Researchers to conduct four-year study on children’s executive functions
JENAE LAXSON, Evergreen reporter
October 26, 2020
WSU professors will investigate the role parent-child interaction plays in brain development by following 150 children from infancy to early childhood for four years. “Our main hypothesis is centered on the interaction between parents and their children — how this will influence [the children...
Horticulture orchard to have more crops planted
ALEXANDRIA OSBORNE, Evergreen reporter
October 23, 2020
Workers began planting crops at WSU's R.B. Tukey Horticulture Orchard this spring, two years since the location was established, but the orchard will still have new crops planted. There will be a variety of crops planted in the orchard, said orchard manager Deb Pehrson. The crops will include apples, ...
Professors design novel process for recycling drywall
EMMA LEDBETTER, Evergreen reporter
October 20, 2020
Two WSU professors invented a process to recycle drywall into blocks, which can then be used for construction projects. Drywall is a common building material made from the mineral gypsum, also known as calcium sulfate, said David Drake, scholarly assistant professor in the WSU School of Design and Construction. ...
WSU receives EPA grant to prevent food waste
SYDNEY BROWN, Evergreen reporter
October 15, 2020
WSU is the recipient of a nearly $130,000 Environmental Protection Agency grant to help engage farmers and public facilities in outreach programs to prevent food waste in Washington state. Georgine Yorgey, associate director of WSU’s Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources, said...
ASWSU hosts virtual event on environmental awareness
JENAE LAXSON, Evergreen reporter
October 14, 2020
The ASWSU Environmental Sustainability Alliance and TEDxWSU Countdown held an event featuring WSU faculty to discuss how climate change is impacting people locally and worldwide. There are areas of the Arctic where a boat can be sailed through, said Von Walden, professor for WSU’s Department of Civil...
Recycling bins removed without warning or explanation, student claims
SYDNEY BROWN, Evergreen reporter
October 12, 2020
WSU removed recycling bins from several student housing complexes without telling residents, claimed one graduate resident at Yakama Village, who raised concerns that the WSU administration no longer cares about sustainability for its students. When Jose Riera, doctorate student at WSU’s College of Educati...
WSU extension office helps farmers overcome suicide, mental health issues
LOREN NEGRON, Evergreen reporter
October 7, 2020
When Bob Engle witnessed his father experience clinical depression, Engle knew he did not want to venture on the same road his father walked on. “It’s just my own recognition to not let depression ruin my life,” said Engle, a farmer from Whidbey Island. This year has been difficult because of the ...
WSU hosts first digital Ag-athon
BRADLEY GAMBLE, Evergreen reporter
September 30, 2020
WSU is hosting its first digital Ag-athon, inviting students to solve questions about the agriculture industry as part of the Cornell Initiative for Digital Agriculture. The questions will be based on four categories: farm decision support, breeder decision support, land cover monitoring and digitizin...
Researchers test liquid hydrogen as potential green fuel source
EMMA LEDBETTER, Evergreen reporter
September 28, 2020
A WSU lab is the first university lab in the country to successfully test liquid hydrogen as a green fuel source for unmanned aerial vehicles. WSU researchers collaborated with Mississippi State University and Boeing subsidiary Insitu Inc. to create a hydrogen-electric version of the ScanEagle dro...
County candidates debate on COVID-19 response, small business assistance
SYDNEY BROWN, Evergreen reporter
September 25, 2020
Candidates for the Whitman County Commission debated Thursday night about the county’s role in handling the pandemic, support of small businesses and developing long-term plans for rebuilding towns impacted by the Washington state fires. Incumbent Dean Kinzer and business owner Tom Handy answered each...
Alumnus highlights farmworkers’ fight for justice
SYDNEY BROWN, Evergreen reporter
September 24, 2020
The Multicultural Student Center and Chicanx/Latinx Student Center highlighted the victories of farmworkers who battled for equity in the workforce during Wednesday’s virtual presentation by WSU alumnus Jerry Martinez. Washington grows several popular crops, occupying a spot as the top grower of...
Town hall discusses environmental justice
HUNTER ORCUTT, Evergreen reporter
September 24, 2020
Speakers at a town hall focusing on environmental justice discussed how climate change heightens inequalities on a local and global level. The Wednesday evening town hall was the second in a four-part series of lectures centered on different justice issues and how they interact, said David Jones,...
A male patient aged over 80 years died today, bringing the total of COVID-related deaths to 14. Five individuals tested positive for COVID-19 today,...
