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PULLMAN, Wash. ― Washington State University sociologist Erik Johnson has received a $150,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to create a series of databases that will track environmental organizations in Great Britain, Ireland, Canada and Australia. Johnson and a team of WSU undergraduate research assistants will compile information to facilitate cross-national examination of environmental movements and groups engaged in sustainability efforts, natural resource and wildlife protection, and environmental health and justice advocacy. The project, entitled “The Sequencing of Transnational and National ... [more]

PULLMAN, Wash. – Imagine a salmon filet that looks, tastes and is as nutritious as freshly cooked salmon but has a shelf-life of more than six months. A new technology developed at Washington State University will make that dream a reality. For the first time ever, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of microwave energy for producing pre-packaged, low-acid foods, a major milestone that clears the way for its commercialization. The technology developed at WSU could revolutionize how we preserve and process food.

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PULLMAN, Wash.—Earlier this week, President Barack Obama announced $3.4 billion in grants to improve the efficiency of the electric power grid through Smart Grid technology. A group of Washington State University researchers in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science are taking a leading role in developing new communication and control paradigms that will make the smart electric power grid a reality. The researchers, including power engineering professors Anjan Bose and Mani Venkatsubramanian and computer science professors David Bakken and ... [more]