WSU Research Highlights
November 2017
Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Heath professor named to National Academy of Medicine
M. Kariuki Njenga, a Washington State University professor in the Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health and a leader in the effort to address emerging zoonotic diseases, has been elected a member of the National Academy of Medicine. – WSU News
Amazon Catalyst program welcomed to WSU campus
Washington State University announces the launch of a collaborative program with Amazon titled Amazon Catalyst — a successful innovation grant program.
Amazon will provide up to $300,000 to WSU to launch the initiative, providing funding and mentorship to support bold, globally impactful and disruptive projects proposed by members of the university community. The Amazon Catalyst program will support the expansion of the entrepreneurial ecosystem across the WSU system. – WSU News
Global research team fills language gap in plant science
To keep pace with the fast-evolving study of cellular plant science, an international team of researchers has created terminology and definitions likely to become everyday language in laboratories and university classrooms worldwide. – WSU News
WSU developing big data technology for U.S. Army
TA Washington State University and Carnegie Mellon University team has received a grant from the U.S. Army Research Office to develop a novel computing platform for emerging big data applications. – WSU News
African American history at Hanford focus of WSU Tri-Cities, National Park Service project
Washington State University Tri-Cities was recently awarded a $73,000 grant in partnership with the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service to research and document the African American migration, segregation and overall civil rights history at the Manhattan Project National Historical Park, Hanford. – WSU News
