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WSU Extension expanding statewide behavioral health access
From rural towns to urban neighborhoods, WSU Extension is strengthening behavioral health support across Washington through new or expanding initiatives.
New from Extension: Gain early insights on WSU’s new apple and navigate the honey bee mite spectrum
Two new guides share early insights on how to grow and manage the newest apple variety, WA 64, and help Washington beekeepers face a destructive, global pest.
WSU livestock management platform named Microsoft ‘AI for Good’ winner
A livestock grazing management tool developed in part by researchers at WSU is one of 20 projects to receive recognition and support through Microsoft’s $5 million “AI for Good” program. The researchers hope that Microsoft’s AI tech will soon help them utilize StockSmart for wildfire mitigation.
Learn about the newest science of spuds at WSU Potato Field Day, June 26
Experts will share the state of current research on potatoes at the Washington State University Potato Field Day, Thursday, June 26, at Othello.
WSU Extension pesticide program offers collaborative solutions for salmon conservation challenges
WSU Extension’s Pesticide Resources and Education Program is helping farmers navigate between the two important, competing demands of conservation and food production.
WSU Forest and Range Owners Field Day coming to Cle Elum
Family forest owners and managers in eastern Washington can learn how to manage and protect their woodlands alongside Extension Forestry experts this summer.
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.
Scot Hulbert continues mission of CAHNRS as acting dean
WSU Regents Professor Scot Hulbert is leading CAHNRS as acting dean this summer. He will remain in the role until Sept. 1, when Raj Khosla joins CAHNRS as the new Cashup Davis Family Endowed Dean.
Learn about the newest science of spuds at WSU Potato Field Day, June 26
Experts will share the state of current research on potatoes at the Washington State University Potato Field Day, Thursday, June 26, at Othello.
Northwest Nursery Improvement Institute pledges $600,000 to Washington State University’s Plant Growth Facility
WSU’s Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center has received a $600,000 pledge from the Northwest Nursery Improvement Institute to support construction of the new Plant Growth Facility.
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.
CAHNRS faculty complete leadership development program
Scott Harper and Girish Ganjyal recently completed the LEAD21 leadership-development program, designed to guide leaders from land-grant universities.
- 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.
- WSU faculty recognized by international food science organization Soo-Yeun Lee, professor and director of WSU’s School of Food Science, was named a fellow by the Institute of Food Technologists, while SFS Professor Meijun Zhu received the Achievements in Microbial Research for Food Safety in honor of Gerhard J. Haas Award.
- Learn about the newest science of spuds at WSU Potato Field Day, June 26 Experts will share the state of current research on potatoes at the Washington State University Potato Field Day, Thursday, June 26, at Othello.
- A career fighting weeds leads to award, national role for WSU scientist Ian Burke has spent his career fighting weeds and won an outstanding weed scientist award from a science society.
- Economist’s Denmark course examines game theory’s impact on climate Ana Espinola-Arredondo will help students at Denmark’s Aarhus University learn how game theory can help solve challenges facing our environment.
- WSU director to put passion for agriculture into new role Troy Peters named director of WSU’s Center for Precision and Automated Agricultural Systems.
- Microwave technologies give hummus longer shelf life, eliminate preservatives WSU scientists are using microwave technology to extend the shelf life of hummus while eliminating the need for chemical preservatives.
- See new climate-smart technology for dairies at May 30 field day Field-testing new technologies that could help dairy producers curb their farms’ greenhouse emissions, scientists will share an in-person look at their experiments this spring.
- 107th Lind Field Day, June 12, to share WSU dryland crop advances See in person the latest research on new grain varieties, crop rotations, and practices serving one of the nation’s driest grain regions.
- WSU researchers eye bug-hunting fungi as potential orchard protectors Scientists at WSU’s Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center study fungi that could one day protect apple crops by parasitizing insect pests.