Washington State University

CARES ACT: HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND - WSU

CARES ACT: HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND - WSU

GH21-003, ADVANCING PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH IN KENYA

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY PROJECT: DYNAMIC COMPRESSION OF MATERIALS (DCS); MULTISCALE MEASUREMENTS AND ANALYSIS BASE MOD PROVIDES YEAR 1 INCREMENTAL FUNDING

GH16-006: CONDUCTING COMMUNICABLE DISEASE RESEARCH IN KENYA

GAINING EARLY AWARENESS AND READINESS FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS (GEAR UP PARTNERSHIP)

NATURAL PRODUCT-DRUG INTERACTION RESEARCH: THE ROADMAP TO BEST PRACTICES

DYNAMIC COMPRESSION SECTOR (DCS) DEVELOPMENT AT THE ADVANCED PHOTON SOURCE

HARVEST OF HOPE (HOH) GEAR UP PROJECT

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** A GROWING WORLD POPULATION WILL INCREASE FOOD DEMAND WHILE AT THE SAME TIME AGRICULTURE FACES COMPLEX CHALLENGES RELATED TO LABOR WATER SCARCITY AND EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS. THE AGAID INSTITUTE WILL DEVELOP ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) SOLUTIONS TO HELP ADDRESS THESE PRESSING CHALLENGES AND SPUR THE NEXT AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION WITH THE USE OF AI. MORE SPECIFICALLY THE INSTITUTE WILL BUILD TOOLS AND WORKFLOWS TO HELP MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF LABOR COSTS AND SHORTAGES AND BETTER MANAGE REGIONAL RESOURCES SUCH AS WATER DESPITE VARIOUS UNCERTAINTIES. THE INSTITUTE WILL BRING MORE DATA AND SCIENCE-GUIDED INFORMATION TO THE FINGERTIPS OF AGRICULTURAL WORKERS TO HELP THEM MAKE BETTER DECISIONS.THE INSTITUTE WILL EMPHASIZE SOLUTIONS THAT CAN ADAPT TO CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS AND AMPLIFY PRODUCTIVITY THROUGH MORE EFFICIENT HUMAN AND MACHINE PARTNERSHIPS. MOST IMPORTANTLY HOWEVER THE INSTITUTE'S VISION WILL BE REALIZED BY MAKING AI ADOPTION ITS DISTINCTIVE FIRST PRINCIPLE. THIS MEANS THAT THAT THE PEOPLE WHO WILL USE THE TOOLS--THE FARMERS WORKERS AND MANAGERS--WILL BE DEEPLY INVOLVED THROUGHOUT ALL STAGES OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. THE GOAL IS TO ENSURE THE AI SOLUTIONS ARE PRACTICAL AND ADD VALUE MAKING THEM MORE LIKELY TO BE USED IN DYNAMIC REAL-WORLD SITUATIONS.EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ARE CENTRAL TO AGAID'S ACTIVITIES. RAISING AI SKILL LEVELS AND OPENING NEW CAREER PATHS WILL INCREASE COMPENSATION AND IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE WHILE ATTRACTING MORE PEOPLE TO AGRICULTURE AND COMPUTING PROFESSIONS. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH K-12 COLLEGE AND WORKFORCE TRAINING EFFORTS CARRIED OUT BY THE INSTITUTE'S MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CORE MEMBERS THAT INCLUDE EIGHT ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS AND TWO TECH COMPANIES AS WELL AS A RANGE OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR STAKEHOLDER GROUPS. THE INSTITUTE WILL WORK TO DEVELOP INTERACTIVE AI TOOLS AND INTUITIVE APPLICATIONS TO RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF AN EVOLVING WORKFORCE. BY INCREASING AI EDUCATION AND CLOSING SKILL GAPS THE INSTITUTE AIMS TO HELP TRANSFORM THIS CRITICAL LABOR FORCE AND CREATE NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMPUTING AND STEM MAJORS.AGAID INSTITUTE'S TEST CASES WILL INVOLVE SPECIALTY CROPS SUCH AS APPLES CHERRIES GRAPES AND NUT TREES SUCH AS ALMONDS AND PISTACHIOS THAT ARE GROWN NATIONWIDE AND PARTICULARLY IN THE WESTERN U.S. THESE CROPS POSE SEVERAL AGRICULTURAL GRAND CHALLENGES: THEY REQUIRE INTENSIVE LABOR NEED IRRIGATION AND ARE HEAVILY IMPACTED BY WEATHER EVENTS. SPECIALTY CROPS ALSO ACCOUNT FOR 87% OF THE U.S. AGRICULTURAL WORKFORCE. ABOUT 40% OF THESE CROPS ARE PERENNIAL REQUIRING LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING. AI-BASED SOLUTIONS THAT OVERCOME THESE CHALLENGES FOR SPECIALTY CROPS WILL BE MORE READILY TRANSFERRABLE TO OTHER REGIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND GLOBALLY.IF SUCCESSFUL THE AGAID INSTITUTE'S WORK WILL LEAD DIRECTLY TO THE LAUNCH OF SEVERAL AI-POWERED SYSTEMS USED IN AGRICULTURE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. MORE IMPORTANTLY THE EXPERIENCE OF SUCCESSFULLY MOVING AI FROM THE LAB TO OPERATIONS WILL FORM A BLUEPRINT FOR RAPIDLY ADDRESSING NEW AGRICULTURAL CHALLENGES WITH AI. IN THIS WAY THE AGAID INSTITUTE WILL PROVIDE LONG-TERM LEADERSHIP IN GENERATING PRACTICAL REAL-WORLD SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS THE COMPLEX WEB OF CHALLENGES PRESENTED BY A GROWING POPULATION AND AN INCREASED DEMANDS ON NATURAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES.

GAINING EARLY AWARENESS AND READINESS FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS (GEAR UP PARTNERSHIP)

ONE VISION PARTNERSHIP (OVP) GEAR UP PROJECT

MANAGE AND OPERATE UNITED STATES TRANSURANIUM AND URANIUM REGISTRIES

NORTHWEST ADVANCED RENEWABLES ALLIANCE (NARA): A NEW VISTA FOR GREEN FUELS, CHEMICALS, AND ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERRED PRODUCTS (EPPS)

ESTABLISH AN INSTITUTE OF SHOCK PHYSICS AT WSU

NATIVES ENGAGED IN ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH - OVERALL: ABSTRACT AMERICAN INDIANS/ALASKA NATIVES (AI/ANS) AND NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS (NHPIS) ARE INCREASINGLY CONCERNED ABOUT ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIAS, AS THESE CONDITIONS WILL SOON HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON THEIR COMMUNITIES. ALTHOUGH AI/ANS AND NHPIS SHARE A HIGH PREVALENCE OF ADRD RISK FACTORS, INCLUDING HYPERTENSION AND TYPE 2 DIABETES, THEIR LIFE EXPECTANCIES HAVE IMPROVED BY AS MUCH AS 30 YEARS OVER THE LAST 5 DECADES, RESULTING IN A TRIPLING OF THEIR POPULATIONS’ SHARE OF PEOPLE AGES 65+. UNFORTUNATELY, THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS THAT SERVE AI/ANS AND NHPIS ARE UNPREPARED FOR THE CLINICAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC, BURDENS ASSOCIATED WITH ADRD. THE NATIVES ENGAGED IN ALZHEIMER’S RESEARCH CENTER WILL BE THE ONLY P01 TO INCLUDE AI/ANS OR NATIVE HAWAIIANS SINCE THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING STARTED CATALOGING P01S IN 1984. BASED AT WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY, WITH COLLABORATORS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, AND SEVERAL OTHER MAJOR UNIVERSITIES, AS WELL AS WITH AI/AN AND NHPI COMMUNITY PARTNERS, WE WILL CREATE AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM TO UNDERSTAND, INTERVENE ON, AND MITIGATE ADRD-RELATED HEALTH DISPARITIES EXPERIENCED BY OUR PRIORITY POPULATIONS. OUR 3 RESEARCH PROJECTS WILL BE SUPPORTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE, RESEARCH METHODS, RECRUITMENT AND ENGAGEMENT, AND BIOSPECIMEN CORES. THE CENTER WILL ALSO FEATURE A NETWORK OF 8 SATELLITE CENTERS LED BY NATIVE RESEARCHERS THAT ENCOMPASS AREAS WHERE 90% OF AI/ANS AND NHPIS RESIDE. THESE SATELLITE CENTERS WILL ENSURE THAT OUR WORK AND OUR DISSEMINATION EFFORTS ARE NATIONAL IN SCOPE AND HELP TO CREATE RESEARCH-READY COHORTS. THE CENTER WILL UNITE SCHOLARS ACROSS SOCIAL, CLINICAL, AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES. NOTABLY, 12 AI/AN OR NH/PI PROFESSIONALS HAVE COMMITTED TO PARTICIPATE AS INVESTIGATORS OR CONSULTANTS. THUS, OUR SPECIFIC AIMS ARE TO: 1) IN A GROUP- RANDOMIZED TRIAL, TEST THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A CULTURALLY INFORMED PROVIDER TRAINING AND “DEMENTIA-FRIENDLY CLINIC” INTERVENTION FOR DETECTION AND APPROPRIATE MANAGEMENT OF AI/AN PATIENTS WITH ADRD AND MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT IN AT LEAST 20 URBAN AND RURAL CLINICS SERVING AI/ANS; 2) IN A GROUP-RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL, TEST THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A HULA INTERVENTION FOR PREVENTING COGNITIVE DECLINE IN NHPI ELDERS WITH SUBJECTIVE COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS OR MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; 3) IN AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY, SCREEN AIS IN 2 REMOTE RESERVATION COMMUNITIES FOR OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT, THEN CONDUCT A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL TO TEST AN INTERVENTION TO IMPROVE ADHERENCE TO SLEEP APNEA TREATMENT FOR IMPROVING OR PRESERVING COGNITIVE FUNCTION; 4) GENOTYPE DNA FROM SALIVA SAMPLES, CATALOG THE FREQUENCY OF GENETIC MARKERS FOR ADRD RISK, AND CALCULATE POLYGENIC RISK SCORES FOR ADRD USING BIOSPECIMENS FROM 2,700+ AI/ANS AND NHPIS; AND 5) CREATE AN INNOVATIVE P01 TO UNDERSTAND, INTERVENE ON, AND MITIGATE ADRD DISPARITIES IN AI/ANS AND NHPIS. OUR LEADERSHIP, RESOURCES, AND EXPERIENCE OFFER AN UNPRECEDENTED OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING’S RESEARCH PRIORITIES FOR UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES, AS ARTICULATED IN THE NATIONAL PLAN TO ADDRESS ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, AND TO RESPOND DIRECTLY TO ITS INTEREST IN DIVERSIFYING THE SCIENTIFIC WORKFORCE.

NATIVE-CONTROLLING HYPERTENSION AND RISK THROUGH TECHNOLOGY (NATIVE-CHART)

GAINING EARLY AWARENESS AND READINESS FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS (GEAR UP PARTNERSHIP)

ENHANCING PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE TO COMMUNICABLE DISEASES IN KENYA

GEAR-UP

INSTITUTE FOR SHOCK PHYSICS

METHODS FOR THE FAST QUANTIFICATIONS OF OXYGENATED COMPOUNDS IN ALTERNATIVE JET FUELS

ONE VISION PARTNERSHIP (OVP) GEAR UP PROJECT

THROUGH THE NEW DEEP VZN PROJECT, THE U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID) SEEKS TO ASSIST A LIMITED NUMBER OF COUNTRIES, WITH A FOCUS ON AFRICA, ASIA, AND LATIN AMERICA, TO ESTABLISH CAPACITY TO DETECT, CHARACTERIZE, AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION AND FINDINGS REGARDING PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN VIRUSES THAT HAVE ORIGINATED IN WILDLIFE. THE DEEP VZN ACTIVITIES WILL GENERATE INFORMATION THAT CAN BE USED BY OTHER PARTNERS TO APPROPRIATELY ADDRESS GENDER IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOOLS AND STRATEGIES AND IN THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ANY EVIDENCE-BASED VIRAL ZOONOSES RISK MITIGATION.

DYNAMIC COMPRESSION OF MATERIALS: MULTISCALE MEASUREMENTS AND ANALYSIS THE DCS IS LOCATED AT THE ADVANCED PHOTON SOURCE (APS) AT ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY (LEMONT, IL) AND CONSTITUTES THE FIRST DYNAMIC COMPRESSION CAPABILITY THAT COUPLES DYNAMIC LOADING PLATFORMS TO A DEDICATED X-RAY BEAM LINE. THIS NEW EXPERIMENTAL PARADIGM INTEGRATES EXPERTISE ACROSS THE DOE (NNSA AND SC) TO ADDRESS NNSA’S SCIENTIFIC AND PROGRAMMATIC NEEDS FOR THE SSP.

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** WHEN ADDRESSING FOOD SECURITY, AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE HAS TRADITIONALLY FOCUSED ON INCREASING GRAIN YIELD, PARTICULARLY IN CARBOHYDRATE-RICH CROPS LIKE WHEAT AND RICE, AND METRICS OF GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY HAVE EMPHASIZED THE AVAILABILITY OF CALORIES. RECENT STUDIES HAVE CONCLUDED THAT THE GREATEST FOOD SECURITY CHALLENGE IN 2050 WILL BE PROVIDING NUTRITIOUS DIETS RATHER THAN ADEQUATE CALORIES. INCREASED INTAKE OF WHOLE GRAINS, GRAIN LEGUMES, AND PSEUDOCEREALS CAN ADDRESS THESE DIETARY IMBALANCES, IMPROVE HUMAN HEALTH, AND INCREASE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR DIETS AND THE FOOD SYSTEM. IT IS CRITICAL THEREFORE TO BUILD ROBUST LINKAGES BETWEEN CROP, SOIL, AND FOOD SCIENTISTS WORKING ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF NUTRITIOUS VARIETIES AND HEALTHY FOOD PRODUCTS WITH MEDICAL SCHOLARS ROOTED IN HUMAN-HEALTH DISCIPLINES SUCH AS EPIDEMIOLOGY, NUTRITION, AND THE GUT MICROBIOME. GIVEN THIS NEED FOR SUSTAINABLE HEALTHY DIETS, THE LONG-TERM GOALS OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO CREATE MORE NUTRITIOUS, AFFORDABLE, AND ACCESSIBLE WHOLE GRAIN-BASED FOODS THROUGH I) THE INVESTIGATION OF THE CONTRIBUTION OF NOVEL, BIOFORTIFIED CROP VARIETIES AND FOOD PRODUCTS TO HUMAN HEALTH THROUGH CLINICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS, AND II) THE DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF NUTRITIOUS FOOD PRODUCTS MADE FROM IMPROVED CROP VARIETIES GROWN WITHIN SUSTAINABLE CROPPING SYSTEMS. TO DEVELOP THESE FOOD PRODUCTS WE WILL EMPLOY A SOIL TO SOCIETY (S2S) PIPELINE STRATEGY THAT ADDRESSES GAPS IN CURRENT KNOWLEDGE AND TRACES THE FLOW OF NUTRIENTS FROM AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS AND FOOD PRODUCTION TO HUMAN CONSUMPTION, CULMINATING IN THE SYNTHESIS OF MORE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AND HEALTHY AND AFFORDABLE FOOD PRODUCTS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES.

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (Y. GUPTA, PI) TITLE: INSTITUTE FOR SHOCK PHYSICS

URBAN NATIVE ELDERS (URBANE): RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR ALZHEIMER'S AND RELATED DEMENTIAS

GEAR-UP

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON UROLOGIC CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN SYNDROMES DISCOVERY CENTER

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES RESEARCH CENTER - EAST AND CENTRAL AFRICA

IMPROVING END-OF-LIFE MANAGEMENT OF PLASTIC MULCH IN STRAWBERRY SYSTEMS

NORTHWEST ADVANCED RENEWABLES ALLIANCE (NARA): A NEW VISTA FOR GREEN FUELS, CHEMICALS, AND ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERRED PRODUCTS (EPPS)

NORTHWEST ADVANCED RENEWABLES ALLIANCE (NARA): A NEW VISTA FOR GREEN FUELS, CHEMICALS, AND ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERRED PRODUCTS (EPPS)

NORTHWEST ADVANCED RENEWABLES ALLIANCE (NARA): A NEW VISTA FOR GREEN FUELS, CHEMICALS, AND ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERRED PRODUCTS (EPPS)

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE WESTERN EXTENSION RISK MANAGEMENT EDUCATION CENTER, WILL LEAD AND COLLABORATE WITH ITS EXTENSION RISK MANAGEMENT EDUCATION CENTERS (ERME) PARTNERS TO ESTABLISH A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDER NETWORK (TAPN) PILOT PROJECT WITH TARGETED DELIVERY IN THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN REGIONS TO HELP PRODUCERS SUCCEED IN USING THE USDA FSA FARM LOAN PROGRAM (FLP). THE FLP EXPERIENCES A HIGH RATE OF INCOMPLETE OR WITHDRAWN APPLICATIONS. WE PROPOSE TO APPLY ERME RESOURCES AND LEADERSHIP TO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT THE TAPN'S CAPACITY TO ADDRESS LOCAL ISSUES RELEVANT TO SUPPORTING PRODUCERS IN ACCESSING FLP, CONNECTING THESE PRODUCERS TO FSA FARM PROGRAMS, AND HELPING THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN OTHER USDA PROGRAMS. DEVELOPING THE TAPN WILL IMPROVE FLP APPLICATION PERFORMANCE METRICS, INCLUDING BOOSTING PRODUCER CONFIDENCE AND SKILLS NECESSARY FOR SUCCESSFUL USE OF FSA'S TOOLS THEREBY IMPROVING UNDERSERVED PRODUCERS ECONOMIC VIABILITY.

