The Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities is an annual event where over 100 undergraduate students present their research publicly. The event is hosted by the Office of Undergraduate...

CBD was shown to inhibit nicotine metabolism in human liver tissue and cell samples, which shows promising potential in helping cigarette users reduce their urge for the next cigarette, according to a...

A WSU team is studying the operations and health of honeybee colonies throughout the pollination season to better aid growers and beekeepers, which will be completed in spring 2024.  The research project...

A group of three international plant biologists seek to develop a system for producing fungal spores, which can be seeded with plants to act as a biofertilizer. The biofertilizer provides a more natural...

Bhagwat Prasad’s lab at WSU Spokane is examining drug effects in on males and females to find a correlation between an individual’s characteristics and the way their bodies process drugs. Prasad,...

A cold shiver of autumn wind brushes through the trees, shaking their yellowing leaves. A handful break off of their branches and drift slowly downward, floating effortlessly towards a rushing, frigid...

An inherited mutation to the protein leiomodin causes babies to develop dilated cardiomyopathy, which often results in early death. Graduate research assistant Garry Smith said he has always been interested...

To fund their research of carbon-neutral housing, WSU, along with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Green Canopy NODE, received a grant of $2.6 million in federal funding and over $250,000...

With $240,809 in funding from the Washington State Department of Ecology, WSU researchers will test environmentally-friendly alternatives for antifouling boat paints. Fouling is the formation of aquatic...

From Martian dust and metal powder, WSU may be able to 3D print metal and potentially pave the way for lunar missions and the colonization of Mars.  The Martian dust is not actual dust procured from...

WSU researchers are being funded by NASA and Blue Origin to research origami bladder designs for propulsion of fluids at very low temperatures. Kjell Westra, doctorate student of philosophy and mechanical...

Researchers at WSU seek to better understand the mechanisms of ferroptosis, a programmed cell death process dependent on iron, and how it can be triggered by polyunsaturated fatty acids. The fatty acid-induced...