With 22 majors, 19 minors, and 27 graduate programs, the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences is one of the largest and most innovative colleges at WSU.
Leaders in Discovery
In fiscal year 2020, CAHNRS secured more than $84 million in extramural funding. Our College accounts for more than 31 percent of all WSU extramural funding.
Support for Students
CAHNRS awards more than $850,000 in scholarships annually. To enhance experiences and opportunities, students can participate in 40 different clubs and organizations.
Real-World Impacts
CAHNRS Cougs extend science to serve individuals, families, and communities at home and around the world. Our impacts enhance quality of life, improve ecological and economic systems, and advance agricultural science.
Plant Sciences Building
The Plant Sciences Building continues WSU’s land-grant legacy by training the next generation of researchers and industry professionals.
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CAHNRS News
WSU gets fourth win in ice cream competition
The Department of Animal Sciences claims the Big Scoop, an annual competition between university ice creams.
Real-time stress detection devices could help fight alcohol relapses
Wearable devices can detect people’s stress in real-time, opening potential new interventions for people with addictions.
Teens take the lead in preventing rural opioid addiction, with help from WSU mentors
Research project engages teens as agents of change in opioid epidemic
Scientist to testify to U.S. legislators on salmon-killing tire chemical
Scientist testifies virtually on research into chemical culprit in coho die-off
Plant scientist Doreen Main reprises role as WSU Horticulture interim chair
Professor Main to lead research, teaching that improves urban landscapes, valuable crops
Remembering Jack Rogers, Regents Professor and mycology mentor at WSU for six decades
Passionate educator leaves behind a legacy in study, teaching of fungi
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The WSU Bees are getting ready to get back to work for the spring. Here’s how they survive the cold winters.