PURPOSE: WSU HAS AN IMMEDIATE NEED FOR FUNDING THAT WILL DIRECTLY SUPPORT DOMESTIC NEEDS RELATED TO ISOTOPE PRODUCTION AND APPLIED RESEARCH, WITH EXPECTATION FOR FURTHER GROWTH ONCE A HOT CELL FACILITY IS COMPLETED. COMPLETION OF A HOT CELL FACILITY ADDITION, THIS PROJECT, WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE ENHANCEMENTS OF CURRENT REACTOR OPERATIONS, RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION CAPABILITIES, AND CATALYZE FUTURE GROWTH OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING AT WSU. ADDITION OF THIS HOT CELL FACILITY WILL ALLOW FOR PRODUCTION, RESEARCH, AND USE OF HIGH ACTIVITY RADIOISOTOPES, INCREASED MATERIALS RESEARCH OF MATERIALS IN EXTREME NUCLEAR ENVIRONMENTS, DEVELOPMENT OF NEW FUELS, MATERIALS, AND SYSTEMS, AND DEVELOPMENT OF PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION PROCESSES FOR NUCLEAR MATERIALS AND RADIOISOTOPES. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED ADDITION TO THE DRF OF APPROXIMATELY 5,000 SQUARE FEET WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE NORTHEAST SECTION OF THE EXISTING BUILDING, SPECIFICALLY CONNECTED TO THE EAST WALL OF THE REACTOR HIGH BAY AREA. THE FACILITY WILL HOUSE HOT CELLS, WET LABORATORY SPACE, A TEACHING SPACE AND TOURING AREA, A SHIPPING/RECEIVING AREA, AND A LOADING DOCK. THE PROJECT WILL REQUIRE GENERATION OF DOCUMENTS RELATED TO DESIGN/BUILD TEAM SELECTION AND A DESIGN APPROACH TO CONSIDER FUTURE HOT CELL AND INSTRUMENTATION INSTALLATIONS, RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL HANDLING CAPACITY, AND INCREASE REACTOR PRODUCTS SHIPMENTS TO AND FROM THE DRF. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL REQUIRE SITE PREPARATION TO INCLUDE DEMOLITION OF A SMALL EXISTING OUTBUILDING STRUCTURE, AND DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE FACILITY ADDITION WITH INTEGRATION INTO THE CURRENT STRUCTURE (THE DRF) WITH ENTRANCES AND EXITS FROM THE ADDITION TO THE EXISTING BUILDING.EXPECTED OUTCOMES: FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT WSU GOALS AND PROJECTS WITHIN LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL PRIORITIES. NUCLEAR RESEARCH ENHANCEMENT, OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENT, NUCLEAR WORKFORCE, RADIOISOTOPE AVAILABILITY ENHANCEMENT IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION, HOT CELL INCORPORATION INTO THE HOT CELL FACILITY.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE NSC HAS LONGSTANDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH SERVICE CENTER CUSTOMERS AND APPLIED AND FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH COLLABORATORS IN NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION, NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY, AND THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY. THE HOT CELL FACILITY WILL INCREASE THE VOLUME OF BUSINESS FROM THESE CUSTOMERS AND RESEARCH PROJECTS AS THEY REPRESENT A REGIONAL CAPACITY FOR BOTH RESEARCH AND CAPABILITIES THAT ARE UNIQUE. SEVERAL NEXT GENERATION NUCLEAR REACTOR COMPANIES IN WASHINGTON STATE ARE INTERESTED IN LEVERAGING THE ENHANCED NSC WITH A NEW HOT CELL FACILITY TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR MATERIALS IN NEW REACTORS. THE INCORPORATION OF A HOT CELL FACILITY INTO THE NSC WOULD INCREASE WSUS POTENTIAL FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COMMERCIAL NUCLEAR AND ISOTOPE PRODUCTION INDUSTRIES SUPPORTING THE NUCLEAR WORKFORCE IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST (PNW). ADDITIONALLY, THREE CLASSES ARE OFFERED THROUGH NSC IN REACTOR OPERATIONS, AND THE HOT CELL FACILITY WILL OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR SEVERAL COURSES CENTERED ON THE USE OF NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY, RADIOISOTOPE AND DEVELOPMENT, AND HOT CELL OPERATIONS, THEREBY ENHANCING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, BREADTH OF THE NUCLEAR SCIENCE PROGRAM, AND ENHANCE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN THIS SPECIALIZED FIELD. THE INCREASED VISIBILITY OF THE DODGEN RESEARCH FACILITY IS AIMED AT RECRUITING STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND PEOPLE INTERESTED IN NUCLEAR SCIENCE TO WSU. PNNL AND INL HAVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND MATERIALS THAT WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY BENEFIT FROM THE PRESENCE OF A HOT CELL FACILITY IN PROXIMITY FROM BOTH A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH STANDPOINT. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY WILL EVOLVE THE FUTURE DISTRIBUTION GRID THAT WILL ALLOW THE CONTINUING INCREASE OF DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES (DER) PENETRATION TOWARDS A CARBON-FREE ELECTRICITY SYSTEM.

UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTERS

PROPOSAL TO MANAGE AND OPERATETRANSURANIUM AND URANIUM REGISTRIES

CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES IN THE STRONG STUDY COHORT

NATIVE CENTER FOR ALCOHOL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** EXTREME TEMPERATURES THAT DEVIATE FROM SEASONAL NORMS ARE INCREASING IN FREQUENCY BECAUSE OF CLIMATE CHANGE. THESE CHANGES WILL INCREASE THE RISKS OF DEVASTATING CROP LOSSES, LIKE THOSE EXPERIENCED FOR APPLE AND PEAR CROPS OVER THE LAST TWO DECADES. THESE LOSSES URGENTLY NEED TO BE REDUCED. HOWEVER, OUR KNOWLEDGE OF APPLE AND PEAR RESPONSES TO TEMPERATURES IS INSUFFICIENT. OUR CURRENT KNOWLEDGE IS LARGELY DERIVED FROM FEW CULTIVARS THAT ARE NOW LESS COMMERCIALLY RELEVANT. THE INDUSTRY NEEDS MITIGATION STRATEGIES FOR CURRENT CULTIVARS AND KNOWLEDGE TO QUICKLY ASSESS NEW CULTIVARS TO DETERMINE IF THEY ARE SUITABLE FOR FUTURE CLIMATES. GOALS 1 AND 2 DELIVER MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES THAT REDUCE RISK OF LOSSES TO EXTREME TEMPERATURES BASED ON A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES TO EXTREME TEMPERATURES FOR ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT APPLE CULTIVARS. THESE GOALS WILL ALSOALLOW FOR THE SELECTION FORKEY TRAITS AFFECTING RESPONSES TO EXTREME TEMPERATURES.GOAL 3 WILL PROVIDE COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS THAT INCREASES GROWER ADOPTION OF MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES TESTED IN GOALS 1 AND 2. IT WILL ALSO DEVELOP PREDICTIVE MODELS FOR RISKS OF TEMPERATURE-RELATED LOSSES IN THE FUTURE UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE. GOAL 4 WILL INTEGRATE RESEARCH PERSONNEL WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO DEVELOP UNIFIED EXTENSION PROGRAMMING THAT PREPARES THE POME FRUIT INDUSTRIES IN THE U.S. FOR THE CHALLENGES OF CLIMATE CHANGE. THIS PROJECT WILL HELP SUSTAIN THE U.S. AS A LEADER IN POME FRUIT PRODUCTION, STRENGTHENING THE RURAL ECONOMY AND PROVIDING CONSUMERS WITH A CONSISTENT SUPPLY OF QUALITY FRUIT PRODUCED IN EFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABLE WAYS.

THIS PROGRAM BUILDS ON THE 2019/2020 PROGRAM ACTIVITIES FOR WRASAP, EXPANDING THE NETWORK OF PARTNERSHIPS INTO ALL STATES AND TERRITORIES OF WESTERN REGION. GOALS TRACK THOSE OF THE USDA:NETWORK WITH PROGRAMS LIKE AGRABILITY, EMBEDDING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COMPETENCIES INTO EXISTING SERVICE DELIVERY. OTHER COLLABORATIONS: 4H, WESTERN DAIRY PRODUCERS, NIOSH AG CENTERS. CONTINUALLY IDENTIFY NEW ORGANIZATIONS TO ADD TO WEB OF SERVICES, INVITE COLLABORATION.CLEARINGHOUSE: COMPLETE A BASELINE ASSESSMENT OF FARM STRESSORS AND RESOURCES WITH RESPONDENTS FROM EACH STATE/TERRITORY TO ENSURE CLEARINGHOUSE ACCURATELY REFLECTS NEEDS OF FARMING POPULATIONS (Y1 FARMERS, Y2 AG WORKERS). ENSURE REGIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE IS PUBLICALLY AVAILABLE.EDUCATE PARTNERS ON PROGRAM ACTIVITY, RESULTS OF SURVEYS, RESOURCES DEVELOPED, FINDINGS OF EVALUATOR AND FUTURE PLANS; AT CONFERENCES AND QUARTERLY PARTNER MEETINGS, PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS PUBLISHED TO CLEARINGHOUSE WEBSITE.RANGE OF SERVICES OFFERED FOR FARMERS INCLUDING: FARM AID HOTLINE (EXTENDED HOURS), RURAL PEER ASSISTANCE NETWORK, PEER SUPPORT GROUPS,MENTAL HEALTH INTERVENTION CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, AND QPR/MHFA TRAININGS. CAPACITY TO EXPAND LOCALIZED/INTENSIVE OUTREACH ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT REGION.BASED IN EXTENSION, THIS PROGRAM ADDS TO EXTENSION'S CAPACITY TO PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES TO FARMING COMMUNITIES. ACKNOWLEDGINGTHE CHANGING NEEDS OF FARMERS, WSARP STRUCTURE IS FLEXIBLE WITH MINI-GRANTS FOR TRANSLATION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND OUTREACH. EVALUATOR WILL REVIEW QUARTERLY TO INFORM DELIVERY THROUGHOUT 3 YEAR PROGRAM DURATION.TARGET AUDIENCE: ALL FARMERS/RANCHERS/FARM WORKERS IN WESTERN REGION.

DYNAMIC COMPRESSION SECTOR AT ADVANCED PHOTON SOURCE

HORMONAL REGULATION OF SERTOLI CELL MATURATION

GAINING EARLY AWARENESS AND READINESS FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS (GEAR-UP) - GEAR-UP

BIOCHEMICAL GENOMICS: QUIZZING THE CHEMICAL FACTORIES OF OILSEEDS

THE PURPOSE OF THE FEED THE FUTURE ANIMAL HEALTH INNOVATION LAB IS TO IMPROVE PROACTIVE RISK REDUCTION AND MITIGATION FOR LIVESTOCK DISEASE THROUGH FURTHERING THE DEVELOPMENT OF FIELD DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, NEW OR IMPROVED VACCINES OR PHARMACEUTICALS FOR ONE OF FOLLOWING LIVESTOCK DISEASES: EAST COAST FEVER, TRYPANOSOMIASIS, CONTAGIOUS BOVINE PLEUROPNEUMONIA OR CONTAGIOUS CAPRINE PLEUROPNEUMONIA

TRAINING IN BIOTECHNOLOGY: EMPHASIS IN PROTEIN CHEMISTRY

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COLLABORATIVE FOR RURAL AMERICAN INDIAN COMMUNITIES

IMMUNOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAM

BIOCHEMICAL GENOMICS: DECIPHERING THE CHEMICAL FACTORIES OF OILSEEDS

A PROGRAM OF RESEARCH IN POPULATION CYTOGENETICS

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** ENABLING GENOMICS-ASSISTED SPECIALTY CROP BREEDING AND RESEARCH THROUGH ADVANCED DATABASE RESOURCES

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** BEANS (PHASEOLUS SPP.) ARE AMONG THE MOST ECONOMICALLY AND NUTRITIONALLY IMPORTANT CROPS WORLD-WIDE. BEANS POSSESSING THE POPPING TRAIT (CAN BE POPPED MUCH LIKE POPCORN) HOLD SIGNIFICANT PROMISE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NEW FOODS, PARTICULARLY SNACK FOODS, THAT CAN HELP COMBAT SIGNIFICANT NATIONAL HEALTH CONCERNS, PARTICULARLY IN SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN, SUCH AS OBESITY AND DIABETES. ADVANCED BREEDING LINES WILL BE PREPARED FOR VARIETAL RELEASE WHILE OTHER BREEDING LINES WILL BUILD THE FOUNDATION OF NEW BEAN CULTIVARS THAT ARE HIGHLY NUTRITIOUS AND HAVE PROPERTIES PARTICULARLY AMENABLE FOR GENERATION OF HIGH-PROTEIN, HIGH NUTRITION SNACK FOODS, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT AND PROMOTING HEALTHY SOILS IN OUR FARMING SYSTEMS. THIS PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THOSE GOALS BY ACCOMPLISHING FOUR OBJECTIVES THAT FOCUS ON: 1) IMPROVING BEAN ADVANCED BREEDING LINES WITH THE POPPING AND OTHER ENHANCED QUALITIES/TRAITS; 2) DETERMINING FIELD PERFORMANCE OF ACCESSIONS AND ADVANCED AND NEWLY DEVELOPED BREEDING LINES UNDER VARYING FIELD CONDITIONS, FOCUSING ON AGRONOMIC AND BEAN QUALITY TRAITS; 3) DEVELOPING NUTRITIOUS SNACK FOODS BASED ON THE PROJECT'S ADVANCED BREEDING LINES, FOCUSING ON POPPING TRAIT-DERIVED PROPERTIES WHILE MAINTAINING HIGH NUTRITION; AND 4) GENERATING CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE DATA FOR THE NEW ADVANCED BEAN BREEDING LINES/VARIETIES AND FOOD PRODUCTS DEVELOPED, EVALUATING ECONOMICS OF COMMERCIAL POPPING BEAN PRODUCTION AND PROVIDING INFORMATION REGARDING MARKET DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL. DISSEMINATION TO STAKEHOLDERS AND THE PUBLIC WILL BE VIA EXTENSION ACTIVITIES.

