News from the School of the Environment
WSU trio learns about Peruvian culture, water resource management during study abroad trip
During a recent trip to South America, three Washington State University students learned firsthand about Peru’s water resource management and Indigenous practices.
AI cuts wildlife tracking time from months to days
Artificial intelligence can dramatically speed up the painstaking work of tracking wildlife with remote cameras, cutting analysis time from months or even a year to just days while producing nearly the same scientific conclusions as humans.
WSU SURCA undergraduate researchers earn 65 awards
Seventy-three students at the Showcase for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (SURCA) 2026 were the recipients of 65 awards totaling $14,000.
A gas that causes climate change is bubbling out of reservoirs
John Harrison, professor in the WSU School of the Environment, was featured in an article by the Los Angeles Times about the prevalence of methane in California reservoirs and its environmental impacts.
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- Ancient brines helped build Idaho’s Silver Valley and the Idaho Cobalt belt
- CAS research funded by President’s Big Ideas Initiative
- Dr. Universe explains why Earth has lava inside
- WSU Tri‑Cities hosts community panel on the future of critical minerals
- National Geographic explorer Robbie Shone to deliver ‘Adventures in Caving’ lecture
- Study suggests pathway for life in Europa’s ocean
- Dr. Universe explores how scientists measure the mass and size of planets
- In the Maya rainforest, even the jaguars pose for the camera
- Faculty took students to all seven continents to study abroad this year
- WSU study projects increases in lightning, wildfire risk