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May 15, 2012

ThinkProgress - WSU study examines eating disorders in transgender youth

Seattle PI - WSU studies mesh fence to protect Walla Walla bees

Spokesman Review - Errors do in Cougs at Cal

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WSU Cycling Club competes in nat'l road championships

OGDEN, Utah - The WSU Cycling Club sent four athletes early this month to compete in the USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships in Ogden, Utah. [more]

Anxiety and perfectionism

Transgender research sees body dissatisfaction, eating disorders

PULLMAN, Wash.—Young people face tremendous pressure to conform to the "right” body image. But what does that mean for someone questioning his or her gender? A Washington State University McNair Scholar who analyzed what transgender youth and [more]

Be on the alert

Two email phishing scams target WSU employees

PULLMAN, Wash. - Beware, two different phishing scams are peppering Washington State University employees and students email boxes, attempting to collect people's account information.[more]

WSU organics pioneer in Nature

Blend of agriculture systems will feed the world

PULLMAN, Wash. – No single agricultural system will be enough to feed the planet, according to Washington State University organics pioneer John Reganold in an article published in Nature magazine today. Rather, he says, it will take a blend of systems.[more]

Brain cancer treatment

WSU provides bioinformatics for gene therapy study

PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State University researchers provided computer analyses for a new gene therapy study published in Science Translational Medicine.

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Eastern Washington desert to serve as stand-in Martian environment

WSU air-quality researcher to lead field studies in support of NASA Mars mission

PULLMAN, Wash. – Rural Eastern Washington will become a testing ground in support of a mission to explore the Martian atmosphere for potential evidence of life under a recently funded NASA project developed by scientists from Cornell University, the Jet

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Flight of the alkali bee

Study tracks path over highway to protect native

PROSSER, Wash. - Can a bee learn to fly over, instead of across, a busy highway? Washington State University entomologist Douglas Walsh is working with the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT)

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Local, state, national

Seattle business execs more optimistic about economies

SEATTLE – With sales and employment figures rising, Seattle business executives indicated they are optimistic about the local, regional and national economies and, in fact, expect modest growth over the coming year.

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Revolutionary process

Food engineer named first WSU distinguished chair in field

PULLMAN, Wash. – Juming Tang, a professor of food engineering who developed a new technology that could revolutionize how food is preserved and processed, is the first Washington State University Distinguished Chair of Food Engineering.

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Rock Doc column

Breeding dogs to help the disabled

PULLMAN, Wash.- We humans go to some trouble so that we can choose which among our domestic animals gets to breed the next generation, thereby over time shaping various lines of animals ranging from types of sheep to varieties of chickens.[more]

Imagine Tomorrow May 18-19

Students bring new energy ideas to competition

PULLMAN, Wash. - More than 450 middle and high school students from throughout the Northwest, including first time participants from Oregon, Montana and Idaho, will present their creative solutions to society’s energy challenges at Washington State [more]

Study adds to growing health concerns

Researchers see effects of BPA in monkey mammary glands

PULLMAN, Wash. - A new study finds that fetal exposure to the plastic additive bisphenol A, or BPA, alters mammary gland development in primates. The finding adds to the evidence that the chemical can cause health problems in humans and bolsters concerns about it contributing to breast cancer.

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West side broadcasts expand

Cougar games carried by one of Northwest's strongest signals

SEATTLE - Cougar football and men’s basketball will move to 710 (AM) ESPN Seattle radio beginning this fall - providing expanded coverage to Cougar fans in western Washington [more]

Bridging the devastation

WSU students send inspiration to Japan

PULLMAN, Wash. - Two Japanese koinobori (carp) flags, displaying signatures and inspirational messages from Washington State University students, will help children in [more]

Interactive, mobile info

Precise irrigation recommendations provided online

PROSSER, Wash. - With the release of Irrigation Scheduler Mobile, irrigation just got easier for Washington homeowners and agricultural producers. An online tool developed by researchers at Washington State University, Irrigation

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Cougar Depot sale to fund new visitor’s center

Regents approve tuition increase, new academic offerings

PULLMAN, Wash. – Tuition rates at Washington State University will increase approximately $1,500 per year for resident undergraduate and graduate students, along with comparable increases for other tuition categories, beginning in the fall of 2012.

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WSU expands research

Toxicants cause ovarian disease across generations

PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State University researchers have found that ovarian disease can result from exposures to a wide range of environmental chemicals and be inherited by future generations.

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Forest management, climate change

Undergrads research importance of big trees

PULLMAN, Wash. – More than 34,000 trees were identified, mapped and tagged in one of the largest studies ever conducted of the importance of big trees in temperate forests. [more]

What a hoot!

WSU owlets are masters of disguise

PULLMAN, Wash. - Just whoooooo are you, baby owls? Remember those nine adorable great horned owlets being treated at Washington State University? In case you didn’t see the recent story, the palm-sized puffballs

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WSU AgWeatherNet monthly report

April weather a smorgasbord of extremes

PROSSER, Wash. - Time heals all wounds and, for many Washingtonians, the chilly and inclement weather of last spring is just a distant memory. The warmth and sunshine of late April has certainly helped to erase the memory of last spring’s record cold. That’s [more]