 | WSU Insider Washington State University’s Office of Research has appointed Jonathan Male as the assistant vice chancellor for research and director of the systemwide Office for National Laboratory Partnerships. He assumed the new role on Feb. 27. Male will develop and support systemwide programs in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy national […]

WSU and Heritage University scientists to share research at March 31 symposium

By Angela Sams, College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences Scientists at Washington State University’s Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center (IAREC) will share their research alongside Heritage University undergraduate students during the Honoring Undergraduate and Graduate Scholars Symposium (HUGSS) this Friday, March 31. The event, set to take place on the Heritage University […]

Three Minute Thesis – Austin Gluth wins the Tri-Cities 3MT Competition (3/8/2023)

        On behalf of Dr. Garcia-Perez, we would like to congratulate Austin Gluth for winning the Tri-Cities 3MT Competition that took place yesterday! The competition had 7 participants and four of them were our BSE graduate students: – Austin Gluth (advisor Dr. Bin Yang) – Renan Stefanini Lopes (advisor: Dr. Birgitte Ahring) […]

Three Minute Thesis – Jake Schrader (PhD) and Kesevan Veloo (MS) win the BSE Competition

        On behalf of Dr. Manuel Garcia-Perez, we want to thank Kesevan, Jake, Austin, Samrat, Renan and Milton for participating in BSE’s 3MT Thesis Competition! Also, a big thanks to our faculty judges and the audience! Kesevan Veloo moves on to the CAHNRS competition in the MS category. The winners in the […]