Press Releases

Banking, marketing experts join SBDC in Puget Sound area

By Hope Belli Tinney, Washington SBDC TACOMA, Wash. – Taryn Hornby, a former executive in the banking industry, has joined the Washington Small Business Development Center at Green River College to provide one-to-one, confidential, no-cost advising to entrepreneurs who want to start, grow or transition a business.

Shooting near WSU Pullman campus

PULLMAN, Wash. — The Pullman Police Department notified the Washington State University Police Department that a shooting occurred adjacent to the Pullman campus in the early morning hours of Sunday, Oct. 29.

Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Heath professor named to National Academy of Medicine

By John Sutherland, University Communications PULLMAN, Wash. – 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.

Oct. 26: Panel eyes opportunities for women in finance, entrepreneurship, management information systems

By Sue McMurray, Carson College of Business PULLMAN, Wash. – Opportunities for women in the business-related disciplines of finance, entrepreneurship and management information systems will be the focus of a professional panel discussion, 5-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, in Spark 227 at Washington State University. A reception will follow in the Spark atrium.

$1.5M for specialty crop research to improve fruits, vegetables, farming

By Seth Truscott, College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – Seven research teams at Washington State University will enhance the competitiveness of Pacific Northwest crops by fighting devastating diseases and advancing sustainable agriculture, thanks to more than $1.5 million in Specialty Crop Block Grant funds from the Washington state and the […]

Women’s Funding Alliance awards WSU Spokane, Gonzaga $45,000 for women’s leadership program

By Terren Roloff, WSU Spokane SPOKANE, Wash. – Women’s Funding Alliance has awarded WSU Health Sciences Spokane and Gonzaga University a $45,000 grant to host a summer institute to educate and encourage undergraduate women to become effective leaders in the civic and political arenas.