From helping growers manage increasingly unpredictable weather to developing new tools for detecting crop diseases, Washington State University research is addressing some of the biggest challenges facing agriculture today. Those impacts were front and center as WSU President Betsy Cantwell, Provost Chris Riley-Tillman, Vice President for Research Kim Christen, and CAHNRS Dean Raj Khosla joined […]
Congressman Rick Larsen (WA-2) visited Washington State University’s Breadlab, where WSU’s leadership in agricultural innovation, food system resilience, and rural economic development was on full display. Led by Breadlab Director Dr. Kevin Murphy, the visit highlighted the lab’s work to develop healthier, more resilient grain varieties and advance research that benefits growers, consumers, and communities […]
WSU Tri-Cities recently welcomed Mike Gentile, Democratic Clerk for the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, for a visit highlighting the impact of federal investments on healthcare education, student success, and workforce development across the region. The visit began at the WSU Tri-Cities Nursing Building, where Christina […]
Washington State University was pleased to host Congressmen Michael Baumgartner (WA-05) and Randy Fine (FL-06) on the Pullman campus on August 29. As members of both the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Education and the Workforce, their visit provided an opportunity to highlight WSU programs and research that advance national […]
Legislators, tribal members and aquaculture stakeholders gathered at the WSU Puyallup Research & Extension Center on Friday to learn about a tire compound discovered to have a lethal impact on aquatic life, at an event coordinated by Seattle Public Utilities and Representative Zach Hall. The compound, 6PPD, is used to prevent tire degradation and was […]
Washington State University welcomed congressional and legislative staff to Pullman this week for the 2026 WSU Staff Tour—a long‑running tradition that gives policy leaders a firsthand look at how higher education and research shape communities across Washington. President Cantwell: A Future-Ready Land Grant WSU President Betsy Cantwell welcomed the group and outlined the university’s role […]
Washington State University’s Office of Research was featured in U.S. Senator Patty Murray’s recent roundtable discussion, “The Future of AI: Experts on Safety, Transparency, and Economic Security for Working Families,” which brought together leading voices from higher education, labor, government, and the technology sector to explore emerging opportunities and challenges in artificial intelligence. Convened in Seattle, the discussion focused on some of the most […]
Washington State University Executive Vice President Sandra Haynes recently joined U.S. Senator Patty Murray and higher education leaders from across the North Puget Sound for a roundtable discussion focused on the future of higher education, federal support for students, and the critical role universities play in research, workforce development, and community success. Hosted by Senator Murray, […]
The state’s looming budget shortfall got bigger Friday after the release of a new report by the state’s Economic and Revenue Forecast Council showed declines fueled by slowing economic activity of $427 million for the two-year budget cycle that ends next June and $450 million for the one that begins next July. That’s out of […]
As many as 300 producers and other observers descended upon WSU’s research farm in Othello for the country’s largest annual potato field day. Raj Khosla, dean of the College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences, gave a welcome before potato growers were turned loose on the fields at the 427-acre site. More than 100 […]