Washington State University

Wash. universities look to 'redshirt' freshman engineers for one year

Gabriel Spitzer — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:00:00 +0000

Some freshmen engineering students at Washington’s largest universities will get an extra year to find their footing, thanks to a new “academic redshirting” program.

The idea of redshirting comes from college sports, and here’s how it works: When Huskies quarterback Keith Price joined up as a freshman in 2009, he didn’t take the field. Instead he got a year of practice and workouts to acclimate before starting his four years of eligibility.

Now the University of Washington, along with Washington State University, want to apply that to academics.

4th WSU student falls from building

The Associated Press — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:45:18 +0000

PULLMAN, Wash. – A 19-year-old man is at least the fourth Washington State University student to fall out of a campus building this school year.

Police say alcohol likely played a role in three of the falls.

The latest incident occurred early Sunday morning, when a student who had been drinking fell from a fraternity house balcony. Griffin Healey was in a Spokane hospital with head injuries.

WSU student survives 11-story fall

The Associated Press — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 16:52:57 +0000

PULLMAN, Wash. — A Washington State University student has survived a fall from the 11th story of a dormitory building.

Software glitch causes problems in WSU first week

The Associated Press — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:57:53 +0000

PULLMAN, Wash. — A glitch in a new, multimillion-dollar software system is disrupting the first week of classes at Washington State University for students and parents who depend on financial aid.

WSU combats rise in substance, sex abuse; chancellor heads to new job

The Associated Press — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 16:23:42 +0000

PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University will do more this fall to ensure that incoming freshmen are better prepared to make healthy choices when it comes to drugs, alcohol and sex.

WSU scientists save bald eagle

The Associated Press and KPLU News Staff — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:12:07 +0000

SPOKANE, Wash. — Scientists at Washington State University were able to save a bald eagle that was found in Idaho suffering from lead poisoning, and this week they released the majestic predator back into the wild.

Pride, possible coaching jobs on the line in Apple Cup

Kirsten Kendrick and Art Thiel — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0000

It's Apple Cup time again! The annual cross-state rivalry game between the University of Washington and Washington State University will be played at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at CenturyLink Field in Seattle.

KPLU sports commentator Art Thiel says there's not much at stake for the players beyond bragging rights. But for two coaches, it's a different story.

WSU Regents considering $80 million Martin Stadium upgrade

Glenn Mosley — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:03:16 +0000

The Regents of Washington State University are considering a Martin Stadium upgrade project that would cost an estimated $80 million.

When Oregon State University defeated Washington State University in college football last Saturday, it did so with five team members who had been heavily recruited by WSU.

WSU frat learns kicking down sorority door is not a 'prank'

The Associated Press — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:24:50 +0000

PULLMAN, Wash. — Five members of a Washington State University fraternity have been arrested for what they call a "porch raid" prank and what police call residential burglary.

Preview: WSU starts season strong

Kirsten Kendrick and Art Thiel — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:03:19 +0000

Washington State University's football program is off to its best start since 2006. Following an improbable win against Colorado last week, the Cougars are preparing to take on UCLA this weekend, under the leadership of backup quarterback Marshall Lobbestael.

Update: Biofuel demand high; $80 million to UW, WSU for research

Bellamy Pailthorp — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 22:20:00 +0000

Producing biofuels as an environmentally-friendly alternative to petroleum-based fossil fuels is a puzzle that has been bedeviling researchers for years.

Now, with $80 million pouring into research at the University of Washington and Washington State University, stakeholders hope to find the key for turning biomass from wood products into fuel for cars and jets.

WSU's largest gift ever will advance tree fruit research

Anna King — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:04:12 +0000

RICHLAND, Wash. – Washington State University is receiving its largest gift ever. The $27 million donation announced Tuesday is aimed spurring tree fruit research at WSU stations in Prosser and Wenatchee.

WSU previews largest collection of internment photos

Colin Fogarty — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:18:18 +0000

Washington State University in Pullman previewed a photo collection this morning that's considered to be the largest ever of a World War II internment camp.

The 2,000 donated images come from the family of a father-son team from Yakima. Frank and George Hirahara took pictures and operated a dark room while they were detained at a camp in Heart Mountain, Wyo. Patti Hirahara says her father, Frank, wanted to depict what life was like at the camp.

WSU’s story of Gamera, the wheeled-tortoise, goes viral

Jake Ellison — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 19:05:01 +0000

Phone calls and email from around the world have been streaming in since the story broke yesterday of the African tortoise whose injured leg was replaced with a caster wheel, said Washington State University spokesman Charlie Powell.

“The minute I knew of it, I knew the story would be international and had the potential to go viral,” he said. “And, I think you can say it has.”

(Updated with photos inside)

Update with video: Tortoise's artificial limb from Ace Hardware

The Associated Press — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:00:56 +0000

PULLMAN, Wash. — The artificial limb put on an African tortoise at Washington State University didn't come from a high-tech prosthetics lab. It came from Ace Hardware in Pullman.

(Video inside)