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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Climate-Friendly Farming
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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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
A research team safeguards the health of livestock, pets, poultry, and fish by diagnosing and monitoring animal illnesses.
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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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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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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
Climate change is altering the ecosystems on which our very civilization depends.
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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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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
What roadblocks keep information technology professionals who work in distributed settings from enjoying a healthy balance between life and work?
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Electricity from a Beet
Molecules from plants could be the key to a new generation of low-cost solar panels.
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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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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
Researchers explore ways to promote the educational achievement of Native American students in Washington state.
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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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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
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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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.
Read more
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?
Read more
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
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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