January 17, 2012

By Communications staff, Washington State University

General News

  • 01-17-12 Wall Street Journal Market Watch – Clif Bar Family Foundation’s Seed Matters Initiative Grants Nation’s First Organic Plant Breeding Fellowships to WSU Mt. Vernon student 
  • 01-17-12 (London) Independent – The best medicine: The power of laughter, with Dr Jaak Panksepp    

  • 01-17-12 Park Forest (Illinois) News –   New Grants to Advance Organic Farming Practices Announced

  • 01-17-12 The Economist – Life on Mars (and elsewhere)  

  • 01-17-12 PR Newswire – Washington State Horticultural Association Opposes Bill to Provide Additional Water for Organic Crops and Biofuel Crops 
      

  • 01-17-12  Portland Oregonian – Washington State University student explores ‘man and God’ through painting 

  • 1-16-12 HJNews (Logan, Utah) – USU-WSU veterinary program instant hit
  • 1-16-12 Fredrick (Maryland) News Post – WSU alumn named president of Farm Bureau   

  • 01-16-12 Capital Press (subscription) – Tim Smith, WSU Extenstion, chosen new cherry king  

  • 01-16-12 KLEW-TV (Lewiston, Ida.) – New WSU license plate coming soon 

  • 01-16-12 Coeur d’Alene Press – The sport of wife carrying

  • 01-15-12 Daily Herald (Chicago) – Use some precautions with pets during winter weather  

  • 01-15-12  Peninsula Daily News – Washington State University names Clallam County Extension director

  • 01-15-12 Toronto Star – What’s happening to all the vultures? 

  • 01-15-12 Drovers Cattle Network – Jolley: Going back to 40 acres & a mule?

  • 01-14-12 Vancouver Columbian – WSU online business program wins honors 

  • 01-14-12 Vancouver Columbian – Bank helps nonprofits get social-media funds, with WSU Vancouver 

  • 01-13-12 KLEW-TV (Lewiston, Ida.) – Johnson beginning “phase-retirement” from WSU  

  • 01-13-12 Huffington Post – Social welfare state, American style, means relief for the rich, with Christopher Faricy, WSU political science professor

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  Higher Ed
  • 01-14-12 Inside Higher Ed – U.S., India and Higher Ed: Need for collaboration 

  • 1-14-12 Inside Higher Ed – Booting Down: Students may not be as technology distracted as suspected

 

Sports

  • 01-17-12 Tacoma News Tribune – Failure to board kills WSU  

  • 01-16-12 Seattle Times – Bob Robertson named winner of Keith Jackson Award | 77th Sports Star of Year awards 

  • 01-14-12 Seattle Times – Washington women earn 60-51 victory over Washington State 
  • 01-13-12 KHQ – Leach Completes Coaching Staff  
 
 
Blogs
 
  • 01-17-12 Organic Tree Fruit Growers Alliance – Washington State Horticultural Association opposes bill to provide additional water for organic crops and biofuel crops  

  • 01-16-12 Coug Center – WSU football recruiting: A quick reminder of the overall process