Washington State University has landed $10 million to increase the nutrient quality of whole-grain crops and help bring them to market. The funding, announced Wednesday, is part of a U.S.… Read More
Washington State University this week launched a new $125 million program to collect and analyze animal viruses with the aim of preventing the next pandemic. The program is funded with… Read More
— Location data companies Foursquare and Factual are merging. The combined company will be led by Placed founder David Shim under the Foursquare brand. Shim was named CEO of Foursquare… Read More
Crimson Robotics, a team of students from Washington State University, is one of 80 teams from around the world chosen to compete in an upcoming season of “BattleBots,” the popular… Read More
Update: One day after this story published, Washington State University and Phytelligence issued their own public statements. One of the world’s most highly-anticipated apple varieties is at the core of an… Read More
Washington State University is making a big bet on personalized medicine. The school announced this week that it is teaming up with Arivale, a Seattle-based startup founded by genomics pioneer… Read More
Gary Rubens is one of Seattle’s top angel investors, a fixture in the region’s startup ecosystem. But now the 54-year-old investor and entrepreneur is looking to fulfill a different type of dream,… Read More
Three universities and scores of other educational programs stand to benefit from $6 million in grants from the Boeing Co. – a bonanza that’s designed to boost the company’s future… Read More
Apple’s refusal to unlock an iPhone for the FBI has sparked a legal war, and a nationwide debate over law enforcement’s access to private consumer data. But unknown to most people,… Read More
If agriculture conjures images in your mind of a farmer sweating atop an old tractor or rusty sprinklers watering crops, it’s time to rethink that impression. More than a century after… Read More
The smart homes coming out of Washington State University have a higher IQ than your average cyber-enhanced abode. Their homes can learn. WSU’s Center for Advanced Studies in Adaptive Systems… Read More
Koru announced today that Washington State University has become the latest educational institution to partner with the Seattle-based startup, helping students build work experience and find jobs out of college.… Read More
Researchers at Washington State University have concluded that large segments of the state are marooned in what they call a “rural information ghetto,” stuck with a lack of news coverage exacerbated… Read More
Seattle’s biofuels industry took a big hit a few years ago when Imperium Renewables canceled its IPO, laid off staff and lost key contracts. But the biofuels industry (including Imperium)… Read More