YARDSTICKING THE IMPACT OF BIOCHAR FORMULATIONS ON SOIL CARBON DURABILITY AND AGRONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN HEMP-BASED CROP ROTATION SYSTEMS

MAKING MATHEMATICAL REASONING EXPLICIT

IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE ACCOUNTS FOR ROUGHLY HALF OF THE TOTAL VALUE OF CROP SALES IN THE UNITED STATES AND FOR ABOUT 70% OF WATER WITHDRAWALS IN THE WESTERN U.S., SUGGESTING THAT AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS AND WATER SYSTEMS ARE STRONGLY INTERDEPENDENT. AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS ARE ALSO EVOLVING RAPIDLY, DRIVEN BY CHANGES IN FOOD DEMAND, TECHNOLOGY, AND CLIMATE, THUS DRIVING CHANGES IN HOW WATER IS USED IN FOOD PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING.WATER REALLOCATION IS INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT FOR ENSURING THAT WATER RESOURCES ARE APPLIED TO THEIR HIGHEST-VALUED USES, WHETHER IN AGRICULTURE OR OTHER COMPETING USES. WATER ALLOCATION IS DEPENDENT ON NATURAL HYDROLOGY, BUILT INFRASTRUCTURE FOR HOLDING AND MOVING WATER, DEMAND FOR WATER ACROSS SPACE AND TIME, AND THE INTERESTS OF STAKEHOLDERS AND CLAIMANTS TO APPLY OR CONSERVE WATER. WATER ALLOCATION IS FURTHER FRAMED BY INSTITUTIONS: LAWS, REGULATIONS, ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES, MARKETS, CONTRACTS, AND INFORMAL RULES AND NORMS; ALL OF WHICH AFFECT INCENTIVES FOR WATER USE, CONSERVATION, AND INVESTMENT. THE STRUCTURE OF GOVERNANCE AND INSTITUTIONS IS IN TURN SHAPED BY STAKEHOLDER INCENTIVES, INFORMATION.WATER MARKETS CAN BE POWERFUL TOOLS FOR ALLOCATING WATER TO HIGH-VALUED USES AND INCREASING THE PRODUCTIVE VALUE OF WATER. WATER MARKETS ARE INCREASING IN NUMBER AND TRANSACTION VOLUME ACROSS THE WEST; HOWEVER, THEY ARE CURRENTLY HINDERED BY INFORMATION-RELATED CONSTRAINTS AND TRANSACTION COSTS THAT LIMIT THEIR EFFICACY AND CAN EVEN EXACERBATE RESOURCE MISALLOCATION RELATIVE TO NO MARKET AT ALL. FOR EXAMPLE, UNCERTAINTY OVER SEASONAL WATER AVAILABILITY AND CONSUMPTIVE USE CAN AFFECT PLANTING DECISIONS, LIMIT WATER LEASING OPTIONS AND IRRIGATION SEASON PLANNING, AND INCREASE TRANSACTION COSTS OF WATER TRADES.MANY OF THESE CHALLENGES CAN BE MITIGATED WITH BETTER INFORMATION FROM EMERGING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS. INDEED, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IS ALREADY CHANGING THE LEGAL AND MANAGEMENT LANDSCAPE OF WATER RESOURCES IN THE WESTERN U.S. FOR EXAMPLE, IMPROVEMENTS IN GROUNDWATER MODELING HAVE LED TO LEGAL CHALLENGES AND A TIGHTER CONNECTION BETWEEN THE LEGAL AND REGULATORY MANAGEMENT OF SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER RIGHTS IN SEVERAL WESTERN STATES. A LARGE BODY OF RESEARCH EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE FOR MORE FLEXIBLE AND RESILIENT WATER ALLOCATION SYSTEMS. MORE GENERALLY, THE EVOLUTION OF GOVERNANCE INSTITUTIONS HAS ALWAYS BEEN FRAMED BY CONTEMPORANEOUS AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, AND VICE-VERSA.THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN TECHNOLOGY AND INSTITUTIONS IS THE FOCUS OF A RAPIDLY EXPANDING BODY OF RESEARCH IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES DRIVEN BY ADVANCEMENTS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) IN THE LAST DECADE. THIS PROPOSED PROJECT REVOLVES AROUND THE CENTRAL HYPOTHESIS THAT TECHNOLOGY AND INSTITUTIONS INTERACT IN IMPORTANT WAYS, AND THAT CAPITALIZING ON COMPLEMENTARITIES BETWEEN THE TWO CAN LEAD TO INCREASED WATER USE EFFICIENCY GAINS AND MORE EFFECTIVE USE OF NEW TECHNOLOGY.OUR LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO ENHANCE WATER USE EFFICIE,NCY AND ASSOCIATED ECONOMIC GAINS FOR IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE AND OTHER WATER USES THROUGH IMPROVING EMERGING INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND IDENTIFYING COMPLEMENTARY INSTITUTIONAL INNOVATIONS THAT LEAD TO EFFECTIVE WATER MARKETS. TO PURSUE THIS GOAL, WE FOCUS ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES WITH POTENTIAL FOR IMPROVING ALLOCATIVE AND TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY IN THEIR OWN RIGHT, BUT ALSO HAVE CLEAR POTENTIAL TO PROMOTE MORE EFFECTIVE WATER LAW, REGULATION, AND CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MOVING WATER TO ITS MOST PRODUCTIVE AND VALUABLE USES. OUR THREE FOCAL EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES ARE IMPROVED SEASONAL WATER FORECASTING, AUTOMATED CONSUMPTIVE USE MONITORING, AND SMART MARKETS FOR LEASING AND TRADING WATER - THAT CAN INCREASE THE TECHNICAL AND ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY OF WATER CONSUMPTION.OUR SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES ARE TO (1) DEVELOP AND/OR EXTEND THE FOCAL TECHNOLOGIES TO FACILITATE PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION, AND MONITORING/ ENFORCEMENT FOR MARKET TRANSACTIONS; (2) USE STAKEHOLDER INPUT TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES AND SCENARIOS FOR TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION AND INSTITUTIONAL ADAPTATION AND COLLECT DATA THROUGH EXPERIMENTS, SURVEYS, AND OTHER SOURCES; AND (3) TEST AND ESTIMATE THE EFFICACY OF TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION AND STAKEHOLDER-IDENTIFIED INSTITUTIONAL ADAPTATION FOR IMPROVING WATER USE EFFICIENCIES IN AGRICULTURE AND COMPETING USES.OUR TESTBED IS THE COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN (CRB), THE SECOND LARGEST WATERSHED IN THE CONTINENTAL U.S. THE DIVERSITY OF WATER USERS, STORAGE LIMITATIONS (WITH NATURAL STORAGE DIMINISHING AS SNOWPACK DECREASES DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE), AND DROUGHT RISK CREATE IMPOSING WATER MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES, BUT THERE IS ALSO POTENTIAL TO SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVE SYSTEM-LEVEL BIOPHYSICAL AND ECONOMIC WATER USE EFFICIENCIES THROUGH WATER MARKET IMPROVEMENTS. IMPROVING WATER MARKETS WILL REQUIRE IMPLEMENTING MULTIPLE SYNERGISTIC TECHNOLOGIES TO DELIVER TIMELY AND TARGETED INFORMATION TO REDUCE REGULATORY, INFORMATION, AND TRANSACTION COSTS.OUR TEAM IS UNIQUELY QUALIFIED AND POSITIONED TO SUCCEED DUE TO ITS INTERDISCIPLINARY EXPERTISE IN BIOPHYSICAL MODELING, ECONOMIC MODELING AND SURVEY IMPLEMENTATION, WATER INSTITUTIONS/WATER RIGHTS, AND EXTENSION. A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF OBJECTIVE 1 AND THE BASIS FOR OUR STAKEHOLDER INTERACTIONS WILL LEVERAGE WORK DEVELOPED IN THE 2016 COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN LONG-TERM WATER SUPPLY AND DEMAND FORECAST PROJECT. WORK IMPROVING RESEARCHER-STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK MECHANISMS RELATED TO WATER FOR AGRICULTURE WILL ALSO BE LEVERAGED.LONG-TERM SUCCESS HINGES ON ACTUAL ADOPTION OF TECHNOLOGIES AND INSTITUTIONAL INNOVATION. THEREFORE, THE PROJECT WILL BE CO-DEVELOPED WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO MINIMIZE BARRIERS, DISINCENTIVES, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO ADOPTION. STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT IS TIGHTLY INTEGRATED INTO EACH OF THE OBJECTIVES, WITH THE AIM OF CREATING PROJECT DELIVERABLES THAT ARE PRAGMATIC, VALUE-ADDED, AND ADOPTABLE. OUR TEAM HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT.

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** OUR PROPOSED PROJECT HAS THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF ENHANCING THE SUPPLY CHAIN STABILITY, MARKET ACCESS, AND GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST HOP INDUSTRY, WHICH GROWS 99% AND 39% OF THE HOPS PRODUCED IN THE U.S. AND WORLD, RESPECTIVELY. WE PROPOSE A SUITE OF SHORT-, MEDIUM- AND LONG-TERM APPROACHES TO THIS GOAL THROUGH 3 MAIN OBJECTIVES: 1) ADDRESS LONG-TERM THREATS TO MARKET ACCESS AND COMPETITIVENESS THROUGH PLANT BREEDING (IDENTIFYING GENETIC FACTORS THAT MAKE CERTAIN HOP CULTIVARS LESS SUSCEPTIBLE TO PRODUCTION STRESSORS; ALIGNED WITH SCRI FOCUS AREA 1, PLANT BREEDING AND GENETICS); 2) MITIGATE SHORT- AND MEDIUM-TERM THREATS TO MARKET ACCESS (THROUGH DATA ANALYTICS, FIELD TRIALS, PESTICIDE RESISTANCE IDENTIFICATION, BIOCONTROL TRIALS, AND ECONOMIC/SOCIOLOGICAL STUDIES; ALIGNED WITH SCRI FOCUS AREA 2, PEST MANAGEMENT); 3) LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY INDEXING (ASSESSING, BENCHMARKING AND EVALUATING ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND PROCESS INPUTS AND DEVELOPING A GROWER SELF-ASSESSMENT TOOL; ALIGNS WITH SCRI FOCUS AREA 3, PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY; INCLUDES A CARBON SEQUESTRATION STUDY). OUR TRANS-DISCIPLINARY TEAM HAS CLOSE AND LONGSTANDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH HOP GROWER ASSOCIATIONS AND END-USER BREWER STAKEHOLDERS, WHO WERE ESSENTIAL IN IDENTIFYING THE CRITICAL NEEDS OUR OBJECTIVES WERE DESIGNED TO ADDRESS AND THEY WILL BE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE PROPOSED RESEARCH AND IN EVALUATING THE SUCCESS OF OUR PROPOSED OBJECTIVES AND SUBOBJECTIVES. OUR PROPOSED PROJECT INCLUDES NOVEL APPROACHES TO THE MOST CRITICAL CHALLENGES IN THE HOP INDUSTRY. WE PROPOSE A COMPREHENSIVE OUTREACH/EDUCATION PLAN THAT WILL RESULT IN MEASURABLE POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR THE PNW HOP INDUSTRY.

AT WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY, USDA-ADMINISTERED SMITH LEVER CAPACITY FUNDS ARE USED TO SUPPORT FACULTY AND SELECT SUPPORT STAFF ACROSS THE WSU EXTENSION STATEWIDE SYSTEM, ENGAGED IN A VARIETY OF EFFORTS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE MISSION OF WSU EXTENSION AS PART OF THE LARGER NATIONAL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE. WSU EXTENSION APPLIES SMITH LEVER FUNDS TO PARTIAL SALARY SUPPORT FOR A TOTAL OF 118 OF THESE FACULTY (98) AND STAFF (20) WITH PROGRAMMATIC RESPONSIBILITY. SOME ARE AFFILIATED WITH ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS IN THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL, HUMAN, AND NATURAL RESOURCE SCIENCES (EXTENSION'S HOME COLLEGE AT WSU), AND IN ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS IN OTHER COLLEGES (VETERINARY MEDICINE AND ENGINEERING). THE REST ARE HOUSED IN THE PRINCIPAL PROGRAM UNITS AND PROGRAMS OF WSU EXTENSION: AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, YOUTH AND FAMILIES, AND 4-H. EXTENSION FACULTY AND STAFF ARE LOCATED ON EACH OF WSU'S FIVE CAMPUSES, AT ALL FOUR RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTERS, IN EACH OF THE 39 WASHINGTON COUNTIES, ON TWO TRIBAL RESERVATIONS, AND IN A NUMBER OF OTHER LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION TO THE PROGRAMMATIC AND PROJECT WORK UNDERTAKEN BY THE PROGRAMS, WSU EXTENSION ALSO SUPPORTS A NUMBER OF SPECIALIZED UNITS, INCLUDING THE WSU ENERGY PROGRAM, EXTENSION FOOD SYSTEMS PROGRAM, CENTER FOR SUSTAINING AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES, CHILD AND FAMILY RESEARCH UNIT, WESTERN CENTER FOR RISK MANAGEMENT EDUCATION, AND THE AGRICULTURE WEATHER NETWORK. WSU EXTENSION ACTIVITIES ARE FUNDED BY SMITH LEVER MONIES, BY STATE APPROPRIATIONS TO WSU, BY CONTRIBUTIONS FROM COUNTY PARTNERS, BY GRANT <(>&<)> CONTRACT FUNDS, AND THROUGH PRIVATE DONATIONS. THIS DIVERSIFIED FUNDING ARRANGEMENT PROVIDES MAXIMUM STABILITY AND FLEXIBILITY FOR EXTENSION, ALLOWING IT TO BEST SERVE THE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS OF WASHINGTON. SMITH LEVER FUNDING IS A CRITICAL ELEMENT OF THIS FOUNDATIONAL SUPPORT.

FUNDAMENTAL UNDERSTANDING OF MECHANISMS GOVERNING INITIATION/DETONATION IN SHOCKED ENERGETIC CRYSTALS

USDA-ADMINISTERED SMITH LEVER CAPACITY FUNDS ARE USED BY WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY TO SUPPORT FACULTY AND SELECT SUPPORT STAFF ACROSS THE WSU EXTENSION STATEWIDE SYSTEM, ENGAGED IN A VARIETY OF EFFORTS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE MISSION OF WSU EXTENSION AS PART OF THE LARGER NATIONAL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE. WSU EXTENSION APPLIES SMITH LEVER FUNDS TO PARTIAL SALARY SUPPORT FOR A TOTAL OF 118 OF THESE FACULTY (98) AND STAFF (20) WITH PROGRAMMATIC RESPONSIBILITY. SOME ARE AFFILIATED WITH ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS IN THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL, HUMAN, AND NATURAL RESOURCE SCIENCES (EXTENSION'S HOME COLLEGE AT WSU), AND IN ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS IN OTHER COLLEGES (VETERINARY MEDICINE AND ENGINEERING). THE REST ARE HOUSED IN THE PRINCIPAL PROGRAM UNITS AND PROGRAMS OF WSU EXTENSION: AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, YOUTH AND FAMILIES, AND 4-H. EXTENSION FACULTY AND STAFF ARE LOCATED ON EACH OF WSU'S FIVE CAMPUSES, AT ALL FOUR RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTERS, IN EACH OF THE 39 WASHINGTON COUNTIES, ON TWO TRIBAL RESERVATIONS, AND IN A NUMBER OF OTHER LOCATIONS AND SERVE RESIDENTS, COMMUNITIES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, STATE AGENCIES AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS. IN ADDITION TO THE PROGRAMMATIC AND PROJECT WORK UNDERTAKEN BY THOSE AFFILIATED WITH THE PROGRAMS, WSU EXTENSION ALSO SUPPORTS A NUMBER OF SPECIALIZED UNITS, INCLUDING THE WSU ENERGY PROGRAM, EXTENSION FOOD SYSTEMS PROGRAM, CENTER FOR SUSTAINING AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES, CHILD AND FAMILY RESEARCH UNIT, WESTERN CENTER FOR RISK MANAGEMENT EDUCATION, AND THE AGRICULTURE WEATHER NETWORK. WSU EXTENSION ACTIVITIES ARE FUNDED BY SMITH LEVER MONIES, BY STATE APPROPRIATIONS TO WSU, BY CONTRIBUTIONS FROM COUNTY PARTNERS, BY GRANT <(>&<)> CONTRACT FUNDS, AND THROUGH PRIVATE DONATIONS. THIS DIVERSIFIED FUNDING ARRANGEMENT PROVIDES MAXIMUM STABILITY AND FLEXIBILITY FOR EXTENSION, ALLOWING IT TO BEST SERVE THE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS OF WASHINGTON. SMITH LEVER FUNDING IS A CRITICAL ELEMENT OF THIS FOUNDATIONAL SUPPORT, WHICH ENABLES DELIVERY OF A BROAD RANGE OF PROGRAMS, PROJECTS AND SERVICES, INCLUDING POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, NUTRITION ASSISTANCE, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SUPPORT, APPLIED <(>&<)> TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH, COLLABORATIVE PROCESSES, AND GENERALLY THE APPLICATION OF RESEARCH-BASED INFORMATION TO SUPPORT THE CO-CREATION OF IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE FOR WASHINGTON RESIDENTS.

