Articles about Washington State University

Tech Moves: Google Cloud hires Microsoft exec Hayete Gallot in new president role; Impinj CRO retires; WSU names president

— Google named Hayete Gallot, most recently Microsoft’s corporate vice president of commercial solutions, to the newly created position of… Read More

Former Gates Foundation leader lands $1.8M for engineered bamboo building materials startup

Launching one’s first startup — maybe a domestic software company, for example — could certainly be daunting. But creating a… Read More

Putting the AI in Apple Cup: Send us your best images of Huskies and Cougars battling

The 2024 Apple Cup college football matchup between the University of Washington and Washington State University has a bit of… Read More

Do robots harm or help hospitality labor shortages? New research warns of worker anxieties

New research suggests that using robots to address workers shortages in hospitality jobs such as food service and hotel work… Read More

Washington Research Foundation gives $1.2M to help UW, WSU researchers commercialize their tech

Washington Research Foundation, a Seattle-based nonprofit that funds research and scholarship in Washington state, awarded more than $1.2 million for… Read More

Despite new affirmative action ban, universities and tech programs pledge commitments to diversity

Universities and their computer science and engineering programs have been striving for years to boost the diversity of their student… Read More

Seattle-area county plans ‘world leading’ sustainable aviation fuel R&D center

Washington state wants to create a “world leading” research and development center focused on low-carbon, sustainable aviation fuels. The facility… Read More

How do you recycle plastic? Startups and scientists are trying to make it easier

Each week, Ridwell workers fan neighborhoods in six cities around the country picking up canvas sacks stuffed with plastic bags… Read More

Washington governor calls for $10M in funding for university-led clean energy institute

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is asking lawmakers to allocate $10 million in funding for Washington State University’s Institute for Northwest… Read More

Liftoff! Pacific Northwest National Lab’s microbe study could blaze a trail for future farmers on Mars

An experiment that’s on its way to the International Space Station focuses on a subject that’s as common as dirt,… Read More

Washington state universities get funding to create cybersecurity programs as industry demand grows

Breaches in cybersecurity continue to grow in complexity and severity, costing companies more than $10 trillion per year by 2025,… Read More

Washington State U. lands $10M in effort to bolster nutrition and uptake of whole-grain foods

Washington State University has landed $10 million to increase the nutrient quality of whole-grain crops and help bring them to… Read More

Washington state researchers get $2M grant to invent better ways of recycling plastic trash

Despite well-intended efforts to keep plastic water bottles, packaging and other items out of landfills, only 9% of plastics in… Read More

Agtech startup Dewey Scientific raises $3.2M to further advance cannabis industry innovations

Dewey Scientific, the Pullman, Wash.-based agtech startup that is leveraging genomics, data science and more to improve the quality and… Read More

Washington state universities will lead AI research institutes funded by National Science Foundation

The University of Washington and Washington State University are adding artificial intelligence research institutes thanks to $40 million in funding… Read More

Scientists develop method to recycle plastic bottles into aviation fuel using less energy

Humans produce more than 6 billion tons of plastic every year, and its accumulation in landfills and oceans is considered… Read More

University of Washington joins growing list of colleges that will require COVID-19 vaccine

The University of Washington will require all students get vaccinated against COVID-19 before the start of the autumn quarter, UW… Read More

Ancient art of origami provides a pathway for building a better tank for rocket fuel

Build a better fuel tank, and the space industry will beat a path to your door. At least that’s what… Read More

Washington State U. launches ‘Spinout Space in Spokane’ incubator for life sciences startups

Washington State University is launching a new life sciences incubator in Spokane, Wash., designed to help startups grow out of… Read More

Data scientist detects biothreats using expertise in veterinary medicine, conservation and math

Lauren Charles recently took up string art as a hobby, motivated by her elementary-age daughter’s desire to hammer things. But… Read More

How tech-savvy farmers are harnessing big data to tend the fields of the future

In the old days, farmers kept track of their crops’ vital stats in logbooks and on whiteboards — but in… Read More

What the science says about reopening schools: Experts call for nuanced approach, based on data

As University of Washington epidemiologist Brandon Guthrie sifts through mounds of research in his Seattle home office, seeking to better… Read More

$1M grant will help researchers explore the use of robotic bees for crop pollination

Washington State University researchers are leading a team that’s exploring the use of robotic pollinators to assist fruit farmers. The… Read More

A WSU epidemiologist on COVID’s surprises, the social distance ‘dial’ and sanity-saving pups

Eric Lofgren admits that epidemiology is a curious profession. “The issue all epidemiologists have is we get excited about epidemics,… Read More

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Eye on autism: Inside the quest to develop an objective test for a disorder that impacts millions

SPOKANE, Wash. — If you showed up at an emergency room with a heart attack, you’d expect to receive some… Read More

Geek of the Week: Jordan Zager uses plant science to make cannabis more environmentally efficient

Jordan Zager grew up on the eastern slope of the Sierras, admiring the work started by John Muir and Jeanne… Read More

‘Seductive details’ in school lessons can hinder classroom learning, new study finds

Adding the newest YouTube animal sensation, background music or other pieces of irrelevant entertainment to a lesson plan isn’t a… Read More

Washington State University robotics team to get in the ring on popular TV series ‘BattleBots’

Crimson Robotics, a team of students from Washington State University, is one of 80 teams from around the world chosen… Read More

What’s the best way to measure the smarts of AI systems? Researchers are developing an IQ test

Artificial intelligence can do a lot of impressive things, like find snow leopards among Himalayan grasses captured by remote cameras,… Read More

Taste-testing the Cosmic Crisp, Washington state’s star-studded ‘apple of the future’

The most hotly anticipated apple of the year has arrived. It’s not a iPhone, iWatch, iMac or iAnything. It is… Read More