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Building a Better Apple

New discoveries will help sustain the U.S. apple industry in the face of economic and environmental challenges.

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Building a Better Apple
 
Climate-Friendly Farming
Climate-Friendly Farming

How can we reduce the greenhouse-gas footprint of agriculture?

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Smart Homes
Smart Homes

Electronically monitored homes could help the elderly stay independent longer.

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The Key to Green Energy
The Key to Green Energy

How can we unlock the power of plants and algae to address issues of energy and climate change?

 
 
Outsmarting Old Diseases
Outsmarting Old Diseases

Some debilitating diseases have plagued livestock for thousands of years. But vaccines may soon give ranchers the upper hand.

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The Watchful Eye

A research team safeguards the health of livestock, pets, poultry, and fish by diagnosing and monitoring animal illnesses.

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The Watchful Eye
 
Nitrogen Made Naturally
Nitrogen Made Naturally

In the hunt for a natural alternative to synthetic nitrogen fertilizers, scientists turn their attention to legumes.

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Eat, Sleep, Stay Warm
Eat, Sleep, Stay Warm

What controls whether we sleep or stay awake, crave food or don't, and maintain body temperature or plunge into hypothermia?

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Decision Making
Decision Making

How do psychological biases, emotions, and societal influences affect our financial decisions and the economy?

 
 
A Healthier Puget Sound
A Healthier Puget Sound

WSU is partnering with other agencies and citizens for a cleaner Puget Sound and the return of healthier ecosystems.

 
 
The Watchful Eye

A research team safeguards the health of livestock, pets, poultry, and fish by diagnosing and monitoring animal illnesses.

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The Watchful Eye
 
The Watchful Eye

A research team safeguards the health of livestock, pets, poultry, and fish by diagnosing and monitoring animal illnesses.

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The Watchful Eye
 
Coping with Memory Loss

By finding ways to help people with memory loss perform everyday tasks, we can empower them to keep living independently.

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Coping with Memory Loss
 
Dangers of Plastics
Dangers of Plastics

Bisphenol A (BPA), a component of polycarbonate plastics used to make food and beverage containers, threatens human health.

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Engineering Healthier Foods
Engineering Healthier Foods

Imagine plants that produce oils with lower saturated and trans fats and more heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids.

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Fatigue and Performance
Fatigue and Performance

How well can you perform specific tasks when you’re tired? The Air Force seeks the answer to help ensure mission success.

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Disease-Resistant Genes
Disease-Resistant Genes

What makes some crop varieties able to resist new forms of diseases longer than others? Genetic clues lead to the answer.

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Threat to Civilization

Climate change is altering the ecosystems on which our very civilization depends.

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Threat to Civilization
 
Targeting Infectious Disease
Targeting Infectious Disease

How can we prevent disease-causing bacteria from spreading infection by entering cells in an animal's body?

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Sleep Creeps Up
Sleep Creeps Up

When it comes to sleep, there’s no central control center in the brain. What, then, makes us doze off?

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Foiling an Invasive
Foiling an Invasive

Native bacteria may be the perfect weapon for fighting invasive cheatgrass.

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Brain Health and Aging
Brain Health and Aging
How does memory work— and what goes wrong when it doesn’t? Read more
 
Threat to Civilization

Climate change is altering the ecosystems on which our very civilization depends.

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Threat to Civilization
 
Threat to Civilization

Climate change is altering the ecosystems on which our very civilization depends.

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Threat to Civilization
 
Workplace Blues

Stressed workers are less creative.

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Workplace Blues
 
Food-Processing Revolution
Food-Processing Revolution

New technology promises safer, higher quality preserved foods for consumers and a cleaner environment for processing plants.

 
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Diversity and Biocontrol
Diversity and Biocontrol

In organic agriculture, controlling pests demands different species that fulfill different roles.

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Presidential Initiative
Presidential Initiative

University researchers take a leading role in making the smart electric power grid a reality.

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Alternative Energy
Alternative Energy

Abundant energy supplies may lie in places where we’re only beginning to look.

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Work-Life Balance

What roadblocks keep information technology professionals who work in distributed settings from enjoying a healthy balance between life and work?

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Work-Life Balance
 
Taking Materials to Extremes
Taking Materials to Extremes

Using shock waves and high pressure, researchers discover and develop materials with new physical and chemical properties.

