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Juming Tang Juming Tang, Regents Professor in Washington State University’s Department of Biological Systems Engineering, was recently elected to the National Academy of Engineering. “This is the highest achievement an engineer can get in the United States,” said Tang, who is also WSU’s Distinguished Chair of Food Engineering. “I am honored and it feels very unreal to me.” Due to the ongoing COVID‑19 pandemic, the Academy altered their notification process. Tang found out about t...

WSU partners with Netherlands, Washington growers to improve orchard robotics & automation Washington State University scientists are joining forces with researchers, fruit growers, and technology companies in the Netherlands and Washington State to solve major tree fruit challenges through orchard automation and robotics. On Feb. 3, 2021, André-Denis Wright, dean of WSU’s College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences, joined representatives from the Washington Tree Fruit Res...

February 2, 2021 The new Ruth Wylie Head House, slated to open in spring 2021, supports research into soil health and improved practices for agriculture in Northwest Washington. Washington State University alumna Ruth Wylie broke new ground in public service as Skagit County’s first woman commissioner and county treasurer. A new support facility opening this spring at WSU’s Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center (NWREC) at Mount Vernon is being named for Wylie, built through ...

Matthew Bumpus Life transitions are of huge interest to Matthew Bumpus, and now the Human Development professor will experience one of his own. Bumpus, who has been at WSU for 17 years, takes over as chair of WSU’s Department of Human Development on Jan. 1. “Taking on a leadership role will be a challenge,” Bumpus said. “But I have worked with excellent chairs over the past several years. I think I’m prepared and I know the faculty and staff in our department are fantastic.” “Matt...