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The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter

Trinity is a sophomore neuroscience major from Yakima, WA. She started working for the Evergreen in fall 2020.

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James Webb Telescope is the most effective for observing black holes in the universe.

Astronomers use high resolution telescope to look for black holes

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
January 27, 2022
Miranda Kling switched her STEM major several times, before finally landing on microbiology.

‘There are so many things we can’t see’ — resilient microbiology researcher in the making

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
December 9, 2021
The diagrm shows how the Trojan virus carries part of the disease. After the cell is infected, it will divide and replicate to destroy the disease-causing cell.

Trojan horse but in virus form

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
December 9, 2021
The bar at Foundry Kitchen & Cocktails on Dec. 7, 2021, in Pullman.

[Photo] Good eats for grad families

ANNA MICHALSON and ANNIE HAGER
December 9, 2021
A human cell infected with Brucella abortus bacteria (red) that multiply within their intracellular niche (green).

Removal of Brucellosis protein combats bacterial infection

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
December 2, 2021
If a tree falls, who will podcast about it?

If a tree falls, who will podcast about it?

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
November 18, 2021
Customers enjoy food and beverages at the Palouse Caboose Bar and Grill on Nov. 16, 2021, in Palouse, Washington.

[Photo] All aboard the barbecue train

November 18, 2021
Customers enjoy food and beverages at the Palouse Caboose Bar and Grill, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, in Palouse, Wash.

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WSU Junior Cesar Sitio hiking the Great White Pine trail in Clearwater National Forest.

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A team with the WSU Sleep and Performance Research Center will be observing night-shift workers’ DNA and sleep cycles.

Center studies link between night-shift workers, risk of cancer

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
October 27, 2021
Maddie, a 13-year-old lab mix, is instructed to walk on the underwater treadmill.

A dog’s recovery through a ruff time

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
October 20, 2021
Maddie wears goggles as she undergoes laser therapy to treat sore spots in her joints.

A veterinarian feeds Maddie some peanut butter. Maddie had just finished performing her routine stretches after walking on the underwater treadmill.

Elk housed by the College of Veterinary Medicine are being tested for elk hoof disease transmission. The disease causes skin from the hoof to painfully slough off.

These hooves weren’t made for walking

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
October 13, 2021
Pullman Regional Hospital has appointed a new board of commissioners member after a two month vacancy of the seat

PRH discusses COVID-19 vaccination clinic, new simulation devices

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
October 7, 2021
Washington State University junior Tessa Klebaum observes pumpkins at the WSU Eggert Organic Farm Pumpkin Patch, Oct. 5, 2021, in Pullman, Wash.

[Photo] Pumpkins and squash headline CAHNRS u-pick pumpkin events

September 28, 2022
Washington State University junior Tessa Klebaum observes pumpkins at the WSU Eggert Organic Farm Pumpkin Patch, Oct. 5, 2021, in Pullman, Wash.

[Photo] Organic farm to host pumpkin sale this weekend

October 7, 2021
Dr. William Douglas Bush Hiller and Dr. Christopher Connolly created a database to ensure the safety of triathlon racers.

Safety first: Slow and steady wins the race

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
September 29, 2021
Sarah Nehring, left, speaks with long-time customer Bonny Boyan, right, at the WSU Eggert Organic Family Farm Friday afternoon. The farm sells fresh produce harvested with help from WSU students.

From the fields to the market

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
September 15, 2021
Anantharaman Kalyanaraman, computer science professor and lead principal investigator, and his team test an AI system at the demo research farm at a center in Prosser, Washington.

Farming with bots

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
September 8, 2021
Postdoctoral researcher Kathir Selvam holds a sample of yeast cells after the Elf1 gene has been knocked out.

Researchers redefine gene involved with DNA repair

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
September 1, 2021
The grapes are kept in six portable hoop houses, which contain a set of frames and shade cloth that cover a variety of grapes.

Save the grapes, fight the smoke

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
September 1, 2021
Most wildfires are started by people, but measures can be taken to reduce risk.

[Photo] Defensible space around homes reduces risk of wildfire

ANDREA GONZALEZ, Evergreen reporter
June 3, 2021
After a semester of supporting their fellow Greek students through online school, managing safety protocols for COVID-19 and leading individual chapters of their own, Greek leaders deserve a break.

[Photo] Greek leaders deserve to rest this summer

MEGHAN HENRY, Evergreen managing editor
May 27, 2021
Seafood waste is underutilized and has limited applications. The project will divert the waste toward a useful purpose.

Seafood waste used to improve concrete

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
April 28, 2021
The research team wants to use a more holistic approach to determine where resources should be put to fight disease at a larger level.

WSU researchers develop way to measure diseases in cows

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
April 28, 2021
These kids may look ordinary, but they have only the most sinister of intentions.

[Photo] OPINION: Satire: Children of the wheat

April 27, 2021
Rheumatoid arthritis causes inflamed joints. Over time, the disease affects vital organs, like the heart and liver, as well.

Newly discovered protein helps rheumatoid arthritis symptom

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
April 21, 2021
A researcher says preventative methods of sexual assault are important, but ultimately, rape culture needs to be changed to lower the number of sexual assaults.

Researcher studies sex offenders’ mindsets

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
April 14, 2021
To create electricity, the students built a system that burns waste and collects gas to convert to energy in the jars.

Students design system to create electricity in Nigeria

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
April 14, 2021
The drill will have an abrasive head to get through thick layers of ice and dirt on the Red Planet. The team is creating blueprints and 3D printing drill models.

