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Students in Pullman Public Schools have access to virtual reality technology for teachers to enhance learning. “Students [in high school] kept saying ‘Wow this is so cool, this is awesome,’” says Shannon Focht, Pullman Public Schools communications coordinator.

Ready Player Pullman

JAKOB THORINGTON, Former Evergreen reporter • February 12, 2020

Last week, students in Julie Hahn’s ninth grade English class took a field trip to Kansas without having to leave her classroom. The students sat in awe with virtual reality headsets hugging their...

Adam Hahn, WSU assistant professor in the School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, says he thinks little was done to change smart device security since an attack in 2016.

Smart devices may pose threat

SOLEN AREF, Evergreen reporter • February 10, 2020

A professor and a graduate student in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science recently published an article analyzing the cybersecurity threat smart devices may pose.      ...

James Krueger, WSU College of Veterinary Medicine regents professor, says that 40 years ago the research he and his team are working on would not have been possible. He says the technology to do it is available now.

Researchers secure $1 million grant

ALANA LACKNER, Evergreen managing editor • February 5, 2020

The W.M. Keck Foundation gave WSU researchers a $1 million grant to study the link between bacteria in the brain and sleep. James Krueger, WSU College of Veterinary Medicine regents professor, said...

Weed killer up for debate

Weed killer up for debate

SYLENA HARPER, Evergreen reporter • February 3, 2020
"I’ve farmed the old way and I’ve farmed the new way. I don’t want to go back to farming the old way."

Department of plant pathology disable viruses in plants

ALANA LACKNER, Evergreen managing editor • January 31, 2020

By editing genes, scientists can disable viruses in plants and make them more resistant to disease. WSU researchers have been working on altering plant DNA using CRISPR-Cas9 which is referred to as CRISPR.  Hanu...

Over 120,000 acres of the Wenatchee National Forest were burned down on August 23, 1970. This is known as the Entiat Burn.

Streamflow research reveals new ways to manage forest fires

KHADIJAH BUTLER, Evergreen reporter • January 30, 2020

WSU’s Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources found that the streamflow in uncleared areas remain elevated for years after a forest fire occurs.  Ryan Niemeyer, CSNAR adjunct...

Tom Tripp, a WSU Vancouver Carson College of Business professor, co-wrote a paper describing how whistleblowers should ensure their information is correct.

Whistleblowers should wait, paper says

LAUREN ELLENBECKER, Evergreen reporter • January 30, 2020

A recently published paper from WSU states silence is beneficial for whistleblowers when they initially suspect unethical behavior. Tom Tripp, a WSU Vancouver Carson College of Business professor,...

On the job, Steve Sheppard looks through hives with a smoker and runs the lab at WSU.

Bees on the move

ALANA LACKNER, Evergreen managing editor • January 29, 2020

After almost 20 years working out of temporary quarters, WSU’s Honey Bee and Pollinator Research and Education program will be moving much of its work to a new facility in Othello. Entomology professor...

The Friends of the Clearwater protest against the Forest Services draft plan on Saturday in front of the Best Western Hotel in Moscow.

Activists stand against Forest Service

LOREN NEGRON, Evergreen editor-in-chief • January 28, 2020

Despite the cold weather, environmental activists protested against the U.S. Forest Service on Saturday in front of Moscow’s Best Western Hotel. Friends of the Clearwater organized the protest in response...

Protesters stood outside Moscow’s Best Western Hotel on Jan. 25 holding a sign reading “Save our Forest.” After the protest, a meeting was held by the U.S. Forest Service to talk about the two drafts that were released before the holidays in December.

Forest Service faces scrutiny, criticism

LOREN NEGRON, Evergreen editor-in-chief • January 28, 2020

The U.S. Forest Service received backlash and disapproval from environmental and conservation groups as well as activists. Friends of the Clearwater and other activist groups expressed disapproval of...

Protesters in animal masks stand outside Moscow’s Best Western Hotel on Jan. 25 holding signs reading “Clearwater NF don’t make us homeless.” Another protestor holds a sign reading “Logging is not restoration.” The protest was against two plans created by the U.S. Forest Service which would remove 150 feet from a 300-foot buffer protecting forest streams.

Save the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests

LOREN NEGRON, Evergreen editor-in-chief • January 28, 2020

The future of the Nez Perce Forest and the Clearwater National Forest is threatened by two documents released by the U.S. Forest Service in December. Brett Haverstick, Friends of the Clearwater education...

Alanna Grossman, WSU graduate student, examines a mouse epididymis — a duct behind the testicles — in WSU researcher and assistant professor Wipawee Winuthaynaon’s lab.

WSU lab wins $1.59 million grant

SYLENA HARPER, Evergreen reporter • January 27, 2020

WSU's Winuthayanon Lab was awarded $1.59 million to address problems with contraception and infertility. Approximately 45 percent of all pregnancies reported in 2011 were unintended and three quarters...

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