USDA-ADMINISTERED SMITH LEVER CAPACITY FUNDS ARE USED BY WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY TO SUPPORT FACULTY AND SELECT SUPPORT STAFF ACROSS THE WSU EXTENSION STATEWIDE SYSTEM, WHO ARE ENGAGED IN A VARIETY OF EFFORTS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE MISSION OF WSU EXTENSION AS PART OF THE LARGER NATIONAL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE AND THE LAND GRANT SYSTEM. WSU EXTENSION APPLIES SMITH LEVER FUNDS TO PARTIAL SALARY SUPPORT FOR A TOTAL OF 118 OF THESE FACULTY (98) AND STAFF (20) WHO HAVE PROGRAMMATIC RESPONSIBILITY. SOME ARE AFFILIATED WITH ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS IN THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL, HUMAN, AND NATURAL RESOURCE SCIENCES (EXTENSION'S HOME COLLEGE AT WSU), AND IN ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS IN OTHER COLLEGES (VETERINARY MEDICINE AND ENGINEERING). THE REST ARE HOUSED IN THE PRINCIPAL PROGRAM UNITS AND PROGRAMS OF WSU EXTENSION: AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, YOUTH AND FAMILIES, AND 4-H. EXTENSION FACULTY AND STAFF ARE LOCATED ON EACH OF WSU'S FIVE CAMPUSES, AT ALL FOUR RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTERS, IN EACH OF THE 39 WASHINGTON COUNTIES, ON TWO TRIBAL RESERVATIONS, AND IN A NUMBER OF OTHER LOCATIONS. THEY SERVE RESIDENTS, COMMUNITIES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, STATE AGENCIES AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS ON A BROAD SPECTRUM OF PROGRAMS AND NEEDS-BASED ACTIVITIES. IN ADDITION TO THE PROGRAMMATIC AND PROJECT WORK UNDERTAKEN BY THOSE AFFILIATED WITH THE PROGRAMS, WSU EXTENSION ALSO SUPPORTS A NUMBER OF SPECIALIZED UNITS, INCLUDING THE WSU ENERGY PROGRAM, EXTENSION FOOD SYSTEMS PROGRAM, CENTER FOR SUSTAINING AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES, CHILD AND FAMILY RESEARCH UNIT, WESTERN CENTER FOR RISK MANAGEMENT EDUCATION, AND THE AGRICULTURE WEATHER NETWORK. WSU EXTENSION ACTIVITIES ARE FUNDED BY SMITH LEVER MONIES, BY STATE APPROPRIATIONS TO WSU, BY CONTRIBUTIONS FROM COUNTY PARTNERS, BY GRANT <(>&<)> CONTRACT FUNDS, AND THROUGH PRIVATE DONATIONS. THIS DIVERSIFIED FUNDING ARRANGEMENT PROVIDES MAXIMUM STABILITY AND FLEXIBILITY FOR EXTENSION, ALLOWING IT TO BEST SERVE THE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS OF WASHINGTON. SMITH LEVER FUNDING IS A CRITICAL ELEMENT OF THIS FOUNDATIONAL SUPPORT, WHICH ENABLES DELIVERY OF A BROAD RANGE OF PROGRAMS, PROJECTS AND SERVICES, INCLUDING POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, NUTRITION ASSISTANCE, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SUPPORT, APPLIED <(>&<)> TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH, COLLABORATIVE PROCESS SUPPORT AND TRAINING, AND GENERALLY THE APPLICATION OF RESEARCH-BASED INFORMATION TO SUPPORT THE CO-CREATION OF IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE FOR WASHINGTON RESIDENTS.

USDA-ADMINISTERED SMITH LEVER CAPACITY FUNDS ARE USED BY WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY TO SUPPORT FACULTY AND SELECT SUPPORT STAFF ACROSS THE WSU EXTENSION STATEWIDE SYSTEM, WHO ARE ENGAGED IN A VARIETY OF EFFORTS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE MISSION OF WSU EXTENSION AS PART OF THE LARGER NATIONAL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE AND THE LAND GRANT SYSTEM, AND WHICH ALIGN WITH CURRENT USDA PRIORITIES. SMITH LEVER FUNDS ARE CRITICAL FOR PARTIAL SALARY FOR A TOTAL OF 113 OF THESE FACULTY (93) AND STAFF (20) (NEED TO CHECK THESE) WHO HAVE PROGRAMMATIC RESPONSIBILITY. SOME ARE AFFILIATED WITH ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS IN THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL, HUMAN, AND NATURAL RESOURCE SCIENCES (EXTENSION'S HOME COLLEGE AT WSU), AND IN ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS IN OTHER COLLEGES (VETERINARY MEDICINE AND ENGINEERING). THE REST ARE HOUSED IN THE PRINCIPAL PROGRAM UNITS AND PROGRAMS OF WSU EXTENSION: AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, YOUTH AND FAMILIES, AND 4-H. EXTENSION FACULTY AND STAFF ARE LOCATED ON WSU'S PHYSICAL CAMPUSES. CAMPUSES, AT ALL FOUR RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTERS, IN EACH OF THE 39 WASHINGTON COUNTIES, ON TWO TRIBAL RESERVATIONS, AND IN SEVERAL OTHER LOCATIONS. EXTENSION SERVES RESIDENTS, COMMUNITIES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, STATE AGENCIES AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS ON A BROAD SPECTRUM OF PROGRAMS AND NEEDS-BASED ACTIVITIES. IN ADDITION TO THE PROGRAMMATIC AND PROJECT WORK UNDERTAKEN BY THOSE AFFILIATED WITH THE PROGRAMS, WSU EXTENSION ALSO SUPPORTS A NUMBER OF SPECIALIZED UNITS, INCLUDING THE WSU ENERGY PROGRAM, EXTENSION FOOD SYSTEMS PROGRAM, CENTER FOR SUSTAINING AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES, CENTER FOR TRAUMA EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY HEALTH (C-TEACH), WESTERN CENTER FOR RISK MANAGEMENT EDUCATION, AND THE AGRICULTURE WEATHER NETWORK. WSU EXTENSION ACTIVITIES ARE FUNDED BY SMITH LEVER MONIES, BY STATE APPROPRIATIONS TO WSU, BY CONTRIBUTIONS FROM COUNTY PARTNERS, BY GRANT <(>&<)> CONTRACT FUNDS, AND THROUGH PRIVATE DONATIONS. THIS VARIED FUNDING ARRANGEMENT PROVIDES MAXIMUM STABILITY AND FLEXIBILITY FOR EXTENSION, ALLOWING IT TO BEST SERVE THE NEEDS OF THE RESIDENTS OF WASHINGTON. SMITH LEVER FUNDING IS A CRITICAL ELEMENT OF THIS FOUNDATIONAL SUPPORT, WHICH ENABLES DELIVERY OF A BROAD RANGE OF PROGRAMS, PROJECTS AND SERVICES, INCLUDING POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, NUTRITION ASSISTANCE, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SUPPORT, APPLIED <(>&<)> TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH, COLLABORATIVE PROCESS SUPPORT AND TRAINING, AND GENERALLY THE APPLICATION OF RESEARCH-BASED INFORMATION TO SUPPORT THE CO-CREATION OF PRACTICES WHICH RESULTS IN IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE FOR WASHINGTON RESIDENTS.

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THIS COORDINATED AGRICULTURAL PROJECT IN THE SCRI FOCUS AREAS PLANT PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY (50%) AND TECHNOLOGY (50%) SEEKS TO ENABLE GRAPE GROWERS TO MAKE DATA-DRIVEN NUTRIENT-MANAGEMENT DECISIONS FOR SPATIALLY HETEROGENOUS VINEYARDS AND DIVERSE PRODUCTION MARKETS. WE PROPOSE TO DEVELOP GROWER-FRIENDLY DECISION-AID TOOLS FOR VINEYARD NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT TO OPTIMIZE INPUTS AND BUSINESS PROFITABILITY VIA IMPROVED VINEYARD PRODUCTIVITY AND FRUIT AND PRODUCT QUALITY, WHILE MINIMIZING ADVERSE IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT. THE TOOLS-- REMOTE SENSORS THAT DETERMINE GRAPEVINE MACRONUTRIENT AND MICRONUTRIENT STATUS COUPLED WITH MODERN PLANT TISSUE SAMPLING PROTOCOLS--WOULD GIVE GROWERS NEAR REAL-TIME IN-FIELD ACCESS TO SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL METRICS FOR VINE NUTRITION VARIABILITY. IMPORTANTLY, THESE TOOLS WOULD ENABLE GROWERS TO ACT UPON THESE MEASURES VIA VARIABLE RATE SYNTHETIC OR ORGANIC FERTILIZER APPLICATION. CROP YIELD AND QUALITY IMPACTS FOR ALL GRAPE SECTORS--FRESH, WINE, JUICE, RAISINS--WOULD BE INCLUDED. THUS THE PROJECT OBJECTIVES ARE TO 1) DEVELOP NON-DESTRUCTIVE, NEAR-REAL-TIME TOOLS TO DETERMINE GRAPEVINE NUTRIENT STATUS ACROSS ENTIRE VINEYARDS; 2) DETERMINE EFFICIENCY AND SUITABILITY OF PRECISION VINEYARD NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; 3) DEFINE GRAPEVINE NUTRIENT RANGES BASED ON ENVIRONMENT AND PRODUCTION MARKET; AND 4) ESTIMATE ECONOMIC IMPACT AND FEASIBILITY OF VINEYARD NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT, EXTEND KNOWLEDGE TO STAKEHOLDERS, AND ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING OF GROWER DECISION MAKING. ANTICIPATED PROJECT DELIVERABLES INCLUDE 1) NON-DESTRUCTIVE SENSING TOOLS TO MEASURE VINE NUTRIENT STATUS; 2) MORE PRECISE, REGION-SPECIFIC PLANT TISSUE SAMPLING PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES FOR MORE PRECISE NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; AND 3) WEBSITE AND DURABLE EXTENSION PUBLICATIONS OUTLINING BEST NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF IMPROVED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY.

THE ROLE OF GLUTAMATE IN THE CONTROL OF FOOD INTAKE

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CARING TEXTS: A STRENGTH-BASED, SUICIDE PREVENTION TRIAL IN 4 NATIVE COMMUNITIES

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HYPOTHALAMIC CIRCUITS REGULATING ENERGY BALANCE AND OBESITY: SYNAPTIC PHYSIOLOGY

THE WESTEREN EXTENSION RISK MANAGMENT EDUCATION CENTER (WESTERN CENTER) AT WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY HAS A 17-YEAR HISTORY OF ADMINISTERING THE EXTENSION RISK MANAGMENT EDUCATION GRANTS PROGRAM. THE WESTERN CENTERDELIVERS RISK MANAGMENT EDUCATION TO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS VIA A DIVERSE GROUP OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE INSTURMENTAL IN HELPING FARMERS AND RANCHERS IN THE WEST IMPROVE THEIR ABILITY TO MANAGE RISK. THIS IS A CRITICAL NEED. AGRICULTURAL RISK IS INTENSIFYING ACROSS THE WEST AS GLOBAL ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, TRADE AND EXCESS SUPPLY HAVE DEPRESSED COMMODITY PRICES THAT WIDELY INCREASE FINANCIAL RISK MAGNIFYING THE MULTITUDE OF RISKS FARMERS AND RANCHERS MUST BE ABLE TO MANAGE.

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY SMITH LEVER FFY21

AMP-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE IN CELL DIFFERENTIATION DURING MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT AF

IN SPECIALTY CROPS, PRODUCT QUALITY IS KING. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ROUTINE PRODUCTION TACTICS THAT INFLUENCE QUALITY, SUCH AS DISEASE MANAGEMENT, STOP WORKING? THIS SITUATION HAS BECOME REALITY IN GRAPE (WINE, TABLE, RAISIN) PRODUCTION IN THE USA, WHERE CONTROL FAILURES OF POWDERY MILDEW (ERYSIPHE NECATOR) HAVE RECENTLY OCCURRED. MANY FACTORS CAN INFLUENCE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A DISEASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, BUT FUNGICIDE RESISTANCE IS THE MOST FEARED. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO EFFECTIVE SYSTEM TO MONITOR OR PREDICT FUNGICIDE RESISTANCE; IT IS USUALLY IDENTIFIED AFTER A MANAGEMENT FAILURE. OUR PROPOSED RESEARCH AND EXTENSION EFFORTS WILL EMPOWER GROWERS WITH DATA AND PREDICTIVE TOOLS ON THE POTENTIAL FOR FUNGICIDE RESISTANCE DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL BE COUPLED WITH IMPROVED APPROACHES TO MANAGING AND MITIGATING RESISTANCE DEVELOPMENT, ALLOWING THEM TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT FUNGICIDE RESISTANCE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMS. WE WILL DEVELOP RAPID MONITORING TECHNOLOGY AND THE IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMS FOR DIAGNOSTIC LABS. OUR SYSTEMS-APPROACH WILL ENABLE ALL AUDIENCES (E.G., GROWERS, CONSULTANTS, EXTENSION, CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS AND RESELLERS) TO ENGAGE IN DEVELOPING STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMS TO PROTECT AT-RISK FUNGICIDES. THE INTEGRATION OF THIS PROJECT&#39;S OBJECTIVES ADDRESS: WHERE FUNGICIDE RESISTANCE IS CURRENTLY; IMPROVE HOW WE DETECT AND MONITOR FUNGICIDE RESISTANCE AND IMPROVE APPLICATION EFFICIENCY; PREDICT WHERE AND WHEN FUNGICIDE RESISTANCE WILL ARISE; AND DEVELOP STRATEGIES THAT HELP GROWERS, EDUCATORS, AND MANUFACTURES ANSWER WHAT THEY NEED TO DO TO MITIGATE RESISTANCE DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGE RESISTANCE THAT HAS ALREADY DEVELOPED. IMPORTANTLY, THIS FUNGICIDE RESISTANCE ASSESSMENT, MITIGATION AND EXTENSION NETWORK (FRAME NETWORK) WILL DEVELOP TOOLS THAT CAN BE APPLIED TO OTHER SPECIALTY CROPS FACING FUNGICIDE RESISTANCE CHALLENGES.

NOVEL ETG BASED CONTINGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR ALCOHOL IN THE SEVERELY MENTALLY ILL

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY SMITH LEVER FFY 2017

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY SMITH LEVER FFY 2018

ONE VISION PARTNERSHIP (OVP) GEAR UP

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY SMITH LEVER 2014

CREATING ADAPTIVE, WEARABLE TECHNOLOGIES TO ASSESS AND INTERVENE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ADRDS - PROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACT ADVANCES IN MACHINE LEARNING AND LOW-COST, WEARABLE SENSORS OFFER A PRACTICAL METHOD FOR UNDERSTANDING, ASSESSING, AND INTERVENING FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIAS (ADRDS) IN EVERYDAY SPACES. WE PROPOSE TO CREATE A BEHAVIOROME RESEARCH PROGRAM THAT WILL CREATE GROUND-BREAKING METHODS FOR BUILDING HEALTH-PREDICTIVE MODELS FROM WEARABLE SENSOR DATA BY MAPPING PATTERNS OF BEHAVIOR USING MACHINE LEARNING AND PERVASIVE COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES. THIS PROGRAM WILL CREATE INNOVATIVE MULTIDISCIPLINARY IDEAS TO ADDRESS NIH ADRD MILESTONE 11.C, EMBED WEARABLE TECHNOLOGIES/PERVASIVE COMPUTING IN EXISTING AND NEW CLINICAL RESEARCH. OUR RESEARCH PROGRAM BUILDS ON A HISTORY OF INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS IN AREAS INCLUDING HUMAN BEHAVIOR MODELING FROM LONGITUDINAL SENSOR DATA AND DESIGN OF NOVEL ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION MECHANISMS. WE PROPOSE TO DESIGN AND VALIDATE METHODS FOR MAPPING A HUMAN BEHAVIOROME “IN THE WILD”, AUTOMATICALLY ASSESSING COGNITIVE AND FUNCTIONAL HEALTH FROM BEHAVIOR MARKERS, SCALING TECHNOLOGIES THROUGH MACHINE LEARNING, LINKING HEALTH AND BEHAVIOR WITH THEIR INFLUENCES, AND CLOSING THE LOOP WITH AUTOMATED INTERVENTIONS. SIMILARLY, OUR MENTORING PROGRAM BUILDS ON EXPERIENCE TRAINING STUDENTS AND EARLY- CAREER INVESTIGATORS TO BECOME LEADERS IN THE FIELD OF GERONTECHNOLOGY. WE WILL RECRUIT AND TRAIN GRADUATE STUDENTS AND EARLY-STAGE RESEARCHERS, INCLUDING THOSE FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS, TO GROW AN INSTITUTIONAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY BEHAVIOROME RESEARCH PROGRAM AND TO ESTABLISH NEW RESEARCH PROGRAMS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE TARGETED MILESTONE. WE WILL SCALE THE IMPACT OF MENTORING BY ESTABLISHING A WEBINAR SERIES AND CREATING YOUTUBE VIDEOS THAT HIGHLIGHT AND EXPLAIN BREAKTHROUGHS IN THE DESIGN AND APPLICATION OF BEHAVIOROME RESEARCH. RESULTS OF THIS PROGRAM WILL INCLUDE SCRIPTS AND TEMPLATES TO CONSTRUCT A BEHAVIOROME WITH RESOURCE- LIMITED WEARABLE DEVICES, SCALE DATA AND MODELS TO LARGE DIVERSE POPULATIONS, INTEGRATE DATA WITH MULTIPLE INFORMATION SOURCES (E.G., GENETICS), AUTOMATE HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION, AND CREATE UNDERSTANDABLE EXPLANATIONS OF DATA AND MODELS. THESE WILL CONTRIBUTE TO EXISTING CLINICAL STUDIES SUCH AS THE CLINICIAN-IN-THE- LOOP SMART HOME, DIGITAL MEMORY NOTEBOOK, AND PERVASIVE COMPUTING MEASURES OF FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE. FURTHERMORE, THEY WILL LEAD TO NEW CLINICAL STUDIES THAT FORMALIZE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN HEALTH AND ITS INFLUENCES, EXPLORATION OF THE IMPACT OF ETHNICITY AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT ON HEALTH, AND THE DESIGN OF ADRD INTERVENTIONS FOR MEDICATION ADHERENCE, TASK PROMPTING, AND NEGATIVE INTERACTION DE-ESCALATION. THE PROPOSED CONTRIBUTIONS ARE SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE THEY WILL PROVIDE INSIGHTS ON DETECTING AND ASSESSING ADRDS WITHIN A PERSON'S EVERYDAY ENVIRONMENT USING WEARABLE SENSING AND PERVASIVE COMPUTING METHODS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN INVESTIGATED IN PRIOR WORK. ADDITIONALLY, THE MENTORING STEPS WILL PAVE THE WAY FOR A NEW GENERATION OF RESEARCHERS TO OFFER IMPROVED METHODS OF ADDRESSING THE NEED TO UNDERSTAND, ASSESS, AND INTERVENE FOR ADRDS IN EVERYDAY SETTINGS, THEREBY IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE AND REDUCING HEALTH CARE COSTS.

