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PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University Regent Lura J. Powell and Bob Drewel, former chancellor at WSU North Puget Sound at Everett, will co-chair a presidential transition team as the university plans for the appointment of its next chief executive this spring. Interim President Daniel J. Bernardo will work closely with Powell and Drewel to ensure a leadership transition that continues the momentum of WSU’s key initiatives. Bernardo will return to his duties as provost and executive vice president once the new president arrives on campus. “We are profoundly grateful to Dan for his exceptional leadership, grace and vision since he assumed the presidential duties ... » More ...

PULLMAN, Wash. – For the first time, scientists have observed ripples in the fabric of space-time called gravitational waves, arriving at the earth from a cataclysmic event in the distant universe. This confirms a major prediction of Albert Einstein’s 1915 general theory of relativity and opens an unprecedented new window onto the cosmos. Gravitational waves carry information about their dramatic origins and about the nature of gravity that cannot otherwise be obtained. Physicists have concluded that the detected gravitational waves were produced during the final fraction of a second of the merger of two black holes to produce a single, more massive spinning black hole. ... » More ...

PULLMAN, Wash. - The founding dean of The Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, Lawrence Pintak, announced today that he will step down at the end of the semester

SEQUIM, Wash. - Washington State University is part of an $8 million effort to accelerate development of experimental model systems in marine microbial ecology.

CONNELL, Wash. – Education has cultivated Gretchen Graber’s growth as an environmental scientist, so teaching inmates to raise sagebrush to restore habitat for the greater sage-grouse seemed like a natural offshoot.

PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University again experienced record enrollment this fall, registering a total of 29,686 students statewide. The additional 1,000 students represent a 3.5 percent increase from the previous record, set during the fall semester last year. The enrollment increase occurred across all WSU campuses, with WSU Tri-Cities and the WSU Global campus … Continue reading WSU enrollment sets record; growth seen on all campuses →

Brig. Gen. John L. Poppe, chief of the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps, will receive the 2015 Regents’ Distinguished Alumnus Award for his leadership in animal health, food protection, and support of research and development activities worldwide. Poppe graduated cum laude from WSU with a bachelor of science in animal sciences in 1981 and cum laude from the Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine

By Eric Sorensen, WSU science writer PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University researchers have found that the timing of an animal’s sleep can be just as important as how much sleeps it gets. Ilia Karatsoreos, an assistant professor in WSU’s Department of Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience, shifted mice from their usual cycle of sleeping and … Continue reading Shifting sleep cycle affects sleep quality, immune response →