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The Science Matters
Why would an award-winning winemaker come to WSU for a degree in the science of wine? Check out Dave "Merf" Merfeld's answer below »
The Dung Decoders
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When Canadian scientists literally stepped in 8,000-year-old caribou dung, there first thought wasn’t, Yuck, but, What a treasure trove!
The dung was exposed as a glacier melted in Canada’s Yukon Territory along with a valuable collection of other biological material. As reported in a 2002 article in Science, large mammals, freeze-dried birds and rodents, and human artifacts were found in the melting glacier.
And when the Canadian scientists wanted to know what caribou were eating 8,000 years ago, they turned to Washington State University’s Wildlife Habitat Nutrition Lab to have the ancient dung analyzed. Read more about the gutsy research going on at WSU's habitat lab»
Interior Design
Learn more about our program in Interior Design »
Climate Friendly Farming
New agricultural practices, technology and strategies could dramatically reduce the greenhouse gas emissions associated with climate change, increase the amount of carbon held in the soil and replace products made with fossil fuels with those made with biomass, according to a report by Washington State University. Learn more »
Living in a World of Far-Red Light
Research in Michael Neff's lab reveal that plants need their space. Plants see competitor plants using far-red light and grow away from them.
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Upcoming Events
Sept. 9 - 3rd Annual Fall Festival: 4 - 6 p.m. in Spillman Plaza, between Johnson and Hulbert Halls. Food! Fun! Games! Free! Plus, earn a chance to win a scholarship for a CAHNRS major.
Wednesdays this fall - Farm free produce on the Mall and downtows, too. WSU Organic Farm is selling produce on the Mall every Wednesday between 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Then, sbetween 4 - 6 p.m., the Farm goes downtown to sell produce at the Pullman Farmer's Market in the parking lot of the Old Post Office.
Eating Presidentially
So, what's on the menu you're going to serve President Obama when he comes for a visit? Why, Cougar Gold, of course! That what the President ate "when he stopped by the graceful home of Rob Glaser, founder of RealNetworks, on the shores of Lake Washington," according to the Wall Street Journal.
New on Dan Bernardo's Blog
WSU Plant and Animal Sciences Once Again Rank Prominently!
Plant and animal scientists from WSU were just recently ranked among the most productive and impactful in the world, according to Thomson Reuters, a business and professional data gathering company.
Of all of the institutions working in the areas of plant and animal sciences across the globe, just 40 had collected 25,000 or more citations during the period of study. From January 1999 to June 2009, WSU plant and animal researchers produced 2,473 scientific papers in the journals indexed by Thomson Reuters -- outstanding. During that same time frame, though, their work was cited 32,544 by other scientists -- remarkable! (It is worth noting that the publications included in this index tend to be those of the highest quality.) Read more »
What's the Big Idea?
Washington State Magazine has a piece that begins to address the lack of a comprehensive history of research, both basic and applied, at WSU. Their list of 15 Big Ideas inlcudes 10 that originated in the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences. The big ideas include:
- Application of Mendel’s laws of inheritance to agricultural breeding
- Insect resistance to pesticides
- Cougar Gold cheese
- High-yielding dwarf wheat varieties
- Integrated mite management
- Washington wines
- Master Gardeners
- Killer tomatoes and talking plants
- Unintended results of killing older male predators