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Invasive Species
Invasive Species

Plant invaders—non-native species that grow out of control—cost the American economy more than $120 billion a year.

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Radioactivity in Motion
Radioactivity in Motion

How does a radioactive isotope move in soil and water? Scientists examine radioactive particle migration at radio-contaminated sites.

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Hot Waste on the Run
Hot Waste on the Run

As radioactive waste leaks from underground storage tanks, a research team seeks ways to stop the contaminants’ advance.

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Work-Life Balance

What roadblocks keep information technology professionals who work in distributed settings from enjoying a healthy balance between life and work?

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Work-Life Balance
 
Work-Life Balance

What roadblocks keep information technology professionals who work in distributed settings from enjoying a healthy balance between life and work?

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Work-Life Balance
 
Electricity from a Beet

Molecules from plants could be the key to a new generation of low-cost solar panels.

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Electricity from a Beet
 
Celebrities and Voting
Celebrities and Voting

How effective are celebrity endorsement campaigns in lowering complacency among young voters?

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Diversity on the Rise
Diversity on the Rise

Industry and government should consider the best ways to fulfill needs of growing demographic groups throughout Washington. 

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Biofuels Strategy
Biofuels Strategy

What policies will best position the state of Washington for biofuel markets of the future?

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Shaping Conservation Policy
Shaping Conservation Policy

What motivates farmers to participate in conservation programs?

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Native American Achievement

Researchers explore ways to promote the educational achievement of Native American students in Washington state.

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Native American Achievement
 
Food-Borne Illness
Food-Borne Illness

Improper preparation of foods results in millions of cases of bacterial food-borne illness. But how? 

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Vision Disorders
Vision Disorders

Ion channels in the retina of the eye allow us to see in different light conditions and in color. How, exactly, do they work?

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Targeting Cancer
Targeting Cancer

Discoveries hold new promise for detection and targeted therapy for prostate and other cancers.

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How Plants Use Light
How Plants Use Light

By tinkering with genes that control plant responses to light, researchers hope to find new ways to boost crop yields.

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Native American Achievement

Researchers explore ways to promote the educational achievement of Native American students in Washington state.

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Native American Achievement
 
Native American Achievement

Researchers explore ways to promote the educational achievement of Native American students in Washington state.

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Native American Achievement
 
From Bean to Biodiesel

Automotive fuel made from crop plants can gunk up your engine and the environment—unless the plant is tailor-made for the job.

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From Bean to Biodiesel
 
The Watchful Eye
The Watchful Eye

A research team safeguards the health of livestock, pets, poultry, and fish by diagnosing and monitoring animal illnesses.

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Climate-Friendly Farming
Climate-Friendly Farming

How can we reduce the greenhouse-gas footprint of agriculture?

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Smart Homes
Smart Homes

Electronically monitored homes could help the elderly stay independent longer.

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The Key to Green Energy
The Key to Green Energy

How can we unlock the power of plants and algae to address issues of energy and climate change?

 
 
Minimizing Soil Erosion

Using a model that predicts water flow, scientists reveal ways to avert a major threat to crops and the environment: soil erosion.

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Minimizing Soil Erosion
 
Outsmarting Old Diseases
Outsmarting Old Diseases

Some debilitating diseases have plagued livestock for thousands of years. But vaccines may soon give ranchers the upper hand.

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Nitrogen Made Naturally
Nitrogen Made Naturally

In the hunt for a natural alternative to synthetic nitrogen fertilizers, scientists turn their attention to legumes.

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Eat, Sleep, Stay Warm
Eat, Sleep, Stay Warm

What controls whether we sleep or stay awake, crave food or don't, and maintain body temperature or plunge into hypothermia?

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Decision Making
Decision Making

How do psychological biases, emotions, and societal influences affect our financial decisions and the economy?

 
 
Minimizing Soil Erosion

Using a model that predicts water flow, scientists reveal ways to avert a major threat to crops and the environment: soil erosion.

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Minimizing Soil Erosion
 
Minimizing Soil Erosion

Using a model that predicts water flow, scientists reveal ways to avert a major threat to crops and the environment: soil erosion.

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Minimizing Soil Erosion
 

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