WSURF News
Holds 86 U.S. patents: Distinguished professor becomes AIChE Fellow
5/21/2013
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PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University Voiland Distinguished Professor Yong Wang was elected a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) in May, just a couple months after being named a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC).
Wang's major advisor Bill Thomson nominated him for the honor.
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Classic collection: New recording features WSU jazz faculty
5/16/2013
PULLMAN, Wash. – "9:00 am," a recording featuring Washington State University jazz faculty members Brian Ward, piano, and Dave Hagelganz, tenor saxophone, was recently released on the peer-reviewed WSU Recordings label.
It is available on iTunes, Amazon mp3, Amazon On Demand, Spotify, Rhapsody and other websites. Compact discs are available from ...
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Resistant, dryland variety: Barley name honors longtime plant breeder
5/16/2013
Senior scientific assistant Steve Lyon, shown with wheat plants maturing
in a WSU Mount Vernon greenhouse, has been involved in WSU small
grains research for more than 22 years. (Photos by Kim Binczewski)
05WA-316.K, now known as Lyon barley, is a two-row,
spring barley developed for its higher yield potential
than ...
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Big demand, small price: Student design enlarges autistic child's world
5/14/2013
Melissa Anderson. (Photo by Linda Weiford, WSU News)
PULLMAN, Wash. - Talk about a twofer.
Melissa Anderson's thesis project not only helped her earn a master's degree in interior design from Washington State University, but it also caught the attention of some heavyweight design experts.
Design model of preschool work stations separated by ...
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Cougar ale on the way: Hop researchers learn advanced brewing techniques
5/14/2013
WSU researcher Ruth Henderson pours hops into a tank at
the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, Calif., as Abe
Kabakoff, Sierra Nevada head pilot brewer, looks on.
PROSSER, Wash. - In 1980, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. founder Ken Grossman effectively put the Cascade hop of Yakima, Wash., on the map. ...
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Study published: Flower power fights orchard pests
5/13/2013
Graduate student Lessando Gontijo nets syrphids to measure their attraction to sweet alyssum.
(Photos by Betsy Beers, WSU)
WENATCHEE, Wash. – Washington State University researchers have found they can control one of fruit growers' more severe pests, aphids, with a remarkably benign tool: flowers. The discovery is a boon for organic ...
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Strategy, collaboration: Roll to head academic affairs, research at WSU Spokane
5/13/2013
SPOKANE, WASH. – John Roll, an accomplished researcher and administrator, will assume a new role as Washington State University Spokane's senior vice chancellor for academic affairs and research effective July 1.
His primary responsibility will be to assist WSU Spokane Chancellor Lisa Brown with leadership of the growing Spokane campus, WSU's ...
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Early titles, vintage Macs: Grant will help preserve first digital literature
5/8/2013
VANCOUVER, Wash. – Authors from the first generation of modern digital writing will visit Washington State University Vancouver during the next 2½ years to record readings on the early computer systems for which their works were originally intended.
The U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded the Electronic Literature Organization ...
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'First-evers' to graduate: Program creates new breed of veterinarian
5/3/2013
Heather Hergert, left, and Kate Stevens are the first veterinary students to be
awarded global animal health certificates. (Photo by Linda Weiford, WSU News)
PULLMAN, Wash. - Heather Hergert and Kate Stevens, both 26, will graduate from Washington State University on Saturday as first-evers. Besides earning doctorate diplomas from the College ...
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College Board: Peterson to help lead national admissions institute
5/3/2013
PULLMAN, Wash. - The College Board has called upon Wendy Jo Peterson, Washington State University admissions director, to serve on the faculty at the Summer Institute on College Admission and School Relations.
The institute is an annual conference designed to help newly hired admission and outreach staff develop the skills necessary ...
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