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The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

Karl Olsen, clinical associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, discusses the Engineers Without Borders team’s contribution to multiple projects in Panama on Tuesday in Sloan Hall.

Chapter to fundraise for clean water

CODY SCHOELER, Evergreen reporter January 30, 2019

Engineers Without Borders at WSU will hold a fundraising event Feb. 15 to raise money for their plan to provide clean water to a community in Panama. The group plans to set up and implement a solar...

Timothy D. Murray, extension plant pathologist professor, says acidic soil can negatively affect nutrients in plants and increase chances of toxicity and even diseases.

Palouse soil acidity at critical level, local farmers say

HANNAH WELZBACKER, Evergreen reporter January 29, 2019

The WSU Extension and The Farmers Network will host a soil acidity workshop on Thursday, Feb. 21, at Banyans on the Ridge at the Pavilion in Pullman. Doors open at 7:45 a.m. and the event goes until 3:45...

Ben Cowan, associate professor for the school of economic sciences, discusses his planned study on health trends exhibited by people who have attended higher education, including two- and four-year colleges.

Study will focus on whether college impacts health

KURIA POUNDS, Evergreen reporter January 29, 2019

Ben Cowan, an associate professor at WSU, received a $200,000 grant to study health effects of students in higher learning. Cowan said they conducted this study to see why individuals with formal schooling...

Rick Finch, WSU facilities operations waste management manager, said he agrees with the decision to legalize the composting of cadavers to allow people to bury the dead.

Composting remains could take the place of burial, cremation for Washington residents

CHERYL AARNIO, Evergreen reporter January 28, 2019

Washington could become the first state to legalize the composting of human remains as an option after death. Katrina Spade, founder and CEO of Recompose, a public benefit corporation, said she started...

Nisha Raghunath, graduate student in WSUs experimental psychology program, talks about her contributions to the creation of the RAS on Friday in Johnson Tower.

Robot helps those with memory impairment

CHERYL AARNIO, Evergreen reporter January 23, 2019

WSU’s engineering, psychology and computer science departments worked together to develop a robot to help older adults with memory impairment. The robot, also called Robot Activity Support (RAS),...

Neurologist Annie Chun-Allen says they reconstructed Linus the cat’s skull over the course of two surgeries and successfully removed three tumors Friday at WSU’s Animal Disease Biotechnology Facility.

Doctors use 3D printing to treat cat with tumors

CHERYL AARNIO, Evergreen reporter January 22, 2019

A team of WSU doctors treated multiple meningioma tumors in a cat’s brain last year. Meningioma is a type of brain tumor that arises between internal and external coverings of the brain, Faculty Neurologist...

“It gives me a lot of pleasure to be selected in that elite group of people, said Manoj Karkee, a biological systems engineering associate professor.

Online publication labels professor as AI trailblazer

KURIA POUNDS, Evergreen reporter January 18, 2019

The online magazine “Connected World” recognized a WSU associate professor as one of the 2019 artificial intelligence pioneers. Manoj Karkee, a biological systems engineering associate professor,...

Jeremy Jewell, a postdoctoral research associate, injects a solution into the leaf of a potato plant to study how it reacts to the solution Wednesday in Johnson Hall.

Researchers advance in plant breeding efforts

EMMA LEDBETTER, Evergreen news editor January 18, 2019

Researchers from the WSU Department of Plant Pathology recently pinpointed the gene pathways responsible for immune systems in plants. This research can have implications for breeding plants that are...

Money from the 2018 Farm Bill could have significant implications for wheat, apple and cherry crop research programs at WSU, a university official says.

WSU waits on funding from 2018 Farm Bill

HANNAH WELZBACKER, Evergreen reporter January 14, 2019

WSU is waiting to hear how the 2018 Farm Bill funds will be allocated. Colleen Kerr, vice president for external affairs and government relations and chief legislative officer at WSU, said the $867...

Carrie Cuttler, assistant professor of psychology, says people should realize the effects of driving under the influence of marijuana not only to themselves, but also the people around them.

Researcher explores data on cannabis users

CODY SCHOELER, Evergreen reporter January 11, 2019

A WSU assistant professor partnered with researchers to study the relationship between using cannabis and driving. Carrie Cuttler, assistant professor of psychology, said they wanted to understand the...

Andrew Gillreath-Brown, PhD candidate in anthropology, explains that he hopes the new website can not only be a learning tool, but can connect and reconnect past and present WSU students Wednesday morning in College Hall.

Website brings WSU’s history to life

CODY SCHOELER, Evergreen reporter January 10, 2019

The Historic Preservation Committee has created an online platform dedicated to the history of WSU’s campus. The project is funded by the Manuscripts, Archives & Special Collections unit and the...

Kinesiology major tackles mobility treatment for Parkinson’s disease

ANGELICA RELENTE, Evergreen editor-in-chief January 8, 2019

A sports science kinesiology major won the grand prize for her research on Parkinson’s Disease at the College of Education’s 2018 semi-annual Bruya-Wood Undergraduate Research Conference. Collette...

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