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Local dollars, local impact: WSU Extension builds community investment networks
Helping Washington communities create peer-to-peer investment networks that keep wealth local, WSU Extension provides the support, tools, and expertise that strengthen rural resilience and economic growth.
New from Extension: Guides to wild bees, lawn sprinklers, X-disease, and more
Experts help Washingtonians protect cherry crops and wild pollinators, conserve water, use pesticides safely, and more, with latest publications.
High schoolers more at risk for firearm-related violence, WSU-led study shows
Using federal data spanning 2001 to 2022, researchers uncovered trends in firearm deaths for 11- to 18-year-olds in rural and urban settings. They discovered that since 2017, firearms have surpassed motor vehicle collisions as the leading cause of mortality for that age group.
Forest Management Shortcourse to help Washington owners care for woodlands
Forest owners in central Washington can gain the skills to best manage their woodlands in an October short series.
‘We led with our hearts’: SNAP-Ed leaves lasting legacy
Federal funding for SNAP-Ed concluded Oct. 1, 2025, marking a profound change for WSU Extension and the Washington communities it served. The program leaves behind empowered families, youth, and strengthened local food systems.
From script to final cut, teens create films at WSU 4-H camp
Six youths attended the Camp to get hands-on experience in filmmaking.
Design-build team with tree fruit industry roots to develop WSU’s new Wenatchee Plant Growth Facility
Development of WSU’s new Plant Growth Facility at Wenatchee is moving forward this fall with help from a newly selected design-build team rooted in regional agriculture.
New from Extension: Guides to wild bees, lawn sprinklers, X-disease, and more
Experts help Washingtonians protect cherry crops and wild pollinators, conserve water, use pesticides safely, and more, with latest publications.
New Extension guides: yellow-legged hornets, bee-killing mites, and X-disease
Find timely insights on an invasive bee-killing wasp, controls for a devastating honey bee mite, and sampling methods for vectors of a damaging disease of stone fruits.
WSU scientist recognized for research that keeps viruses out of crops, fights those already in
Scott Harper will receive the Excellence in Regulatory Affairs & Crop Security Award from the American Phytopathological Society next month.
WSU scientist recognized for research that keeps viruses out of crops, fights those already in
Scott Harper will receive the Excellence in Regulatory Affairs & Crop Security Award from the American Phytopathological Society next month.
Award honors lifetime of plant-disease collaboration by emeritus Tim Murray
Murray is a 2025 recipient of the regional American Phytopathological Society’s lifetime achievement award. He reflects on more than 40 years in science and education.
Dead man’s fingers, alien eggs, and zombies: Unwrapping the weird, charismatic lives of fungi
From the cute to the eerie, explore a vault of more than 76,000 fungal specimens kept for teaching and research that aids human health, agriculture, and the environment.
New WSU program looks to expand early pathogen detection in potato crops
New WSU-led project will help potato growers safeguard domestic and international markets and maintain high-quality potatoes for consumers around the world.
Distinguished USDA, WSU scientist honored with lifetime achievement award
Tim Paulitz recently received a lifetime achievement award from the American Phytopathological Society’s Pacific Division.
USDA undersecretary encounters research for specialty crops at Prosser
A U.S. Department of Agriculture visit shares grant-funded advances in smart technology, virus-free plants, biotic and abiotic stresses, and training the next-generation workforce.
Outstanding individuals honored with 2023 CAHNRS student awards
More than 50 students in WSU’s College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences were recognized March 30, 2023, during an evening awards ceremony and banquet at Ensminger Pavilion in Pullman, Washington.
State-spanning group of CAHNRS faculty earn promotion in 2023
Twenty-one scientists and educators in WSU’s College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences received promotion in tenure or career tracks for 2023. Faculty members advancing their careers work in more than a dozen fields
Murray connecting plant, global health as member of National Academies’ Forum on Microbial Threats
Plant pathologist shares expertise to stem the spread of infectious disease
Goodbye, Johnson Hall: WSU Pullman campus’ largest-ever demolition begins
After more than sixty years in service to agriculture, Johnson Hall is coming down.
