PhD student given Award of Excellence by GPSA
Kelsey Leavitt
Congratulations are in order for Henry Sintim, a PhD candidate in the Crop and Soil Sciences program at WSU Puyallup.
Sintim was recently selected for the Award of Excellence by The Graduate & Professional Student Association (GPSA) for his accomplishments and contributions as a Research Assistant during the 2016-2017 academic year. » More …
Graduate student wins award for presentation
Kelsey LeavittWSU Puyallup graduate student Andrea Garfinkel received the award for Best Oral Presentation at the 12th International Symposium on Flower Bulbs and Herbaceous Perennials in Kunming, China.
The conference, which … » More …
Faculty Awarded WSU Grand Challenges Seed Grant
Kelsey LeavittWSU Puyallup is very excited to congratulate Ani Jayakaran for being one of two CAHNRS faculty to be awarded a WSU Grand Challenge Research Seed Grant. University wide the seed grant competition garnered 150 letters of intent and 41 full proposals, though only 10 total projects were selected. » More …
Grad Student Wins Grant A. Harris Research Instrumentation Fellowship
Kelsey LeavittGraduate student David Sullivan was a recent recipient for the Decagon Devices Grant A. Harris Research Instrumentation Fellowship.
The fellowship provides $30,000 worth of Decagon research instruments—$5,000 each—to six graduate students studying environmental or geotechnical science.
David is pursuing his Master’s Degree in Soil Science and started his journey with Puyallup Research & Extension during field season of 2015 with Dr. Doug Collins. » More …
Prof. receives award for outstanding gardening book
Kelsey Leavitt
Linda Chalker-Scott, professor and faculty at WSU Puyallup, is the recipient of a 2016 American Horticultural Society Book Award for How Plants Work (Timber Press, 2015). The book breaks down complex horticultural science for the everyday layperson to understand so they can become better gardeners. » More …