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THE WESTERN EXTENSION RISK MANAGEMENT EDUCATION CENTER AT WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY DELIVERS RISK MANAGEMENT EDUCATION TO AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS. OUR MISSION IS: EDUCATING AMERICA&#39;S FARMERS AND RANCHERS TO MANAGE THE UNIQUE RISKS OF PRODUCING FOOD FOR THE WORLD&#39;S TABLE. OUR PLAN OF WORK IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH USDA&#39;S STRATEGIC GOALS BY STRENGTHENING THE FARM SAFETY NET THROUGH RESULTS-BASED PROGRAMS THAT INCREASE NET FARM INCOME, SUPPORT RURAL COMMUNITY PROSPERITY, AND SERVES PRODUCERS UNDERSERVED BY CROP INSURANCE. WE ARE COMMITTED TO A PHILOSOPHY OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT TO SUPPORT ERME AND USDA/ARME STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES. OUR PROPOSED PLAN OF WORK ENHANCES REPORTING METRICS USING A PERFORMANCE MEASURE/THEORY OF CHANGE CONSTRUCT TO DEMONSTRATE THE ECONOMIC AND PUBLIC VALUE IMPACTS OF OUR PROGRAMS. THE WESTERN CENTER AT WSUPARTNERSHIP NETWORK AND COMMUNICATION PLAN HAS ESTABLISHED EXPERTISE, RESOURCES, AND PROGRAMS NECESSARY FOR SERVING A DIVERSE AUDIENCE OF PRODUCERS AND THAT IS CRITICAL TO SERVING THE NEEDS OF SPECIAL EMPHASIS AUDIENCES IN PARTICULAR. WE ARE COMMITTED WITH OUR PLAN OF WORK TO HELP ALL PRODUCERS IMPROVE THEIR ECONOMIC VIABILITY FOR LONG REACHING ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FOR RURAL AND OTHER EMERGING AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

SMITH LEVER FY2012

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** IN THE U.S. GRAPE INDUSTRIES, QUALITY AND ECONOMICALLY-VIABLE YIELDS ARE THE DRIVERS OF REGIONALLY-RELEVANT AND NATIONALLY-SUCCESSFUL FARMING ENTERPRISES. A KEY FACTOR TO THIS QUALITY AND QUANTITY IS SUCCESSFUL DISEASE MANAGEMENT. MANY FACTORS INFLUENCE THIS SUCCESS, BUT NOTHING CAN UPSET THE SYSTEM LIKE FUNGICIDE RESISTANCE. THIS UPSET HAS BEEN GROWING IN THE US GRAPE INDUSTRY, AS THE NATIONALLY-RELEVANT DISEASES OF POWDERY MILDEW, DOWNY MILDEW, AND BOTRYTIS BUNCH ROT HAVE SEEN FIELD-LEVEL CONTROL FAILURES DUE TO PATHOGEN RESISTANCE TO SEVERAL KEY FUNGICIDE GROUPS. TO PREVENT CROP LOSS, GRAPE GROWERS NOT ONLY NEED TOOLS FOR UNDERSTANDING AND FORECASTING DISEASE PRESSURE IN THEIR VINEYARDS, BUT ALSO TOOLS THAT CAN HELP THEM IDENTIFY POTENTIAL FUNGICIDE RESISTANCE CHALLENGES ON A TIMESCALE THAT ALLOWS FOR ACTIONABLE CHANGES. BUT ACCESS TO DATA IS NOT THE SAME AS DATA USABILITY; CONCERTED EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS TARGETING ALL SECTORS OF THE INDUSTRY - FROM VINEYARD LABORERS TO PRODUCT MANUFACTURERS - ARE NEEDED SO THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTAND HOW DATA CAN BE USED, AND HOW TO TRANSLATE THAT INFORMATION INTO A PLAN THAT IMPROVES DISEASE MANAGEMENT.THROUGH THE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION EFFORTS IN THIS SCRI-SREP PROJECT, WE WILL: DEVELOP BETTER PATHOGEN SAMPLING APPROACHES AND RAPID EARLY DETECTION TOOLS; ADAPT MODELS FROM THE VINEYARD TO SATELLITE-SCALE TO IMPROVE PREDICTIONS OF DISEASE RISK AND OPTIMIZE SAMPLING AND SCOUTING PRACTICES; AND EMPOWER STAKEHOLDERS ALONG THE PRODUCTION CONTINUUM - FROM FIELD SCOUTS, PRODUCERS AND MANAGERS, TO CONSULTANTS AND EXTENSION PROFESSIONALS - WITH ACCESS TO DURABLE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING TO BUILD THEIR KNOWLEDGE IN DISEASE MANAGEMENT AND FUNGICIDE RESISTANCE MITIGATION.

REGIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY NETWORKS PROGRAM (RNACNP)

NEURONAL AND MOLECULAR MECHANISMS UNDERLYING NEURAL REGULATION OF INNATE IMMUNITY

ONION BULB CROPS ARE GROWN ON ~140,000 ACRES/YEAR IN THE U.S. AT A FARM-GATE VALUE OF $925M. BACTERIAL PATHOGENS CAUSE &GT;$60M IN LOSSES ANNUALLY TO THIS INDUSTRY. LOSSES CAN BE PARTICULARLY SEVERE FOR STORED BULBS AS BACTERIAL BULB ROTS TYPICALLY ONLY DEVELOP IN STORAGE, AFTER ALL PRODUCTION COSTS HAVE BEEN INCURRED. POOR SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE DIVERSITY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY OF BACTERIAL PATHOGENS, AND THE LACK OF SYSTEMIC BACTERICIDES LIMIT INDUSTRY CAPACITY TO MITIGATE THESE LOSSES; THIS IS IN SHARP CONTRAST TO THE SIGNIFICANT WORK THAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED WITH FUNGAL PATHOGENS OF ONION. THIS &#39;STOP THE ROT&#39; PROJECT ORGANIZES 24 SCIENTISTS IN DIVERSE DISCIPLINES ACROSS THE U.S. TO RESEARCH THE COMPLETE SYSTEM (HOST, PATHOGEN, AND ENVIRONMENT) OF BACTERIAL DISEASES OF ONION. THE LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO SUPPORT PROFITABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF ONION PRODUCTION IN THE U.S. USING A COORDINATED, NATIONAL SURVEY OF BACTERIAL PATHOGENS AFFECTING ONION CROPS COMBINED WITH ASTAKEHOLDER-FOCUSED, SYSTEMS APPROACH TO INVESTIGATE HOW PRODUCTION PRACTICES, INOCULUM SOURCES, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS CAN BE MANAGED TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE, PRACTICAL, ECONOMICALLY-VIABLE, AND ENVIRONMENTALLY-SOUND STRATEGIES TO LIMIT LOSSES TO BACTERIAL DISEASES.THE PROJECT HAS TWO PRIMARY OBJECTIVES LINKED ITERATIVELY IN A SYSTEMS APPROACH. THE FIRST OBJECTIVES UTILIZES COMPARATIVE GENOMICS TO IDENTIFY GENETIC FACTORS THAT ENABLE SOME BACTERIA TO CAUSE DISEASES ON ONION, AND TO DEVELOP PRACTICAL DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS AS WELL AS PHENOTYPIC RESISTANCE SCREENING METHODS FOR BACTERIAL PATHOGENS OF ONION. A SURVEY OF ONION BACTERIAL DISEASES OVER THREE SEASONS IN EACH OF 12 STATES REPRESENTING THE SEVEN PRIMARY REGIONS OF ONION PRODUCTION IN THE U.S. WILL BE USED TO UNDERSTAND THE DIVERSITY OF ONION BACTERIAL PATHOGENS IN THE U.S., AND TO DEVELOP A NATIONAL ONION BACTERIAL STRAIN COLLECTION. GENOMIC ASSESSMENT OF THIS BACTERIAL COLLECTION WILL ENABLE US TO UNDERSTAND THE GENETIC BASIS OF BACTERIA THAT CAN CAUSE DISEASES OF ONION ACROSS THE U.S. THIS, IN TURN, WILL BE USED TO DESIGN RAPID, ACCURATE, AND ROBUST METHODS OF DETECTING AND IDENTIFYING ONION BACTERIAL PATHOGENS. THE COLLECTION ALSO WILL BE USED TO DEVELOP METHODS OF SCREENING ONION GERMPLASM FOR RESISTANCE TO BACTERIAL PATHOGENS. THE SCREENING METHODS CAN THEN BE USED IN BREEDING PROGRAMS TO DEVELOP CULTIVARS WITH GREATER RESISTANCE THAN CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. THE SECOND OBJECTIVE FOCUSES ON ONION BACTERIAL DISEASE MANAGEMENT BY EXAMINING HOW IRRIGATION PRACTICES, FERTILITY PRACTICES, PESTICIDE PROGRAMS, CULTURAL PRACTICES, POST-HARVEST PRACTICES, AND BACTERIAL DISEASE MODELING CAN BE MANAGED TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE, PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS. A 12-PERSON, NATION-WIDE ONION STAKEHOLDER ADVISORY PANEL WORKED WITH OUR TEAM FROM 12 STATES TO PRIORITIZE THE OBJECTIVES AND DEVELOP APPROACHES FOR THIS PROJECT. BROAD, STAKEHOLDER-BASED EVALUATIONS OF THE RESEARCH RESULTS OVER THE DURATION OF THE PROJECT WILL ENSURERESULTS ARE DELIVERED TO CONSTITUENTS AND THAT SOLUTIONS DEVELOPED ARE VIABLE ECONOMICALLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY.

CA NEW START - WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY

TAS::89 0321::TAS ALGAE BIOFUELS RESEARCH

WASHINGTON SBDC

REGULATION OF THE ACTIN FILAMENT POINTED END DYNAMICS IN HEALTH AND DISEASE

INTERLEUKIN-1: A PROMOTER OF SLOW WAVE SLEEP

ADVANCE INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION AWARD: EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (EXCELINSE) AT WSU

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY POWER GRID RELIABILITY AND SECURITY

A TOTAL SYSTEMS APPROACH TO DEVELOPING A SUSTAINABLE STEM-FREE SWEET CHERRY PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND MARKETING SYSTEM

SMITH LEVER 2013

EPIGENETIC TRANSGENERATIONAL ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR ACTIONS

OPTIMIZATION AND EVALUATION OF PHOTO-RESPONSIVE MICRONEEDLE ARRAYS FOR SUSTAINED OCULAR DRUG DELIVERY

PRECURSORS OF ANXIETY: THE ROLE OF LATERALIZED BRAIN ACTIVATION AND MATERNAL SENSITIVITY - ANXIETY DISORDERS REPRESENT THE MOST PREVALENT TYPE OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY ACROSS THE LIFESPAN. FEAR/AVOIDANCE, TEMPERAMENT PRECURSORS OF ANXIETY SYMPTOMS, CAN BE OBSERVED RELIABLY IN THE FIRST YEAR OF LIFE. THUS, DEVELOP- MENT OF FEAR, A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF THE RESEARCH DOMAIN CRITERIA (RDOC) NEGATIVE VALENCE CONSTELLATION, IS IMPORTANT IN ITS OWN RIGHT, AND REPRESENTS AN EARLY MARKER OF ANXIETY SYMPTOMS. FEARFUL TEMPERAMENT HAS BEEN LINKED WITH A DISTINCT NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNATURE – RELATIVE RIGHT FRONTAL ACTIVATION, DETECTABLE VIA ELECTROEN- CEPHALOGRAM (EEG) RECORDING. DYNAMIC RECIPROCAL EFFECTS BETWEEN THE LEFT AND RIGHT HEMISPHERES CONTRIBUTE TO THIS ASYMMETRY AS WELL AS ASSOCIATED BEHAVIORAL STATES OF FEAR/AVOIDANCE, AND SHAPE RISK VERSUS PROTECTION WITH RESPECT TO ANXIETY. MATERNAL SENSITIVITY NOT ONLY EFFECTS FEAR DEVELOPMENT, BUT ALSO MODERATES LINKS BE- TWEEN FEAR REACTIVITY AND ANXIETY SYMPTOMS. THE PRESENT STUDY ADDRESSES AN IMPORTANT GAP IN RESEARCH, EXAM- INING RECIPROCAL EFFECTS BETWEEN CHANGES IN LEFT AND RIGHT FRONTAL ACTIVATION AS A VEHICLE FOR TRANSMISSION OF ANXI- ETY-RELATED RISK, ALONG WITH FEARFUL REACTIVITY, CONSIDERING MATERNAL SENSITIVITY AS A MODERATOR. IT IS HYPOTHE- SIZED THAT (1) DOMINANCE OF RIGHT HEMISPHERE CHANGE EFFECTS ON LEFT ACTIVATION GROWTH ACROSS INFANCY AND COUPLING OF ACCELERATED CHANGES IN INFANT FEARFULNESS AND SHIFTS IN THE ASSOCIATED ELECTROPHYSIO- LOGICAL SIGNATURE WILL CONFER THE RISK FOR ANXIETY; (2) EARLY MATERNAL SENSITIVITY WILL SERVE TO ATTENUATE LINKS BETWEEN PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL RISK AND ANXIETY, ACCENTUATING IT LATER. THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC AIMS ARE PROPOSED: AIM 1. INFANT FEARFULNESS: MODELING BEHAVIORAL AND EEG CHANGES MODERATED BY MATERNAL SENSITIVITY. WE WILL ENROLL MOTHERS WITH INFANTS (N=300) AT THREE SITES: PULLMAN, WA, BLACKSBURG, VA, AND JUPITER, FL, RE- QUIRED TO PROVIDE RACIAL/ETHNIC DIVERSITY IN THE OVERALL SAMPLE RECRUITED FROM OTHERWISE DEMOGRAPHICALLY SIMILAR COMMUNITIES, AND BECAUSE OF DATA COLLECTION/PROCESSING DEMANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LONGITUDINAL DESIGN. WE WILL CONDUCT MULTI-METHOD BIMONTHLY ASSESSMENTS OF INFANT FEAR FROM 6 TO 18 MONTHS, RELYING ON A PLANNED MISSINGNESS DESIGN. INFANT EEG WILL BE RECORDED TO MEASURE FRONTAL ACTIVATION ALONG WITH OBSERVATIONS OF MA- TERNAL SENSITIVITY. DYNAMIC LATENT CHANGE EFFECTS WILL BE MODELED FOR BEHAVIORAL AND EEG INDICATORS, PROVIDING A PICTURE OF DEVELOPMENT ACROSS INFANCY AND SETTING THE STAGE FOR AIM 2. EXPLAINING ANXIETY ONSET: CONTRIBUTIONS OF LATENT CHANGE IN FEAR, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY, AND SENSITIVITY. CONTRIBUTIONS OF CHANGES IN FEAR AND RELATED ELECTRO- PHYSIOLOGY TO THE EMERGENCE OF ANXIETY WILL BE QUANTIFIED, CONSIDERING MODERATION OF MATERNAL SENSITIVITY. CHIL- DREN WILL BE FOLLOWED UNTIL 24 MONTHS OF AGE, OBTAINING QUESTIONNAIRE AND STRUCTURED INTERVIEW PARENT-REPORT, AS WELL AS OBSERVATIONS OF BEHAVIORAL INHIBITION/ANXIOUS BEHAVIORS. LATENT CHANGE SCORES FOR FEAR AND FRONTAL EEG POWER ON THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT WILL BE MODELED AS PREDICTORS OF ANXIETY, WITH MATERNAL SENSITIVITY AS A MODERATOR OF THESE LINKS. COMPLETION OF THE PROPOSED EVALUATION IS EXPECTED TO CLARIFY THE ROLE OF FEAR DEVELOPMENT AND MATERNAL SENSITIVITY IN THE ONSET OF ANXIETY SYMPTOMS, INFORMING PREVENTATIVE EFFORTS (E.G., PARENT TRAINING).