Dean Wendy Powers joins College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences
Wendy Powers, the first Cashup Davis Family Endowed Dean, joined WSU’s College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences on Aug. 15, 2022. Above, she visits the college’s Spillman Agronomy Farm at Pullman (Robert Hubner/WSU…
Plant pathologist Lindsey du Toit named fellow of the American Phytopathological Society
Professor and Extension Plant Pathologist Lindsey du Toit. Internationally recognized for her work protecting valuable seed crops from diseases, Lindsey du Toit has been named a fellow of the American Phytopathological Society. A professor and…
Discovery reveals how fungi bypasses plant defenses, kills plants
Learning how a white mold fungus avoids plant defenses could lead to a new tool to combat a pathogen that causes billions of dollars of crop loss worldwide.
March 19: Tacoma tree planting helps young scientists learn how redcedars can survive changing climate
The iconic Western redcedar may need human help to stay healthy.
Citizen science: Dahlia growers team up with WSU virologist to stop viral diseases’ spread
Researchers join with dahlia enthusiasts to encourage better routine propagation practices.
Viral proteins join forces to lower plants’ defense ‘shields’
Research holds promise to help plants defend themselves, prevent crop losses.
WSU researcher engages communities in tree health research with Forest Health Watch
Members of the public are accelerating research through involvement in Forest Health Watch.
WSU receives $3 million for endowment to bolster food security
WSU announces $3 million gift to establish the Rosalie & Harold Rea Brown Distinguished Endowed Chair in Plant Pathology.
WSU graduate students receive scholarships for advancing Washington wine industry
Four graduate students at Washington State University’s Viticulture and Enology Program have been awarded scholarships from the American Society for Enology and Viticulture. Award recipients Bernadette Gagnier, Margaret McCoy, Alexa McDaniel, and Arunabha Mitra, who study at WSU’s Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center (IAREC) in Prosser, Wash., will be able to use their scholarship […]
What lies beneath: WSU team studies soil-borne potato disease with help from NSF, USDA
Scientists take on a destructive, emerging complex of diseases facing potato growers.
- Design-build team with tree fruit industry roots to develop WSU’s new Wenatchee Plant Growth Facility Development of WSU’s new Plant Growth Facility at Wenatchee is moving forward this fall with help from a newly selected design-build team rooted in regional agriculture.
- Effort to put whole grains on shelves, plates gets major boost A major WSU initiative will receive a $19 million boost to put more healthy, climate-friendly whole grains on people’s plates.
- Helping farmers, boosting biofuels: New WSU-led paper shows promising cover crop benefits New research says cover crops that are viable in Washington’s normal “off season” don’t hurt the soil and can be sold as a biofuel source.
- Second Fulbright award sends genome scientist to Egypt for food security collaboration Zhihua Jiang will take part in fundamental research for more efficient livestock production, thanks to a new Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award.
- High schoolers more at risk for firearm-related violence, WSU-led study shows Using federal data spanning 2001 to 2022, researchers uncovered trends in firearm deaths for 11- to 18-year-olds in rural and urban settings. They discovered that since 2017, firearms have surpassed motor vehicle collisions as the leading cause of mortality for that age group.
- Early planting to avoid heat doesn’t match current spring wheat production New WSU research finds planting wheat earlier in the spring to avoid crop damage from ever-hotter summers may not keep harvests on pace with current levels.
- Endowed role expands Regents Professor Min Du’s investigation of beef quality, animal health Min Du gains opportunities to expand his work Oct. 1 when he is appointed the Thelma and Max Baxter Endowed Chair in Beef Research and Education.
- First Apple Cup Harvest Market to showcase hot air balloon, WSU-made products ahead of big game The Cosmic Crisp® hot air balloon returns to the Pullman campus Friday, Sept. 19, for the first-ever Apple Cup Harvest Market, a free event offering tastes of Cougar-made foods and products.
- WSU study projects increases in lightning, wildfire risk The Northwest can expect an increase of days with cloud-to-ground lightning in coming years according to projections made with a unique machine-learning approach developed at WSU.
- WSU-bred native grasses to compete with wetland-clogging invaders Native grasses bred at Washington State University could assist conservationists in pushing back invasive plants choking wetlands in Idaho and Washington.