Featured Stories
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Applied Scholarship
Harold Frank Engineering Entrepreneurship Institute students earn first place at WSU’s Business Plan Competition.
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A Landmark Gift for Engineering
Edmund and Beatriz Schweitzer and SEL invest a record-setting $20 million in WSU student success.
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Hands-On Learning
Eng 120 course gives students a hands-on introduction to engineering.
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Trimble Technology Lab
Trimble and Washington State University have established a state-of-the-art Technology Lab.
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In the News
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New leadership announced for Composite Materials and Engineering Center
Vikram Yadama will serve as director and Julia Day will become the associate director of WSU’s Composite Materials and Engineering Center.
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A better picture of vegetation to reduce fire risk
A grant from Google will help one WSU researcher map vegetation across the Western U.S. that could help reduce the risk of wildfires.
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Leadership changes in the Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture
Xianming Shi is the new chair of civil and environmental engineering, while Haluk Beyenal will serve as associate dean of research and graduate studies. Dave Field is the new director for the Institute of Materials Research.
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Researchers improve cement with shrimp shell nanoparticles
Putting nanoparticles from shrimp shells into cement paste made the material significantly stronger — an innovation that could lead to reduced seafood waste and lower carbon emissions from concrete production.
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Rising temperatures will shift timing of water availability across areas of eastern Washington
A new report from Washington State University and the state Department of Ecology indicates vulnerabilities in the Columbia River Basin could be amplified over the next 20 years.
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WSU Tri‑Cities awarded Inclusive Energy Innovation Prize
As one of 18 winners, the Tri‑Cities campus received $200,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy to implement its Empowering the Future Energy Workforce plan.
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National Science Foundation grant supports eco‑friendly roofing
WSU researchers are teaming up with a Tacoma-based start‑up to develop environmentally friendly, climate resilient, and affordable roofing materials made from bamboo.
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Disposable masks could be used to make more durable concrete
With the pandemic’s masks now presenting an environmental problem, researchers have demonstrated the idea of using old masks in a cement mixture to create a stronger concrete product.
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Women of Distinction Awards presented
The awards honored six female members of the WSU community for their professional accomplishments and contributions to the university.
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Study of fast-changing Greenland earns NSF grant
A new $3.5 million National Science Foundation grant will allow WSU researchers to study the snow and atmospheric conditions in Greenland with the aim of providing better forecasts of future sea level rise.
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