Conservationists release hundreds of endangered frogs into wildlife refuge
Erica Crespi, WSU biology professor, is participating in research to boost the endangered northern leopard frog population in The Spokesman-Review.
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Sociology grad student wins AKD paper competition
Whitney Shervey, doctoral student at WSU, received the top prize for her research on the restaurant industry gender wage gap.
Could climate change cause more lightning — and spark more wildfires?
Dimitri Kalashnikov (’24 PhD, environment) on the conditions that prompt dry lightning on CBC News and The Weather Network.
Trump campaign aired more TV ads than Harris everywhere except for these 8 media markets
Travis Ridout, political scientist at WSU and co-director of Wesleyan Media Project, on differences in spending and placement between the two campaigns in The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Manuscript explores Chile underground
WSU history professor Andra Chastain’s circuitous path to her career studying and teaching Latin American history took her from high school Spanish classes to visiting an exchange student in Chile, and from earning a degree in English at Reed College to graduate studies at Yale.
Endangered frogs set to hop into the wild
Nearly 400 mature frogs will soon be released into the wild of the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge thanks to a team of Washington State University scientists and their collaborators.
Lesser-known cannabinoid found to reduce anxiety without intoxicating side-effects
Carrie Cuttler, associate professor in the Department of Psychology, on the first human clinical trial on cannabigerol (CBG) in The Lewiston Tribune.
Meet the new faculty of 2024
The breadth of scholarly interests and teaching expertise of the college’s newest faculty—from environmental humanities and many-body physics to economic globalization and the history of visual storytelling—enriches and expands the arts and sciences across the WSU system. Click “read more” to learn a little about each of our 27 new faculty members. Arts & Humanities […]
Christen and Gartstein elected to state Academy of Sciences
Kimberly Christen and Maria Gartstein receive state recognition as new members to the Washington State Academy of Sciences (WSAS) for each’s scientific achievement. WSAS members are dually inducted for their willingness to contribute to addressing science-based issues for the benefit of the state of Washington.
Remembering international survey methods pioneer Don Dillman
Don A. Dillman, professor emeritus of sociology and one of Washington State University’s longest-serving and most distinguished faculty members, passed away on June 14, 2024, at the age of 82 and following an extraordinary 55-year career. He joined the WSU faculty in 1969 and retired this past January. An internationally recognized expert, Don was a […]
