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Engineering bacteria could reduce the need for human-made fertilizers. Controlling nitrogen in bacteria can help plants.

Bacteria can be used to make nitrogen

TJ YOCKACHONIS • February 25, 2020

Some bacteria transform nitrogen in the air, which is useless to all life, into useful nutrients for plants and animals.  The importance of these “nitrogen-fixing” bacteria was the focus of...

Coding Pals and Error 404: Team Not Found won in their respective tiers. Coding Pals created an app showing DNA and bones. The second team translated ASL into text.

Hacking away at the competition

ANDREA GONZALEZ, Evergreen reporter • February 25, 2020

Coding Pals and Error 404: Team Not Found got first place in their respective tiers during the annual CrimsonCode Hackathon which took place Feb. 22 and 23.  The hackathon was hosted by the Association...

GPSA allocates money for kids’ science day

GPSA allocates money for kids’ science day

MADYSEN MCLAIN, Evergreen roots editor • February 25, 2020

A representative from the WSU Women*s Center spoke to GPSA senators about resources available for students. Senators also approved to fund $1,000 for the Kids Science and Engineering Day. Women*s Center  Iris...

Unusual floral aromas are found in red wines when the grapes used to make the wine have been exposed to cold snaps in the early fall. This causes frozen leaves to stick to grape clusters which often end up harvested and bottled.

Frozen leaves cause unusual taste in red wine

BROOKLYNN HILLEMANN • February 20, 2020

Unusual floral notes found in red wines are caused by frozen and dead leaves, according to a WSU professor.  Jim Harbertson, associate professor of enology for WSU’s Wine Science Center, specializes...

Monarch butterflies are tagged by scientists in order to be tracked, said David James, associate professor at WSU Prosser’s Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center.

‘It’s always a Monarch’

TJ YOCKACHONIS • February 20, 2020

Public citizens flutter and swarm to help WSU scientists discover the migration path of Western Monarchs between the months of February and May.  The community-science project “The Western Monarch...

By adding nano-silica to the concrete, the amount of fly ash used was able to be increased, said Sen Du, a doctoral student in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He was able to increase the amount of fly ash used by 40 percent.

Student finds way to make concrete green

ALANA LACKNER, Evergreen managing editor • February 18, 2020

A WSU graduate student discovered fly ash can replace large amounts of cement in concrete, which makes the concrete cheaper and more environmentally friendly. Sen Du, a doctoral student in the Department...

COURTESY OF Venera Arnaoudova The National Science Foundation will provide money for research centered around improving the electric power systems.

Engineering school secures $500K for research

KAITLYN TEJERO, Evergreen reporter • February 18, 2020

Three researchers in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science have received CAREER Awards from the National Science Foundation. One of the award winners, Anamika Dubey, is an assistant...

The $12.8 million research project is being funded by the USDA’s Specialty Crop Research Initiative and led by North Carolina State University. Berries will be bred by various staffing and molecular tools.

A ‘berry’ important research project

LAUREN ELLENBECKER, Evergreen reporter • February 14, 2020

WSU researchers are examining ways to alter genetic traits and breed berries in order to grow better, tastier varieties.  Lisa DeVetter, WSU Department of Horticulture associate professor, said...

Local agencies prepare for COVID-19

Local agencies prepare for COVID-19

MADYSEN MCLAIN, Evergreen roots editor • February 14, 2020

While cases of the novel coronavirus continue to increase, several public health officials and medical providers on the Palouse are preparing for the outbreak. Previously known as the novel coronavirus,...

Palouse Conservation District coordinator, Randy Stevens talks about his plan to design a better structural element in streams on Wednesday at Paradise Creek Brewery.

Reshaping stream structure to improve habitats

LOREN NEGRON, Evergreen editor-in-chief • February 13, 2020

The Palouse Conservation District (PCD) held a presentation about stream structure on Wednesday in the Paradise Creek Brewery Trailside Taproom. Randy Stevens, PCD conservation coordinator, said changing...

Colloquium attendees include people from the physics department, and math department. The colloquiums help scientists share their research with others.

Faculty candidate talks about particles

SYLENA HARPER, Evergreen reporter • February 13, 2020

Michael Pretko, WSU faculty candidate for theoretical physics, spoke about particles called fractons on Tuesday during the Physics and Astronomy’s colloquium. A fracton is a new type of particle...

Sociology professor Jennifer Sherman is one of the five people chosen to take part in the Foley Fellows program

Sociologists examine rural justice systems

LAUREN ELLENBECKER, Evergreen reporter • February 13, 2020

WSU sociologists are examining ways to reduce rising incarceration rates in rural areas as a part of grant-funded research project.  Sociology professor Jennifer Schwartz and associate professor...

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