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2 weeks ago | 
news.wsu.edu | Shawn Vestal |Devin Rokyta |RJ Wolcott |Tina Hilding
MOUNT VERNON, Wash.—Several varieties of wild spinach that originated in Central Asia show resistance to a destructive soil-borne pathogen that beleaguers growers of spinach seed in the Pacific Northwest—a finding that can be used to breed hardier crops.
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2 weeks ago | 
news.wsu.edu | Tina Hilding |Voiland College |Christina Mancebo |Shawn Vestal
May 20, 2025 By Tina Hilding, Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture Ananth Kalyanaraman Ananth Kalyanaraman has been named director of the WSU’s School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Kalyanaraman has served as interim director of the school for the past year. He is a professor and Boeing Centennial Chair in computer science and holds a joint appointment at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
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2 weeks ago | 
news.wsu.edu | Devin Rokyta |RJ Wolcott |Tina Hilding |Voiland College
A 3D printer donated by an alumnus to the Orthopedic Department at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital at WSU's College of Veterinary Medicine is helping small-animal surgeons give more precise care to patients requiring orthopedic and other surgical procedures. A new 3D printer donated to the Washington State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital is helping to modernize how veterinarians approach complex orthopedic surgeries.
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1 month 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 month 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 month 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 month 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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1 month 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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1 month 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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1 month 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.