WASHINGTON SBDC CARES ACT

ROLE OF CAMELS IN TRANSMISSION OF BRUCELLA SPP AND MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS TO HUMANS IN KENYA

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY SMITH LEVER FFY 2016

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY SMITH LEVER FFY 2015

RHIZOMICS - COMPARATIVE FUNCTIONAL GENOMIC AND PROTEOMIC ANALYSIS OF RHIZOME SPECIFICITY ACROSS THE PLANT KINGDOM

A CLINICIAN-IN-THE-LOOP SMART HOME TO SUPPORT HEALTH MONITORING AND INTERVENTION FOR CHRONIC CONDITIONS

NEW; DISRUPTION OF C4 PHOTOSYNTHESIS BY CHANGES IN LIGHT QUANTITY AND QUALITY: IMPLICATIONS FOR CO2 FIXATION AND PHOTOSYNTHETIC EFFICIENCY IN C4 CROP

DRUG CONTEXT-INDUCED INSTRUMENTAL COCAINE SEEKING: INFLUENCE OF MEMORY RECONSOLID

CONTINGENCY MANAGEMENT TREATMENT OF ALCOHOL ABUSE AMERICAN INDIAN PEOPLE

FEED THE FUTURE SECURITY INNOVATION LABORATORY: IMPROVED WHEAT FOR HEAT TOLERANCE AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE

NEW; UNRAVELING THE REGULATION OF TERPENOID OIL AND RESIN BIOSYNTHESIS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BIOCRUDE FEEDSTOCKS; PI: MARKUS LANGE

MULTI-DISCIPLINARY UNDERGRADUATE TRAINING PROGRAM IN HEALTH-ASSISTIVE SMART ENVIR

ASTROGLIAL MECHANISMS IN SLEEP HOMEOSTASIS

MEIOTIC STUDIES OF CHEMICALS WITH ESTROGENIC ACTIVITY

THIS PROJECT AIMS TO DEMONSTRATE A GROUNDBREAKING CAUSTIC AQUEOUS PHASE REFORMING (C-APR) TECHNOLOGY TO PRODUCE CARBON-NEGATIVE, CLEAN HYDROGEN (H2) FROM RAW BIOETHANOL. BIOETHANOL, A WIDELY DISTRIBUTED FEEDSTOCK IN THE U.S., IS A KEY COMPONENT DUE TO ITS BROAD AVAILABILITY AND THE U.S.'S STATUS AS A LEADING PRODUCER. THE C-APR TECHNOLOGY ENABLES CLEAN H2 PRODUCTION AT OR BELOW $3/KG, WHICH WILL POWER HIGH-TEMPERATURE FUEL CELLS FOR GRID-FREE ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) CHARGING STATIONS. THESE STATIONS OFFER A SUSTAINABLE, VERSATILE SOLUTION TO SUPPORT THE U.S.'S GROWING EV FLEET WHILE MINIMIZING IMPACT ON AN ALREADY STRAINED ELECTRIC GRID. THE C-APR SYSTEM GENERATES HIGHLY PURE H2 (= 99%) AT TEMPERATURES BELOW 250°C AND PRESSURES UNDER 40 BAR, WITHOUT THE NEED FOR MEMBRANES OR OTHER CO2 SEPARATION TECHNOLOGIES THAT WOULD OTHERWISE SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE ITS OPERATIONAL COST. FOR OUR C-APR TECHNOLOGY, CO2 FROM BIOETHANOL IS CONVERTED IN SITU INTO LIQUID BICARBONATE USING CAUSTIC CHEMISTRY, ALLOWING FURTHER TRANSFORMATION INTO VALUE-ADDED CARBON PRODUCTS, THUS ACHIEVING CARBON-NEGATIVE H2 PRODUCTION. BY UTILIZING WASTE HEAT TO SUSTAIN THE C-APR PROCESS, THE SYSTEM EFFICIENTLY SUPPORTS ITS OWN STEADY-STATE OPERATION. ALIGNED WITH ARPA-E’S MISSION, THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY PROMISES ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND ENERGY SECURITY BENEFITS BY REDUCING DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN ENERGY AND LOWERING NET GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** BUCKWHEAT, BOTH COMMON AND TARTARY, IS AN UNDER-UTILIZED CROP IDEALLY SUITED FOR ORGANIC SYSTEMS WITH STRONG POTENTIAL TO ADDRESS CRITICAL SOCIETAL ISSUES, INCLUDING ACCESS TO NUTRITION, DIVERSIFYING DIETS, MITIGATING CLIMATE CHANGE, AND ADAPTATION TO LOW-INPUT AGRICULTURAL ENVIRONMENTS, INCLUDING USE IN NO-TILL AND DRY-FARMING SYSTEMS. TODAY, MANY ORGANIC GROWERS UTILIZE BUCKWHEAT AS A SOIL BUILDING, WEED SUPPRESSIVE COVER CROP, AND ALTHOUGH COVER CROPS ARE VALUED AS IMPORTANT PARTS OF THE ORGANIC SYSTEMS PLAN, THEY REPRESENT AN OPPORTUNITY COST FOR GROWERS. RECENTLY, DEMAND IN THE US FOR CBW AND TBW HAS GROWN AS BOTH SPECIES OFFER A HIGHLY NUTRITIOUS, GLUTEN-FREE ALTERNATIVE TO CEREAL GRAINS, AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIVE CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT CUISINES AND HERITAGE FOOD CROPS, HOWEVER VERY FEW COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE VARIETIES OF CBW EXIST, AND WE ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY PREVIOUS EFFORTS ON TBW IMPROVEMENT IN THE US. THUS, GROWERS RELY ON SEED LABELED AS COMMON BUCKWHEAT TARTARY BUCKWHEAT OR VARIETY NON-SPECIFIC WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF THE AGRONOMIC OR FOOD-VALUE QUALITIES OF THE SEED SOURCE.OUR PROJECT WILL HELP ADDRESS THE GAP IN ACCESS TO DIVERSITY IN SEED OPTIONS WHILE OPTIMIZING AGRONOMIC PRACTICES AND BUILDING MARKETS TO EXPAND ORGANIC BUCKWHEAT PRODUCTION IN THE US. THE MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCKWHEAT PROJECT WILL EXPAND ORGANIC FARMERS&#39; AND FOOD BUSINESSES&#39; ACCESS TO A DIVERSITY OF VARIETIES OF CBW AND TBW WELL-SUITED TO VARIED CLIMATES AND MARKETS WITH IMPROVED AGRONOMIC AND FOOD-VALUE QUALITIES. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES WILL ADVANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF HOW BEST TO LEVERAGE THE CROP POTENTIAL FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES INCLUDING INSIGHTS INTO THE GENETIC, AGRONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON SOIL HEALTH, SOIL AGGREGATE STABILITY, WEED SUPPRESSION, AND POLLINATOR HABITAT. NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS WILL INFORM BREEDING STRATEGIES TO OPTIMIZE NUTRITIONAL VALUE FOR ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCTS. OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AND A FARMER-PARTICIPATORY APPROACH TO PLANT BREEDING WILL INCREASE FARMERS&#39; UPTAKE OF OPTIMUM VARIETIES AND KNOWLEDGE OF AGRONOMIC MANAGEMENT OF THE CROP, ULTIMATELY IMPROVING THE ECOLOGICAL HEALTH, PRODUCTIVITY, AND ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF ORGANIC FARMS. A VALUE-CHAIN, OR PUSH-PULL APPROACH, TO OUTREACH THROUGH EVENTS AND PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGNS WILL BUILD MARKET AWARENESS AND DEMAND ENSURING READY UPTAKE OF EXPANDED PRODUCTION OF HIGH-QUALITY ORGANIC BUCKWHEAT.THE DIVERSITY OF STAKEHOLDERS ENGAGED IN OUTREACH ALONG THE SUPPLY CHAIN WILL CONCOMITANTLY BUILD ORGANIC BUCKWHEAT PRODUCTION AND MARKETS. MARKET DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS WILL STRENGTHEN STAKEHOLDER RELATIONSHIPS FROM FIELD TO MARKET BY ENGAGING FARMERS, PROCESSORS, CHEFS, AND SCHOOL FOODS PROGRAMS. EXTENSION AND RELATED OUTREACH ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE FIELD DAY/ BUCKWHEAT FESTIVALS ON FARMS AND RESEARCH STATIONS, DEVELOPMENT OF PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS AND MARKETING CAMPAIGNS, POINT OF SALE PRODUCT PROMOTION AT RESTAURANTS, FARMERS MARKETS, ORGANIC STORES, AND SCHOOLS, AND SHOWCASING BUCKWHEAT,AT THREE CULINARY BREEDING NETWORK VARIETY SHOWCASE EVENTS. VALUE CHAIN COORDINATION WILL ENGAGE PARTICIPATION IN OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AMONG ALL PROJECT PARTNERS AND ADVISORS. OUTREACH ACTIVITIES WILL BUILD ORGANIC BUCKWHEAT MARKET OPPORTUNITIES FOR FARMERS OF ALL SCALES AND INCREASE BUCKWHEAT UPTAKE BY DIVERSE BUYERS AND EATERS.

MULTI-MODAL FUNCTIONAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING COGNITIVE DECLINE

ONION AND GARLIC ARE AMONG THE MOST VALUABLE VEGETABLE CROPS IN THE US AND WORLD. THE ANNUAL FARM-GATE VALUE OF ONION AND GARLIC IN THE US EXCEEDS $1.5 BILLION, WITH OVER $6 BILLION IN ADDED-VALUE AFTER PROCESSING. OVER 20% OF THE WORLD&#39;S ONION SEED IS PRODUCED IN THE US AND IS VALUED AT OVER $100 MILLION ANNUALLY. THE ABILITY OF THE US ONION AND GARLIC PRODUCERS TO MEET DOMESTIC DEMAND AND COMPETE ON THE WORLD MARKET IS THREATENED BY PESTS AND DISEASES THAT ARE EXCEEDINGLY COMPLEX AND DIFFICULT TO MANAGE. STAKEHOLDER SURVEYS IDENTIFIED THRIPS, THRIPS-TRANSMITTED IRIS YELLOW SPOT VIRUS (IYSV), AND SOIL-BORNE WHITE ROT AS THE MAIN THREATS TO THE COMPETITIVENESS AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE US ALLIUM INDUSTRY. OBJECTIVES OF OUR PROPOSAL ARE TO: 1) EVALUATE AND IMPLEMENT PRACTICAL, ECONOMICAL, ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND AND SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE IPM TACTICS FOR CONTROL OF THRIPS, IYSV AND WHITE ROT; 2) RELEASE TO STAKEHOLDERS ONION GERMPLASM RESISTANT TO THRIPS AND IYSV; AND 3) COMMUNICATE RESULTS AND APPROACHES TO STAKEHOLDERS THROUGH SPOKEN, WRITTEN, AND ELECTRONIC (WEBSITES AND AN EXTENSION PORTAL LEARNING NETWORK) VENUES. THESE OBJECTIVES ALIGN DIRECTLY WITH FOCI OF THE USDA SPECIALTY CROP RESEARCH INITIATIVE TO: (1) IDENTIFY AND CONDUCT RESEARCH IN PLANT BREEDING, GENETICS, AND GENOMICS TO IMPROVE CROP CHARACTERISTICS; (2) ADDRESS THREATS FROM PESTS AND DISEASES; AND (3) IMPROVE PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY, PRODUCTIVITY, AND PROFITABILITY.

TOWARDS DURABLE CARBON-NEGATIVE CONCRETE: USING BIOCHAR TO REPLACE PART OF THE CLINKER AND FINE AGGREGATE

FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS PATHOGENESIS

REDUCING THE IMPACT OF INDUSTRY-CRITICAL INSECT AND DISEASE PROBLEMS IN HOPS THROUGH DEVELOPMMENT OF PREVENTATIVE AND PREDICTIVE STRATEGIES

ZONISAMIDE FOR THE TREATMENT OF ALCOHOL USE DISORDER IN THE ADDICTION NEUROCLINICAL ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK

REPRESSION OF THE HTERT GENE DURING CELL DIFFERENTIATION

HOST DEFENSE AGAINST RESPIRATORY VIRUS INFECTIONS

CONTROL OF SPERMATOGONIAL STEM CELL FATE DECISIONS BY BHLH TRANSCRIPTION REGULATO

DIET INTERVENTION FOR HYPERTENSION: ADAPTATION AND DISSEMINATION TO NATIVE COMMUNITIES

MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF SLEEP RESPONSES TO VIRAL INFECTION

AMERICAN INDIAN CHRONIC DISEASE RISK AND SLEEP HEALTH (AI-CHERISH)

UNDERSTANDING BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING IN THE CONTEXT OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY USING A REGIONAL EARTH SYSTEM MODELING FRAMEWORK

IGERT: NITROGEN SYSTEMS: POLICY-ORIENTED INTEGRATED RESEARCH & EDUCATION (NSPIRE)

MECHANISMS UNDERLYING DRUG-DIET INTERACTIONS

WASHINGTON SBDC

WASHINGTON SBDC

ANTIGENIC VARIATION IN MICROBIAL TRANSMISSION

RAMP: NATIVE AMERICAN CAPACITY BUILDING TO EXPLORE BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS RESILIENCE: WEAVING TRADITIONAL WAYS OF KNOWING WITH WESTERN SCIENCE -A FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION IN BIOLOGY IS HOW ARE MOLECULAR, PHYSIOLOGICAL, ECOLOGICAL, AND ECOSYSTEM SYSTEM RESILIENCE INTERRELATED ? NETWORK PATTERNS THAT ARE COMMON OR DIVERGENT ACROSS SYSTEMS AND SCALES. THIS QUESTION IS ESPECIALLY URGENT IN THE FACE OF ACCELERATING CLIMATE CHANGE AND OTHER HUMAN PERTURBATION TO BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS. THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THIS RESEARCH IS TO TRANSFORM THE SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND INTELLECTUAL FABRIC OF ACADEMIA BY CREATING A NETWORK CONNECTING UNIVERSITIES WITH LOCAL TRIBES AND BUILDING A COLLABORATIVE FRAMEWORK AROUND SHARED VALUES AND SCIENTIFIC GOALS THAT ENGAGES INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS IN EQUITABLE, NON-EXTRACTIVE WAYS. THIS PROJECT PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SUITE OF PROJECTS ADDRESSING MANY LEVELS OF BIOLOGICAL RESILIENCE IN SYSTEMS RELEVANT TO TRIBAL PARTNERS AND BUILDS INTELLECTUAL AND CULTURAL RELATIONSHIPS THAT WILL INTEGRATE SUBDISCIPLINES IN BIOLOGY AND DIFFERENT WAYS OF KNOWING. THIS PROJECT?S INDIGENOUS RAMP POSTBACCALAUREATE MENTEES WILL ENGAGE IN RESPECTFUL, RELATIONAL, RECIPROCAL, AND RESPONSIBLE PROJECTS DEVELOPED WITH TRIBES, MENTORS, AND CO-MENTORS TO MEET TRIBAL NEEDS. THIS WORK WILL HONOR AND UPHOLD INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE BY FULLY ENGAGING TRIBAL NATIONS AND PEOPLE AT EVERY STEP OF PROJECT DEVELOPMENT. ULTIMATELY, THIS PROJECT WILL LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR LAND-GRANT INSTITUTIONS IN THE US TO HONOR AND UPHOLD INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE BY FULLY ENGAGING TRIBAL NATIONS AND PEOPLE AT EVERY STEP OF PROJECT DEVELOPMENT SO INDIGENOUS SYSTEMS CAN BE APPLIED TOGETHER WITH WESTERN KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS TO SHED NEW LIGHT ON BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS RESILIENCE. THIS WORK WILL INTERTWINE WESTERN SCIENTIFIC APPROACHES TO LEARNING ABOUT BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS RESILIENCE WITH INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE TO TRAIN MENTEES IN THE INDIGENOUS PARADIGM OF ?TWO-EYED SEEING.? FURTHER, EMPLOYING INDIGENOUS RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES IN THE PROJECT WILL ENABLE PARTICIPANTS (MENTEES, MENTORS, AND CO-MENTORS) TO EXPLORE THE CULTURAL THEME OF TRIBAL NATION BUILDING IN ACADEMIA. WITHIN THIS PROGRAM, THERE WILL BE FULL INTEGRATION OF TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY AND SELF-DETERMINATION AND A SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC LEADERSHIP THAT ALIGNS WITH LONG-TERM DECISION MAKING. THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT ~30 POST-BAC MENTEES WHO IDENTIFY AS NATIVE AMERICAN/NATIVE ALASKAN/INDIGENOUS. MENTEES WILL BE SUPPORTED IN DEVELOPING SCIENTIFIC, PROFESSIONAL, AND CULTURAL SKILLS THAT WILL POSITION THEM TO PURSUE FURTHER EDUCATION OR STEM ACTIVITIES IN AND WITH TRIBAL COMMUNITIES. BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS OF STUDY WILL RANGE FROM THE MOLECULAR TO THE LANDSCAPE AND ECOSYSTEM SCALES, INCLUDING MECHANISMS OF SALMON HATCHERY RESILIENCE, LONG-TERM AGROFORESTRY DISEASE RESISTANCE, AND THE IMPACTS OF SOIL HEALTH AND STEWARDSHIP ON TRIBAL FOOD SOVEREIGNTY. ENGAGING IN TRIBAL RESEARCH CAPACITY BUILDING, CAN SERVE AS A MODEL FOR THE PROCESS OF INTERACTION BETWEEN TRIBES AND UNIVERSITIES. FINALLY, UNDERSTANDING THE PROPERTIES OF RESILIENT HUMAN-ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS IS OF URGENT IMPORTANCE IN OUR RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

THE FY24 COPS OFFICE TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT PROGRAM (TEP) PROVIDES GRANTS TO STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, TERRITORIAL, AND OTHER ENTITIES TO DEVELOP AND ACQUIRE EFFECTIVE EQUIPMENT, TECHNOLOGIES, AND INTEROPERABLE COMMUNICATIONS THAT ASSIST IN RESPONDING TO AND PREVENTING CRIME. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO INCREASE THE COMMUNITY POLICING CAPACITY AND CRIME PREVENTION EFFORTS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR PROJECTS WHICH IMPROVE POLICE EFFECTIVENESS AND THE FLOW OF INFORMATION AMONG LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. FUNDING SHALL BE USED FOR THE PROJECTS, AND IN THE AMOUNTS, SPECIFIED UNDER THE HEADING COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES, TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT COMMUNITY PROJECTS/COPS LAW ENFORCEMENT TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT IN CONGRESSIONAL JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT DIVISION C, WHICH IS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO PUBLIC LAW 118-42.

