Washington State University was pleased to be involved with the latest Inland Northwest Chamber Fly-In to Washington, D.C. Organized by Greater Spokane Incorporated, the April visit brought together over 40 regional leaders representing business, civic, academic, tribal and health care institutions, as well as the Valley Chamber of Commerce, the West Plains Chamber of […]
Dr. John Stark, Director of the Puyallup Research and Extension Center, was recently invited to participate in a roundtable discussion being hosted by the Puget Sound Recovery Caucus and its co-founders, Congressmen Denny Heck and Derek Kilmer. The program, which took place April 9 in the US Capitol, was designed to bring together practitioners active […]
Last Thursday the Association for Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) Council for Government Affairs (CGA) kicked off their winter meeting. The conference provided a series of panel discussions around federal priorities and important opportunities for the APLU community. During the course of the conference Glynda Becker, Director of the Office of Federal Relations, led a […]
On Monday, several Washington State University (WSU) faculty members participated in a wine roundtable hosted by Congresswoman Suzan Delbene. Dr. Stephen Jones, director of the WSU Mount Vernon Research and Extension Center, Dr. Carol Miles, a researcher at the WSU Mount Vernon Research and Extension Center and Dr. Thomas Henick Kling, director of the WSU […]
Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) was on the Washington State University (WSU) Pullman campus on Friday. The Senator took time out of her schedule to tour the Plant Growth Facility and meet with students and faculty from the College of Agriculture, Human and Natural Resource Sciences (CAHNRS). In addition, to meeting with local growers and key […]
Today, the Washington State University (WSU) Office of the President posted the following blog regarding the Office of Commercialization’s new streamlined processes to better support faculty with patents, intellectual property and other areas around commercialization. WSU Streamlines Processes to Stimulate Research Commercialization February 13, 2014 Universities play a critical role in the commercialization of new […]
On Friday, President Barack Obama signed the Agriculture Act of 2014 into law. The $956.4 billion package, is better know as the Farm Bill. The five-year legislation includes funding for programs across Washington State University (WSU) campuses and extension sites, including specialty crops, biofuels and broadband infrastructure. The bill passed a final hurdle when the […]
It has been an exciting week for Washington State University (WSU) here in Washington DC. The week started in anticipation for President Obama’s State of the Union Address. On Tuesday, in the first moments of his speech the President spoke of farm exports, rural physicians and manufacturing. A few minutes later, he highlighted the need […]
The 12th man made an appearance in Washington DC today. As Seahawks fans across the country prepare for an epic Sunday, we here at the WSU Office of Federal Relations want to wish you a very Happy Blue Friday.
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Senate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray (D-WA) announced an $85 billion budget agreement with the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013. The plan if passed by Congress, would fund the government for the next two years and prevent another government shutdown. The deal would set 2014 spending levels […]