Students hope to find water on Mars

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
April 7, 2021
Conservatives and young adults are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories while people who are detail-oriented are less likely to believe misinformation. To prevent misinformation, students should be taught how to find accurate information.

Trusting social media puts people at risk

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
March 31, 2021
"We have to break some of the silence that surrounds domestic violence," said Andrea Piper-Wentland, Alternatives to Violence of the Palouse associate director.

Removing the dams could restore as many as a million Chinook salmon. It will enable tribal fishing to meet their treaty rights and restore commercial fishing. 

‘Lethal barrier’ proposed to be removed, restore salmon population

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
March 15, 2021
Without the treatment the researchers used, the raspberries don't keep their structure when baked in a muffin (left). With the treatment the researchers used, the raspberries baked better (right).

Researchers make raspberries easier to use in baking

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
March 11, 2021
Cider apples contain fewer nutrients and amino acids than other fruits, making them harder to ferment. The researchers want to understand the types of nutrients available in the apples.

Researchers to improve cider fermentation

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
March 4, 2021
The COVID-19 virus likely cannot infect breast milk, so breastfeeding is probably not risky. Now, researchers are studying possible vaccine side effects in breastfeeding women.

Mothers pass SARS antibodies to babies in milk

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
February 25, 2021
Struggles resulting from the pandemic have also been down-played, and many students do not feel their problems are significant enough to get therapy.

Use of telemental health rises while individuals cope with pandemic

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
February 23, 2021
People who express disgust at things like rotten meat or stepping in dog poop are not as likely to get infected with a pathogen.

People who feel more disgust less likely to be infected

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
February 18, 2021
In places where dogs are used for herding, people are not as close with their dogs. Researchers also found that women have more affectionate relationships with dogs than men do.

Affection influenced dog domestication

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
February 11, 2021
There is no predicted timeline for when a university will be selected or when work can begin because the bill is frequently being adjusted. 

WSU considered in bill for greater law enforcement transparency

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
February 11, 2021
The building will be outfitted with specific technology to help people with neurodegenerative diseases. The institute will start accepting patients at the end of the summer.

Neuroscience institute renovating building

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
February 5, 2021
"The community’s biggest need that we have right now is for children and adolescents. [Children] have a hard time managing some of these stresses,” said Karly Port, executive director at PRH Clinic Network.

Hospital discusses visitor guidelines, mental health

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
February 5, 2021
A team of researchers is studying different treatments to kill the bacteria that causes a disease in carrot seeds. The disease is not harmful to people who eat the crop, but carrots cannot produce enough nutrients if they are infected with it.

WSU researcher fights harmful pathogen in carrot seeds

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
February 4, 2021
WSU's Outdoor Research Facility is used exclusively for hydrogen testing. It is located in a quiet area on the Palouse where testing can be performed safely.

WSU facility develops fuel for U.S. Army drones

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
February 4, 2021
Mike Urban began working for the City of Pullman in 2019 as director of finance and administrative services.

WSU alumnus serves as city administrator

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
January 28, 2021
An eye tracker can rotate and follow a person’s eyes to monitor where they are looking. The technology allows a person’s eyes to control a mouse on a computer screen.

Students designed eye tracker testing rig

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
January 28, 2021
Jamie Kern Lima's book “Believe IT: How to Go from Underestimated to Unstoppable" will be released Feb. 23.

WSU alumna shares journey as first-gen student, millionaire in new book

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
January 21, 2021
The technology works better in cars with higher gas mileage because they have probably sustained more engine damage than cars with lower mileage.

WSU alumnus creates technology to restore engines

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
January 21, 2021
Jill Harvey and her team at Prevention NW set up local clinics to administer Moderna COVID-19 vaccines.

WSU alumna’s business administers COVID-19 vaccines

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
January 19, 2021
The restaurant temporarily closed because of Gov. Jay Inslee’s mandates. It will offer take out when it reopens.

New Garden Restaurant to reopen soon

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
December 11, 2020
Police officers are doing extra patrols this winter to prevent possible burglaries.

Police warn residents to lock homes before leaving town to prevent break-ins

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
December 10, 2020
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi can help plants absorb light and water. They expand the plant’s root zone and act as a biofertilizer.

WSU Tri-Cities researchers use fungi to replace chemical fertilizers

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
December 8, 2020
The Hillside and CUB Marketplaces closed Nov. 20.

Hillside, CUB marketplaces likely to remain closed in spring

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
December 7, 2020
The members of Syracuse University's The Women's Network chapter on a networking trip to NYC.

Women’s networking group to establish WSU chapter

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
December 4, 2020
Students living on campus, athletes and employees will have to be tested upon arrival in Pullman.

WSU to test students arriving on campus, increase housing next semester

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
November 19, 2020
Mike Trevisan, dean of WSU’s College of Education, said he plans to coordinate a meeting with school counselors from different countries to create school-based counseling programs.

College dean volunteers with group that promotes school-based counseling

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
November 18, 2020
As part of a panel that reviews the protocols of ongoing studies, Lonnie Nelson, associate professor at WSU’s College of Nursing, will ensure that Native American communities are accurately represented, so communities can decide how vaccines will be disseminated.

WSU professor evaluates Indigenous populations’ reaction toward possible COVID-19 vaccine

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
November 17, 2020
Universities need to not only acknowledge first-generation students, but also the on-campus experiences of first-generation students who are of different races and social classes, speakers said.

Speakers emphasize importance of first-generation programs

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter
November 9, 2020
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