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Quiet, please: Hatchery salmon raised amid noise are less likely to return to spawn

That’s a key finding of new research from Washington State University Vancouver showing that hatchery-raised fall Chinook salmon that started life in noise-protected environments were more likely to complete the journey to the ocean and back than fish raised in noisy ones.

Closeup of Chinook salmon under water.

WSU to host Thursday sendoff concerts for Washington Ambassadors of Music

On Thursday morning, July 9, there will be a special concert behind Bryan Hall Theatre on the lawn as well as inside Kimbrough Concert Hall as part of the sendoff festivities for the Washington Ambassadors of Music program.

A director leading jazz musicians during a rehearsal.

Kalispel students experience international conference at WSU

Mathematicians and statisticians from around the world descended onto Pullman to attend the regional conference of the International Biometric Society (IBS) in early June. Kalispel students were invited to join them.

Composite featuring logos for the International Biometric Society and the Kalispel Tribe of Indians against a backdrop of the WSU Pullman campus.