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3 weeks ago | 
news.wsu.edu | Karen Hunt |Devin Rokyta |C. Brandon Chapman |Lauren Lesmeister
April 1, 2025 By Karen Hunt, Office of Research The Office of Commercialization has awarded six WSU researchers with the Commercialization Gap Fund (CGF). The CGF supports research projects with high market potential and provides researchers up to $50,000 to demonstrate that their innovations(s) have the ability to make an economic impact in society. The CGF is intended to be the final funding step for near-market technologies.
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3 weeks ago | 
news.wsu.edu | Devin Rokyta |C. Brandon Chapman |Lauren Lesmeister |Carson College
Fifty-four students at the Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (SURCA) 2025 were the recipients of 44 awards totaling $10,200. The system-wide event on March 24 at WSU Pullman was hosted by the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR).
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3 weeks ago | 
news.wsu.edu | RJ Wolcott |Devin Rokyta |C. Brandon Chapman |Lauren Lesmeister
Access to a quality education is at the core of Washington State University’s land-grant mission. WSU’s incoming president, Elizabeth “Betsy” Cantwell, emphatically supports this endeavor. “Part of my commitment to WSU as a land-grant institution is ensuring that no matter what career stage someone is at, they will have access to WSU programs that will meet their needs, and by extension, the needs of our state and region,” Cantwell said.
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1 month ago | 
news.wsu.edu | RJ Wolcott |C. Brandon Chapman |Addy Hatch |Devin Rokyta
March 17, 2025 By RJ Wolcott, WSU News & Media Relations Yong Wang A view toward the future of affordable, clean energy production will be the centerpiece of this year’s Distinguished Faculty Address during Showcase Week. Yong Wang, a regents professor with the Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture’s School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, will give Showcase’s Distinguished Faculty Address this year.
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1 month ago | 
news.wsu.edu | C. Brandon Chapman |Addy Hatch |Devin Rokyta |Adriana Janovich
Washington State University’s College of Education is expanding its identity. Effective May 1, 2025, the college will officially become the College of Education, Sport, and Human Sciences to better reflect the breadth of its programs. The name change follows a comprehensive survey and multiple focus groups that included faculty, staff, students, alumni, and other stakeholders. College Dean Karen Thomas-Brown said the decision was driven by the need for greater clarity.
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1 month ago | 
news.wsu.edu | Addy Hatch |C. Brandon Chapman |Devin Rokyta |Adriana Janovich
Catherine Roberts Frasier, the first woman graduate of Washington State’s College of Veterinary Medicine, wasn’t one to mince words. Frasier called her first husband “a fool” and the second husband “a jerk.” She said one university administrator was “a real old battle-ax,” and confessed that she “was never enchanted” with the practice of veterinary medicine, though she did like treating large animals well enough.
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1 month ago | 
news.wsu.edu | HRS Benefits |C. Brandon Chapman |Addy Hatch |Devin Rokyta
HRS Benefits is aware that communications have been sent from Uniform Medical Plans about the status of the contacting efforts with some current UMP providers. These sort of notices can be concerning and cause plan participants stress. Where Health Care Authority (HCA) cannot guarantee this issue will be resolved, historically contract issues normally are resolved with no disruption to coverage.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
news.wsu.edu | Sara Zaske |RJ Wolcott |Will Ferguson |C. Brandon Chapman
PULLMAN, Wash. – Analysis of cheek swabs taken from pregnant women revealed a potential epigenetic biomarker for preeclampsia, a potentially life-threatening condition that often leads to preterm births. While a clinical trial is needed to confirm the results, a study published in the journal Environmental Epigenetics offers hope that a simple test can be developed to identify preeclampsia earlier in pregnancy.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
news.wsu.edu | RJ Wolcott |Will Ferguson |C. Brandon Chapman |Tina Hilding
Student teams from Washington State University’s School of Design and Construction recently took top prizes at the Northwest regional Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) student competition. Two multidisciplinary teams that included students from architecture, construction engineering and construction management took first and second prize in the competition held earlier this fall.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
news.wsu.edu | RJ Wolcott |C. Brandon Chapman |Tina Hilding |Voiland College
December 4, 2024 By RJ Wolcott, WSU News & Media Relations Washington State University will celebrate more than 700 graduating students during the Fall Commencement Ceremony happening Dec. 7. Washington State University will celebrate more than 700 graduating students during the Fall Commencement Ceremony happening Dec. 7.