NRT-FW-HTF: CONVERGENT NEXT-GENERATION ROBOTICS TRAINING: LEADERSHIP, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND ADAPTIVE DESIGN AMID A CHANGING WORLD OF WORK -THE WORLD OF WORK IS UNDERGOING MOMENTOUS CHANGE. BY SOME ESTIMATES, NEARLY HALF OF ALL OCCUPATIONS ARE AT RISK OF BEING AUTOMATED WITHIN THE NEXT TWO DECADES. AT THE SAME TIME, LABOR SHORTAGES WITHIN THE U.S. HAVE COMPROMISED POST-PANDEMIC RECOVERY EFFORTS AND ARE PARTICULARLY PRONOUNCED IN OCCUPATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS WITH HIGH HEALTH AND SAFETY RISKS. NEXT-GENERATION ROBOTS CAN ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES IN INDUSTRIAL SETTINGS WHERE THE DIRECT INVOLVEMENT OF HUMANS IS EITHER EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS, UNDESIRABLE, OR SIMPLY NOT FEASIBLE DUE TO INHERENT BARRIERS THAT LIMIT ACCESSIBILITY. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE NEEDED TO PROVIDE SCIENTISTS WITH BOTH THE TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE FOR DEVELOPING DESIGN SOLUTIONS AND THE ETHICAL UNDERSTANDING OF ISSUES RELATED TO DEPLOYING ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY RESPONSIBLY TO COMPLEMENT THE SKILLS OF FUTURE WORKERS. TO ADDRESS THIS NEED, THIS NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION RESEARCH TRAINEESHIP (NRT) AWARD TO THE WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (WSU) WILL ESTABLISH A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO TRAINING FUTURE ROBOTICS SCIENTISTS, PRACTITIONERS, AND ENTREPRENEURS IN THE DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION, AND IMPLICATIONS OF ROBOTICS APPLICATIONS WITHIN AGRICULTURAL, NUCLEAR, AND UNDERWATER SETTINGS. THE PROJECT WILL TRAIN 52 GRADUATE STUDENTS, INCLUDING 21 NRT-FUNDED TRAINEES IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, PSYCHOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, COMPUTER SCIENCE, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, AND MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. THROUGH CONVERGENT PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING IN LEADERSHIP, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY COUPLED WITH A CUTTING-EDGE TECHNICAL FOUNDATION IN ROBOTICS AND AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS, THIS NRT PROGRAM WILL PRODUCE LEADERS IN INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP WHO ARE TRAINED TO EVALUATE THE PSYCHOSOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF NEXT-GENERATION ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY FOR FUTURE WORKERS. THESE OBJECTIVES WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED VIA: (I) MULTI-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH IN THE AREAS OF: SOFT-, MICRO-, AND BIO-ROBOTS; AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS; FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS; BIOMIMETIC DEVICES; AND HUMAN-ROBOT COLLABORATION; (II) PROFESSIONAL SKILLS TRAINING IN THE AREAS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP, LEADERSHIP, SUPERVISED TEACHING, AND THE PSYCHOSOCIAL IMPACTS OF NEXT-GENERATION ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY ON AFFECTED EMPLOYEE POPULATIONS; (III) TECHNICAL SKILLS TRAINING VIA COURSEWORK, CROSS-DISCIPLINARY SEMINARS, CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE, AND BIWEEKLY RESEARCH TEAM MEETINGS; AND (IV) SUSTAINED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BY MEANS OF SITE VISITS, TRAINEE INTERNSHIPS, UNDERGRADUATE MENTORING, AND AN ANNUAL RESEARCH WORKSHOP AND EXPOSITION. NRT TRAINEES WILL APPLY THEIR SKILLS BEYOND THE CLASSROOM BY PARTICIPATING IN AN IMMERSIVE FIELD STUDY EXAMINING THE USER EXPERIENCE OR MARKET FEASIBILITY OF NEXT-GENERATION ROBOTS IN THE AREAS OF FRUIT ORCHARD AUTOMATION, NUCLEAR WASTE CLEANUP, AND UNDERWATER RESCUE/REPAIR OPERATIONS. THE NSF RESEARCH TRAINEESHIP (NRT) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF BOLD, NEW POTENTIALLY TRANSFORMATIVE MODELS FOR STEM GRADUATE EDUCATION TRAINING. THE PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO EFFECTIVE TRAINING OF STEM GRADUATE STUDENTS IN HIGH PRIORITY INTERDISCIPLINARY OR CONVERGENT RESEARCH AREAS THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE TRAINEESHIP MODELS THAT ARE INNOVATIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED, AND ALIGNED WITH CHANGING WORKFORCE AND RESEARCH NEEDS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

NEW; TITLE: ENGINEERING SPECIALIZED METABOLISM IN A SINGLE CELL TYPE; PI: DAVID GANG

IGERT: INTEGRATIVE TRAINING IN HEALTH-ASSISTIVE SMART ENVIRONMENTS

NRT: RIVERS, WATERSHEDS, COMMUNITIES: TRAINING AN INNOVATIVE, CROSS-SECTOR WORKFORCE FOR EQUITABLE, MULTI-SCALE DECISION-MAKING TOWARDS HUMAN AND ECOSYSTEM HEALTH

STANDARDS AND CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE THAT ENABLE "BIG-DATA" DRIVEN DISCOVERY FOR TREE CROP RESEARCH

WASHINGTON SBDC

REGULATORY RELATIONSHIP OF GLUCOSE METABOLISM AND CEREBRAL SLOW WAVE ACTIVITY

WASHINGTON AGRICULTURE IS EXTREMELY DIVERSE, GROWING CROPS AND LIVESTOCK OVER A SIMILARLY DIVERSE LANDSCAPE WITH MANY DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS. WSU WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IMPROVED VARIETIES OF CROP PLANTS LIKE WHEAT APPLES AND POTATOES THAT ARE ADAPTED TO OUR ENVIRONMENTS AND CARRY TRAITS INCLUDING ENHANCED NITROGEN AND WATER USE EFFICIENCIES, DROUGHT RESISTANCE, HEAT RESISTANCE, INCREASED SOIL MICROBE INTERACTIONS THAT SUPPORT NUTRIENT UPTAKE FROM THE SOIL, PEST AND DISEASE RESISTANCE, IMPROVED END-USE QUALITY, INCREASED NUTRITIONAL QUALITY, AND INCREASED YIELDS OR SUSTAINED YIELDS UNDER ADVERSE CONDITIONS. GENOMIC AND OTHER MODERN TOOLS LIKE PHENOMICS WILL BE DEVELOPED AND APPLIED GENETIC IMPROVEMENT OF BOTH CROPS AND LIVESTOCK. WE WILL ALSO DEVELOP IMPROVED CROP AND LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT PRACTICES THAT PREVENT SOIL LOSS AND IMPROVE SOIL HEALTH, PREVENT PESTICIDE AND NUTRIENT CONTAMINATION OF GROUNDWATER AND WATERWAYS AND OPTIMIZE APPLICATIONS OF INPUTS SUCH AS WATER AND NUTRIENTS BY DEVELOPING PRECISION TECHNIQUES. PRECISION AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENTS WILL INCLUDE ENVIRONMENTAL SENSING TECHNOLOGIES AND COMPUTATIONAL/MACHINE-BASED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) APPROACHES DEVELOPED WITH COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN COMPUTER SCIENTISTS AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS WORKING WITH AGRONOMISTS AND HORTICULTURALISTS IN VARIOUS CROPPING SYSTEMS. DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SENSING TECHNIQUES WILL ALSO BE USED TO IMPROVE RESILIENCE TO HIGH TEMPERATURES. AI AND ADVANCES IN ROBOTICS WILL BE USED TO IMPROVE HUMAN-MACHINE INTERACTIONS TO REDUCE LABOR NEEDS IN LABOR-INTENSIVE CROPS LIKE TREE FRUIT, GRAPES AND BERRIES TO REPLACE LABOR NEEDED FOR PRUNING AND PICKING WITH FEWER BUT HIGHER SKILLED JOBS. POPULATIONS OF PATHOGENS AND PESTS, INCLUDING WEEDS, WILL CONTINUE TO EVOLVE TO OUR GENETIC, CHEMICAL AND MANAGEMENT CONTROL PRACTICES. INTEGRATED APPROACHES USING PEST BIOLOGICAL MODELING, BIOLOGICAL CONTROL STRATEGIES, RAPID MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS, RESISTANCE MONITORING, AND SOIL MICROBIOME MANIPULATION WILL BE USED TO SLOW PEST ADAPTATION AND DEVELOP NEW MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. PRE- AND POST-HARVEST MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES OF CROPS WILL BE USED TO REDUCE SPOILAGE AND EXTEND STORAGE AND SHELF LIFE AND ABILITY OF PACKERS AND SHIPPERS TO DELIVER HIGH QUALITY, SAFE FOOD TO CONSUMERS. DEVELOPMENT OF POST-HARVEST MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES WILL INCLUDE SPECIALIZED PACKAGING AND ADVANCES IN MICROWAVE STERILIZATION/PASTEURIZATION TO HELP PROCESSORS AND RETAILERS DELIVER SAFE, HIGH-QUALITY PRODUCE AND MEAT. OTHER AREAS OF INTENSE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT WE WILL CONTINUE INCLUDE THE IDENTIFICATION AND MANIPULATION OF VALUABLE METABOLITES IN PLANTS, LIKE SPECIALTY OILS, THE CONVERSION OF BIOMASS, CROP RESIDUES AND MANURE TO BIOFUELS AND MORE VALUABLE BIOPRODUCTS AND BIOMATERIALS, AND METHODS SEQUESTER CARBON FROM BIOMASS IN SOILS. IN ADDITION TO FEDERAL FUNDING, CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH WASHINGTON FARMERS AND OTHER INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS WILL ALSO SUPPORT OUR RESEARCH ADVANCES AND HELP IDENTIFYNEW AREAS OF RESEARCH NEEDS. WASHINGTON COMMODITY COMMISSIONS, LIKE THOSE FOR GRAINS, TREE FRUIT, POTATOES, GRAPES, HOPS AND BERRIES CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN $9.5M DOLLARS TO RESEARCH AT WSU IN 2022. SIMILARLY, THE STATE LEGISLATURE FUNDED NEW PROGRAMS LIKE THE WASHINGTON SOIL HEALTH INITIATIVE WHICH IS A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT INCLUDING WSU, THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND THE WASHINGTON STATE CONSERVATION COMMISSION.

DOE TRAINEESHIP IN RADIOCHEMISTRY

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY HATCH FFY 2019

WASHINGTON AGRICULTURE IS EXTREMELY DIVERSE, GROWING CROPS AND LIVESTOCK OVER A SIMILARLY DIVERSE LANDSCAPE WITH NUMEROUS ENVIRONMENTS. GENOMIC RESEARCH FOR ANIMAL IMPROVEMENT WILL INCLUDE RESISTANCE TO BOVINE RESPIRATORY DISEASES AS WELL AS GROWTH AND MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT IN SALMONID FISH. GENETIC RESEARCH EFFORTS IN HONEYBEE HEALTH WILL INCLUDE COLLECTION AND USE OF NOVEL GERMPLASM FROM ENDEMIC OLD WORLD HONEYBEE POPULATIONS IN A BEE BREEDING PROGRAM FOLLOWING IMPORTATION OF CRYOGENICALLY MAINTAINED SPERM. WSU WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IMPROVED VARIETIES OF CROPS LIKE WHEAT, APPLES AND POTATOES THAT ARE ADAPTED TO OUR ENVIRONMENTS AND CARRY TRAITS SUCH AS ENHANCED NITROGEN AND WATER USE EFFICIENCIES, DROUGHT RESISTANCE, HEAT RESISTANCE, INCREASED SOIL MICROBE INTERACTIONS THAT SUPPORT NUTRIENT UPTAKE FROM THE SOIL, PEST AND DISEASE RESISTANCE, IMPROVED END-USE QUALITY, INCREASED NUTRITIONAL QUALITY, AND INCREASED YIELDS OR SUSTAINED YIELDS UNDER ADVERSE CONDITIONS. GENOMIC AND PHENOMIC TOOLS WILL BE DEVELOPED AND APPLIED TO INCREASE THE GENETIC IMPROVEMENT OF BOTH CROPS AND LIVESTOCK. WE WILL ALSO DEVELOP IMPROVED CROP PRACTICES THAT PREVENT SOIL LOSS AND IMPROVE SOIL HEALTH, PREVENT PESTICIDE AND NUTRIENT CONTAMINATION OF GROUNDWATER AND WATERWAYS AND OPTIMIZE APPLICATIONS OF INPUTS SUCH AS WATER AND NUTRIENTS BY DEVELOPING PRECISION TECHNIQUES. WE WILL FOCUS ON LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT PRACTICES THAT ENHANCE PRODUCTION WHILE IMPROVING ANIMAL WELFARE AND SIMULTANEOUSLY LOWERING THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT. PRECISION AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENTS WILL INCLUDE ENVIRONMENTAL SENSING TECHNOLOGIES AND COMPUTATIONAL/MACHINE-BASED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) APPROACHES DEVELOPED WITH COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN COMPUTER SCIENTISTS AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS WORKING WITH AGRONOMISTS AND HORTICULTURALISTS IN VARIOUS CROPPING SYSTEMS. DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SENSING TECHNIQUES WILL ALSO BE USED TO IMPROVE RESILIENCE TO HIGH TEMPERATURES. AI AND ADVANCES IN ROBOTICS WILL BE USED TO IMPROVE HUMAN-MACHINE INTERACTIONS TO REDUCE LABOR NEEDS IN LABOR INTENSIVE CROPS LIKE TREE FRUIT, GRAPES AND BERRIES TO REPLACE LABOR NEEDED FOR PRUNING AND PICKING WITH FEWER BUT HIGHER SKILLED JOBS. POPULATIONS OF PATHOGENS AND PESTS, INCLUDING WEEDS, WILL CONTINUE TO EVOLVE TO OUR GENETIC, CHEMICAL AND MANAGEMENT CONTROL PRACTICES. INTEGRATED APPROACHES USING PEST BIOLOGICAL MODELING, BIOLOGICAL CONTROL STRATEGIES, RAPID MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS, RESISTANCE MONITORING, AND SOIL MICROBIOME MANIPULATION WILL BE USED TO SLOW PEST ADAPTATION AND DEVELOP NEW MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. PRE- AND POST-HARVEST MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES OF CROPS WILL BE USED TO REDUCE SPOILAGE AND EXTEND STORAGE AND SHELF LIFE AND ABILITY OF PACKERS AND SHIPPERS TO DELIVER HIGH QUALITY, SAFE FOOD TO CONSUMERS. DEVELOPMENT OF POST-HARVEST MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES WILL INCLUDE SPECIALIZED PACKAGING AND ADVANCES IN MICROWAVE STERI LIZATION/PASTEURIZATION TO HELP PROCESSORS AND RETAILERS DELIVER SAFE, HIGH-QUALITY PRODUCE AND MEAT. OTHER AREAS OF INTENSE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT WE WILL CONTINUE INCLUDE THE IDENTIFICATION AND MANIPULATION OF VALUABLE METABOLITES IN PLANTS, LIKE SPECIALTY OILS, THE CONVERSION OF BIOMASS, CROP RESIDUES AND MANURE TO BIOFUELS AND MORE VALUABLE BIOPRODUCTS AND BIOMATERIALS, AND METHODS SEQUESTER CARBON FROM BIOMASS IN SOILS.

