Nicholas Geranios

Spokane

Contributor at Cascade PBS

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Grand Coulee Dam

1 month ago | centraloregondaily.com | Nicholas Geranios

Staffing cuts across Grand Coulee Dam and other federal hydropower agencies are raising concerns about grid reliability in the Pacific Northwest. Utility leaders warn that long-term damage could result from ongoing worker shortages.
How the end of the Pac-12 Conference is hurting Pullman’s economy

2 months ago | wenatcheeworld.com | Nicholas Geranios

The recent implosion of the historic Pac-12 Conference is adding another sharp blow to the beleaguered economy of the college town of Pullman. Pullman is the home of Washington State University, and the loss of its historic football rivals led to depressed attendance at football home games in the 2024 season.
How The End of The Pac-12 Conference is Hurting Pullman's Economy

2 months ago | dailyfly.com | Nicholas Geranios

Attendance at WSU football games — and enrollment at the university overall — is dropping, threatening local businesses dependent on sports fans. PULLMAN, WA – The recent implosion of the historic Pac-12 Conference is adding another sharp blow to the beleaguered economy of the college town of Pullman. Pullman is the home of Washington State University, and the loss of its historic football rivals led to depressed attendance at football home games in the 2024 season.
How the end of the PAC-12 Conference is hurting Pullman's economy

2 months ago | cascadepbs.org | Nicholas Geranios

Attendance at WSU football games — and enrollment at the university overall — is dropping, threatening local businesses dependent on sports fans. Kelly Otto, manager of Crimson & Gray, a WSU apparel and souvenir store in Pullman, checks on a rack of T-shirts on Friday near a display of sale items. Otto said he has seen fewer customers and reduced sales since the reduction of the NCAA Pac-12 Conference to only WSU and Oregon State. (Ted S. Warren for Cascade PBS) (Ted S.
Canada, U.S. Columbia River Treaty Negotiations in Jeopardy

2 months ago | dailyfly.com | Nicholas Geranios

Amid the Trump administration’s trade war and annexation threats, the work to update the 60-year-old treaty is paused after years of progress. VANCOUVER, B.C. – The United States government has paused negotiations with Canada to finalize the renewal of a long-standing treaty covering the use of the Columbia River in the wake of President Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada and threats to annex the northern neighbor.
Canada, U.S. Columbia River Treaty negotiations in jeopardy

2 months ago | cascadepbs.org | Nicholas Geranios

Amid the Trump administration’s trade war and annexation threats, the work to update the 60-year-old treaty is paused after years of progress. The Columbia River meanders along the Washington/Oregon border near White Salmon, Wash., Monday, Aug. 14, 2017.
WSU could lose up to $25M per year from Trump research funding cuts

Feb 20, 2025 | columbian.com | Nicholas Geranios

News / Northwest Washington State University is one of the many institutions bracing for fewer federal grants after the president’s attempts to halt funding Washington State University faces Trump administration cuts to federal research funding that could total up to $25 million per year, school officials told its Board of Regents this week. Provost Chris Riley-Tillman told the regents at a special meeting on Monday that WSU researchers faced cuts “somewhere in the $20 [million] to $25...
WSU could lose up to $25M per year from Trump research funding cuts

Feb 19, 2025 | cascadepbs.org | Nicholas Geranios

Riley-Tillman noted that the larger University of Washington in Seattle faced research cuts of $100 million to $200 million per year. Washington State University, located in Pullman, is the state’s land-grant research university. The board was told that about 2,000 WSU employees receive some federal grant funds, and more than half of those are entirely supported by grants.
Wrestling legend

Jan 31, 2025 | magazine.wsu.edu | Nicholas Geranios

Cash Stone was an accomplished wrestler who arrived at Washington State College in 1955, won a Pacific Coast conference championship at 130 pounds in 1958, and then spent nearly four decades coaching the Mead High School wrestling team to spectacular heights. He’s also the rare wrestler with his own IMDb page, a listing of motion picture credits. Stone (’59 Phys. Ed.) was the technical advisor and had a bit part in the 1985 movie Vision Quest, which was filmed in Spokane.
Departing WSU President Kirk Schulz reflects on nine years in Pullman

Dec 7, 2024 | columbian.com | Nicholas Geranios

News / Northwest From rebuilding the PAC-12 to navigating academic life during COVID, Schulz shares some highs and lows of leading Washington's land grant university.