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1 week ago | 
news.wsu.edu | Will Ferguson |Steve Nakata |Shawn Vestal |Tina Hilding
One of the challenges of adapting a book about a serial killer to the big screen in 1950 was that the moral codes of the time made it difficult to portray the story with the same violent and sexual realism a modern audience would expect. And yet, as Washington State University students discovered in an Honors 280 class this spring, that didn’t mean early crime films were entirely PG.
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1 week ago | 
news.wsu.edu | Will Ferguson |Steve Nakata |Shawn Vestal |Tina Hilding
HRS Records will be presenting an instructor-led training on I-9 processing and requirements on June 13, 9–10:30 a.m.About this live course — Presented by HRS staff, this course is intended for all WSU employees that have responsibility for Form I-9 processes and provides a comprehensive overview of Form I-9 requirements, the responsibilities of I-9 processors, and federal compliance and enforcement guidelines.
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1 week ago | 
news.wsu.edu | Shawn Vestal |Steve Nakata |Tina Hilding |Voiland College
May 7, 2025 By Shawn Vestal, WSU News & Media Relations Washington State University researchers are using AI technology to do everything from improving science education to scoring wildfire risk — and six such initiatives got a boost from a Microsoft program celebrating the company’s 50th birthday. The company distributed $5 million to 20 projects by universities, nonprofits and other organizations across the state through its AI for Good Lab.
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1 week ago | 
news.wsu.edu | Devin Rokyta |RJ Wolcott |Tina Hilding |Voiland College
Kelly Kreps has spent decades raising cattle on his family’s ranch in White Salmon, Washington, and thanks to a partnership with Washington State University, it has also become a training ground for the next generation of veterinarians committed to supporting ranching communities.
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2 weeks ago | 
news.wsu.edu | RJ Wolcott |Kylie Condosta |Shawn Vestal |Tina Hilding
Growing up as a self-described “science nerd” in a small Eastern Washington town, Gary Foss’s career in aerospace engineering took off as a result of regional science fairs. While working at Boeing, Foss turned his attention to helping the next generation of students interested in careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. He helped organize and judge several STEM-focused events in Washington, including the science fairs so instrumental to his development.
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2 weeks ago | 
news.wsu.edu | Kylie Condosta |RJ Wolcott |Shawn Vestal |Tina Hilding
May 1, 2025 By Kylie Condosta, Office of the President Four weeks into the job, President Elizabeth Cantwell has developed a transition initiative designed to gain insights, deepen understanding, and cultivate relationships across the Washington State University system.
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2 weeks ago | 
news.wsu.edu | Shawn Vestal |Tina Hilding |Voiland College |RJ Wolcott
Just in time for tick season, new research is shining a light on how animals develop resistance to tick bites, which points toward the possibility of developing more effective vaccines against the tiny, disease-carrying bloodsuckers. In a study of “acquired tick resistance” among deer mice, rabbits and cattle, researchers at Washington State University found that once host animals were exposed to ticks, they developed resistance to bites that dramatically shrank the tick population going forward.
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1 month ago | 
news.wsu.edu | Devin Rokyta |Addy Hatch |Josh Babcock |Tina Hilding
PULLMAN, Wash. — Why bats can harbor viruses like hantavirus and coronavirus – pathogens that are highly dangerous to humans – without becoming ill themselves has long puzzled scientists, yet the answer may be key to preventing outbreaks and fighting the diseases.
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1 month ago | 
news.wsu.edu | Bryan Boyle |RJ Wolcott |Devin Rokyta |Tina Hilding
What began in 2015 as a clever way to recognize Washington State University’s 125th birthday has now grown into an annual fundraising celebration of a familiar refrain oftentimes heard throughout the WSU system: “Cougs helping Cougs.” Since that inaugural event 10 years ago, donors have generously made 10,000-plus gifts totaling more than $4.5 million in support of scholarships, research, programs, athletics, student activities, and much more.
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1 month ago | 
news.wsu.edu | Tina Hilding |Voiland College |Devin Rokyta |RJ Wolcott
A group of bioengineering students have been developing a portable sensor that aims to quickly detect harmful pathogens in air or water as part of their capstone design project for the Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering. They will give a presentation on their sensor April 14 in Wegner Hall on the Washington State University Pullman campus.
