Our lives are better, thanks to WSU
When it comes to health, think of the pandemic: WSU health sciences faculty and students fanned out across the state to test and vaccinate. But that was just the most recent expression of the university’s longtime focus on improving health care and health equity for rural and underserved populations. The colleges of medicine, nursing and pharmacy all have programs to encourage graduates to practice in small towns that typically struggle to attract healthcare professionals. WSU Health Sciences has deep connections with the state’s indigenous populations.
“All science struggles to communicate its influence,” said Keane, WSU’s vice president of research. “That’s especially hard when a large public university has high-impact research in so many areas,” as WSU does. “But it’s important that people understand the work we do leads to better outcomes across all aspects of their lives.”
Better health, better sleep, better food – a better life, thanks to WSU.
At Washington State University, more than 60 departments are active in climate-related research, work that in many cases has been under way for decades.
Chris Clarke uses TikTok to learn – and to teach. Explaining economics on TikTok has made Washington State University Assistant Professor Chris Clarke a bit famous.
A ball hurtles toward home plate. A batter swings. Contact. These are rituals of the ballpark. But to Professor Lloyd Smith and the researchers at Washington State University’s Sports Science Laboratory, they’re also matters of science.
Together with U.S. and international partners, WSU scientists identify, track and work to control emerging infectious diseases, and find new approaches to combat old diseases.
The Washington State University Breadlab is a research station, a bakery, and a school. But mostly, the WSU Breadlab is a movement.
The very existence of Washington’s wine industry is credited to the research done by WSU horticulturist Walter Clore.
Through research, education and outreach, and in collaboration with a range of partners, WSU is working on questions of the future, today.
“Once a Coug, always a Coug.” That’s a favorite saying of Washington State University alumni, a group nearly 240,000 strong.
Enough cheese to satisfy loyal Cougs across the country. And enough to feed growing national acclaim for the sharp white cheddar in the iconic yellow-and-white can.
With community health at the forefront, the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, the College of Nursing and the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences are committed to improving the lives of the individuals, families and communities of Washington.
CLEAR is just one of the many community-based programs offered by Washington State University Extension, an essential arm of the university that fulfills an historic mission to serve all of the state’s residents.
Research at Washington State University affects the very rhythm of our days. WSU research and scholarship makes our sleep better, it makes the food we eat healthier, our water cleaner, the wine we drink more delicious. It improves our homes and our health.
WSU researchers in eight programs among three colleges on two campuses are exploring energy sources, testing, supply-chain logistics and policy in the quest for sustainable air transportation.
