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The Center for Transformational Learning and Leadership could not have launched without the support of generous alumni and corporate partner, CoBank.

In the next several decades, the human story is going to be a water story, Sandra Postel told a packed house at the WSU Compton Union Building auditorium during the 2013 Lane Family Lecture.

Ellen Preece wants to know if microcystins, liver-damaging toxins produced by algal blooms in freshwater lakes, accumulate in Puget Sound seafood. Thanks in part to a grant from the Natural Resource Conservation Endowment Fund and a number of other like-minded sources, she’s not the only one who will soon find out.

On September 24 at Ferdinand’s Ice Cream Shoppe on the WSU campus, visitors were drawn into a juxtaposed environment of old and new. They came to celebrate 65 years of delicious dairy treats in an updated retail space. The popular eatery was festively decorated for a birthday party and had vintage music playing from when […]

With the bumper crop of apples in 2013, many Washington tree fruit growers dream of a day when automated technology helps bring in the harvest. Manoj Karkee, assistant professor with the Center for Precision and Automated Agricultural Systems at Washington State University, believes that day will soon be here. Karkee and his team of WSU scientists […]

CAHNRS awarded four $1,000 scholarships through a random drawing at Fall Festival. All that was required to enter was an application. Sara Adams Freshman, Ag and Food Systems Why did you choose WSU? My ultimate goal was to become a veterinarian so I chose WSU, of course! My backup plan was to be an Ag […]

Already a veteran fundraiser, 16-year-old Sheridan Miller recently donated $1,400 to support WSU’s honey bee research program.

Honey bees face a lot of challenges, according to Steve Sheppard, professor of entomology at WSU. Invasive mites can sap a brood’s strength and bring in viruses. Pesticides can build up in the brood comb and weaken the bees. And, while the agricultural practice of monoculture provides a lot of food, it offers little of […]

An “electronic tongue” at Washington State University is hard-wired to taste wines in a way that human tongues cannot. Unlike human taste buds, this so-called “e-tongue” never tires or takes a day off, even after hours of around-the-clock sampling, said Carolyn Ross, associate professor of food science and viticulture and enology, who runs the sensory […]

We’ve all heard that milk is a good source of protein and calcium, but it turns out that even the fat in milk is good for us, as a source of omega-3 fatty acids. And, while dairy products in general provide heart-healthy fatty acids, organic whole milk provides significantly more. A team of researchers, led […]