WSU FFY20 HATCH PROJECT

WSU FFY22 HATCH PROJECT

WASHINGTON AGRICULTURE IS EXTREMELY DIVERSE, GROWING CROPS AND LIVESTOCK OVER A SIMILARLY DIVERSE LANDSCAPE WITH NUMEROUS ENVIRONMENTS. GENOMIC RESEARCH FOR ANIMAL IMPROVEMENT WILL INCLUDE RESISTANCE TO BOVINE RESPIRATORY DISEASES (BRD) AS WELL AS GROWTH AND MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT IN SALMONID FISH. GENETIC RESEARCH EFFORTS IN HONEYBEE HEALTH WILL INCLUDE COLLECTION AND USE OF NOVEL GERMPLASM FROM ENDEMIC OLD WORLD HONEYBEE POPULATIONS IN A BEE BREEDING PROGRAM FOLLOWING IMPORTATION OF CRYOGENICALLY MAINTAINED SPERM. WSU WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IMPROVED VARIETIES OF CROPS LIKE WHEAT, APPLES, AND POTATOES THAT ARE ADAPTED TO OUR ENVIRONMENTS AND CARRY TRAITS SUCH AS ENHANCED NITROGEN AND WATER USE EFFICIENCIES, DROUGHT RESISTANCE, HEAT RESISTANCE, INCREASED SOIL MICROBE INTERACTIONS THAT SUPPORT NUTRIENT UPTAKE FROM THE SOIL, PEST AND DISEASE RESISTANCE, IMPROVED END-USE QUALITY, INCREASED NUTRITIONAL QUALITY, AND INCREASED YIELDS OR SUSTAINED YIELDS UNDER ADVERSE CONDITIONS. GENOMIC AND PHENOMIC TOOLS WILL BE DEVELOPED AND APPLIED TO INCREASE THE GENETIC IMPROVEMENT OF BOTH CROPS AND LIVESTOCK. WE WILL ALSO DEVELOP IMPROVED CROP PRACTICES THAT PREVENT SOIL LOSS AND IMPROVE SOIL HEALTH, PREVENT PESTICIDE AND NUTRIENT CONTAMINATION OF GROUNDWATER AND WATERWAYS, AND OPTIMIZE APPLICATIONS OF INPUTS SUCH AS WATER AND NUTRIENTS BY DEVELOPING PRECISION TECHNIQUES. WE WILL FOCUS ON LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT PRACTICES THAT ENHANCE PRODUCTION WHILE IMPROVING ANIMAL WELFARE AND SIMULTANEOUSLY LOWERING THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT. PRECISION AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENTS WILL INCLUDE ENVIRONMENTAL SENSING TECHNOLOGIES AND COMPUTATIONAL/MACHINE-BASED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) APPROACHES DEVELOPED WITH COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN COMPUTER SCIENTISTS AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS WORKING WITH AGRONOMISTS AND HORTICULTURALISTS IN VARIOUS CROPPING SYSTEMS. DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SENSING TECHNIQUES WILL ALSO BE USED TO IMPROVE RESILIENCE TO HIGH TEMPERATURES. AI AND ADVANCES IN ROBOTICS WILL BE USED TO IMPROVE HUMAN-MACHINE INTERACTIONS TO REDUCE LABOR NEEDS IN LABORINTENSIVE CROPS LIKE TREE FRUIT, GRAPES, AND BERRIES TO REPLACE LABOR NEEDED FOR PRUNING AND PICKING WITH FEWER BUT HIGHER SKILLED JOBS. POPULATIONS OF PATHOGENS AND PESTS, INCLUDING WEEDS, WILL CONTINUE TO EVOLVE TO OUR GENETIC, CHEMICAL, AND MANAGEMENT CONTROL PRACTICES. INTEGRATED APPROACHES USING PEST BIOLOGICAL MODELING, BIOLOGICAL CONTROL STRATEGIES, RAPID MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS, RESISTANCE MONITORING, AND SOIL MICROBIOME MANIPULATION WILL BE USED TO SLOW PEST ADAPTATION AND DEVELOP NEW MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. PRE- AND POST-HARVEST MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES OF CROPS WILL BE USED TO REDUCE SPOILAGE AND EXTEND STORAGE AND SHELF LIFE AND ABILITY OF PACKERS AND SHIPPERS TO DELIVER HIGH QUALITY, SAFE FOOD TO CONSUMERS. DEVELOPMENT OF POST-HARVEST MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES WILL INCLUDE SPECIALIZED PACKAGING AND ADVANCES IN MICROWAVE STERILIZATION/PASTEURIZATION TO HELP PROCESSORS AND RETAILERS DELIVER SAFE, HIGH-QUALITY PRODUCE AND MEAT. OTHER AREAS OF INTENSE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT WE WILL CONTINUE TO INCLUDE THE IDENTIFICATION AND MANIPULATION OF VALUABLE METABOLITES IN PLANTS, LIKE SPECIALTY OILS, THE CONVERSION OF BIOMASS, CROP RESIDUES, AND MANURE TO BIOFUELS AND MORE VALUABLE BIOPRODUCTS AND BIOMATERIALS, AND METHODS SEQUESTER CARBON FROM BIOMASS IN SOILS.

WSU FFY21 HATCH PROJECT

OPERATION: MILITARY KIDS - READY, SET, GO! PROJECT

WASHINGTON PRODUCES OVER 300 DIFFERENT CROPS AND LIVESTOCK OVER A SIMILARLY DIVERSE LANDSCAPE WITH NUMEROUS ENVIRONMENTS. GENOMIC RESEARCH FOR ANIMAL IMPROVEMENT BY BREEDING FOR RESISTANCE TO DISEASE AND INCREASED FERTILITY THROUGH A REDUCTION OF EMBRYONIC AND FETAL LOSS IS ONGOING. ADDITIONAL LIVESTOCK AND AQUACULTURE RESEARCH INVOLVES ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE IN GROWTH AND MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT, INCREASING PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY AND REDUCING THE ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT OF PRODUCTION. TO ASSIST CROP AND FRUIT PRODUCTION THROUGH POLLINATION, GENETIC RESEARCH EFFORTS IN HONEYBEE HEALTH INCLUDE COLLECTION AND USE OF NOVEL GERMPLASM FROM ENDEMIC OLD WORLD HONEYBEE POPULATIONS. WSU CONTINUES TO DEVELOP IMPROVED VARIETIES OF WHEAT, BARLEY, APPLES, CHERRIES, AND POTATOES THAT ARE ADAPTED TO THE DIVERSE WASHINGTON ENVIRONMENTS AND CARRY TRAITS SUCH AS ENHANCED NITROGEN AND WATER USE EFFICIENCIES, DROUGHT RESISTANCE, HEAT RESISTANCE, INCREASED SOIL MICROBE INTERACTIONS THAT SUPPORT NUTRIENT UPTAKE FROM THE SOIL, PEST AND DISEASE RESISTANCE, IMPROVED END-USE QUALITY, INCREASED NUTRITIONAL QUALITY, AND INCREASED YIELDS OR SUSTAINED YIELDS UNDER ADVERSE CONDITIONS. IMPROVED CROP PRACTICES THAT PREVENT SOIL LOSS AND IMPROVE SOIL HEALTH, PREVENT PESTICIDE AND NUTRIENT CONTAMINATION OF GROUNDWATER AND WATERWAYS, AND OPTIMIZE APPLICATIONS OF INPUTS SUCH AS WATER AND NUTRIENTS BY DEVELOPING PRECISION TECHNIQUES CONTINUE TO BE DEVELOPED. PRECISION AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENTS INCLUDE ENVIRONMENTAL SENSING TECHNOLOGIES AND COMPUTATIONAL/MACHINE-BASED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) APPROACHES DEVELOPED WITH COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN COMPUTER SCIENTISTS AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS WORKING WITH AGRONOMISTS AND HORTICULTURALISTS IN VARIOUS CROPPING SYSTEMS. DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SENSING TECHNIQUES ARE BEING USED TO IMPROVE RESILIENCE TO HIGH TEMPERATURES. AI AND ADVANCES IN ROBOTICS ARE BEING APPLIED TO IMPROVE HUMAN-MACHINE INTERACTIONS TO REDUCE LABOR NEEDED FOR PRUNING AND HARVESTING OF LABOR-INTENSIVE CROPS LIKE TREE FRUIT, GRAPES, AND BERRIES. INTEGRATED APPROACHES USING PEST BIOLOGICAL MODELING, BIOLOGIC AL CONTROL STRATEGIES, RAPID MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS, RESISTANCE MONITORING, AND SOIL MICROBIOME MANIPULATION ARE BEING USED TO SLOW PEST ADAPTATION AND DEVELOP NEW MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN CROPPING SYSTEMS. PRE- AND POST-HARVEST MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES OF CROPS ARE BEING USED TO REDUCE SPOILAGE AND EXTEND STORAGE AND SHELF LIFE AND ABILITY OF PACKERS AND SHIPPERS TO DELIVER HIGH QUALITY, SAFE FOOD TO CONSUMERS. DEVELOPMENT OF POST-HARVEST MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES FOR SPECIALIZED PACKAGING AND ADVANCING MICROWAVE STERILIZATION/PASTEURIZATION TO HELP PROCESSORS AND RETAILERS DELIVER SAFE, HIGH-QUALITY PRODUCE AND MEAT CONTINUES. OTHER AREAS OF INTENSE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT INCLUDE THE IDENTIFICATION AND MANIPULATION OF VALUABLE METABOLITES IN PLANTS, LIKE SPECIALTY OILS, THE CONVERSION OF BIOMASS, CROP RESIDUES, AND MANURE TO BIOFUELS AND MORE VALUABLE BIOPRODUCTS AND BIOMATERIALS, AND METHODS TO SEQUESTER CARBON FROM BIOMASS IN SOILS.

CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR FOOD SAFETY USING MICROWAVE ENERGY

INTEGRATION OF PERIPHERAL AND CENTRAL APPETITE SIGNALS BY BRAINSTEM NEURONS

AN ADDICTIONS NEUROCLINICAL ASSESSMENT BASED TREATMENT FOR SMOKERS WITH AN ALCOHOL USE DISORDER - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT TOGETHER, TOBACCO AND ALCOHOL KILL MORE THAN HALF A MILLION PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES EVERY YEAR, MAKING CO- ADDICTION TO THESE SUBSTANCES THE LEADING CAUSE OF PREVENTABLE DEATH. WE PROPOSE A CONTINGENCY MANAGEMENT (CM) PARADIGM BASED ON POINT-OF-CARE URINE TESTS THAT MEASURE ETHYL GLUCURONIDE. THEORETICALLY FRAMED WITHIN THE ADDICTION NEUROCLINICAL ASSESSMENT (ANA) WITH HYPOTHESIZED MECHANISMS IN CORE DOMAINS (I.E., INCENTIVE SALIENCE, NEGATIVE EMOTIONALITY AND COGNITIVE FUNCTION), AND PROCEEDING FROM A SOUND AND INNOVATIVE SCIENTIFIC PREMISE, WE WILL, FOR THE FIRST TIME, TARGET SMOKING AND ALCOHOL USE BY IMPLEMENTING AN EVIDENCE-BASED BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT (CM) FOR ALCOHOL AMONG PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE INITIATED FRONTLINE PHARMACOTHERAPY (VARENICLINE; VC) FOR SMOKING CESSATION. THIS PROJECT SEEKS TO REPLICATE, HARNESS AND EXTEND OUR PREVIOUS FINDINGS FROM SECONDARY ANALYSES AND PILOT STUDIES, WHICH DEMONSTRATE THAT APPLYING CM TO TARGET THE USE OF ALCOHOL CAN PRODUCE NON- TARGETED REDUCTIONS IN SMOKING. WE WILL DO SO BY OFFERING CM FOR ALCOHOL USE TO SMOKERS WHO ARE SIMULTANEOUSLY INITIATING SMOKING CESSATION PHARMACOTHERAPY. WE ALSO SEEK TO IDENTIFY THE MOST POTENT ANA-BASED MEDIATORS (E.G., INCENTIVE SALIENCE GIVEN THAT CM’S FOCUS IS ON ALTERNATIVE REINFORCEMENT) OF BEHAVIOR CHANGE IN RESPONSE TO TREATMENT. LASTLY, WE WILL EXAMINE THE EXTENT TO WHICH BIOLOGIC SEX AND BASELINE ALCOHOL USE AND CIGARETTE SMOKING INTERACTS WITH CM TO PRODUCE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF REDUCED ALCOHOL USE AND CIGARETTE SMOKING. PATIENTS WILL TAKE PART IN A 2-ARM RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL TO EVALUATE THE ABILITY OF A CM INTERVENTION TO REDUCE ALCOHOL USE AND CIGARETTE SMOKING. AFTER COMPLETING A 2-WEEK INDUCTION PERIOD, PATIENTS WILL BE RANDOMIZED INTO 2 TRIAL ARMS FOR A 12-WEEK TREATMENT PERIOD: 1) A CM INTERVENTION GROUP THAT RECEIVES SMOKING CESSATION TREATMENT AS USUAL (TAU), WHICH INCLUDES VARENICLINE AND COUNSELING, AND 2) A NON-CONTINGENT (NC) CONTROL GROUP THAT ALSO RECEIVES TAU. OUR SPECIFIC AIMS ARE TO: 1) DETERMINE IF CM+TAU IS MORE EFFECTIVE THAN NC+TAU FOR REDUCING ALCOHOL USE AND CIGARETTE SMOKING. WE HYPOTHESIZE THAT CM WILL YIELD LOWER RATES OF BIOCHEMICALLY-VERIFIED ALCOHOL USE AND CIGARETTE SMOKING, CONCURRENT BIOCHEMICALLY-VERIFIED ALCOHOL USE AND SMOKING, AND SELF-REPORTED DRINKS PER DAY, CIGARETTES PER DAY, AND HEAVY DRINKING DAYS DURING THE 12-WEEK TREATMENT AND 6-MONTH FOLLOW-UP PERIODS. 3) IDENTIFY THE MOST POTENT ANA-BASED MEDIATORS OF TREATMENT RESPONSE ACROSS THE TREATMENT GROUPS. WE HYPOTHESIZE THAT HIGHER EXECUTIVE DYSFUNCTION, NEGATIVE EMOTIONALITY, AND ALCOHOL- AND SMOKING-RELATED INCENTIVE SALIENCE WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHER LEVELS OF ALCOHOL USE AND CIGARETTE SMOKING ACROSS TREATMENTS AND OVER TIME; 3) DETERMINE IF BIOLOGICAL SEX OR BASELINE SEVERITY OF ALCOHOL USE AND SMOKING INTERACTS WITH TREATMENT ASSIGNMENT TO PRODUCE DIFFERENTIAL CHANGES IN OUR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOMES. WE HYPOTHESIZE THAT BIOLOGICAL SEX WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INTERACT WITH TREATMENT TO PRODUCE DIFFERENTIAL OUTCOMES, AND THAT THOSE WITH LESS SEVERITY OF ALCOHOL USE AND SMOKING AT BASELINE WILL EXPERIENCE BETTER OUTCOMES. THIS INVESTIGATION WILL SUPPORT FUTURE STUDIES THAT CAN IDENTIFY PERSONALIZED TREATMENT FOR DIFFERENT SUB-GROUPS OF SMOKERS WITH AN AUD.

INVESTIGATING STRIATAL ATTENTIONAL CIRCUITS TO UNDERSTAND AND MITIGATE DEFICITS IN COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY DUE TO SLEEP

INFEWS/T1: INCREASING REGIONAL TO GLOBAL-SCALE RESILIENCE IN FOOD-ENERGY-WATER SYSTEMS THROUGH COORDINATED MANAGEMENT,TECHNOLOGY AND INSTITUTIONS

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY HATCH 2014

GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAM (GRFP)

THE UGT2A AND 3A METABOLIZING ENZYMES AND TOBACCO-RELATED CANCER RISK

TRANSCRIPTOME CHARACTERIZATION OF MEDICINAL PLANTS RELEVANT TO HUMAN HEALTH

WASHINGTON SBDC

GENOME DATABASE FOR ROSACEAE: EMPOWERING SPECIALTY CROP RESEARCH THROUGH BIG-DATA DRIVEN DISCOVERY AND APPLICATION IN BREEDING

DECIPHERING THE ROLE OF RNA BINDING PROTEINS IN RNA TRANSPORT, LOCALIZATION AND POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL PROCESSES IN PLANTS

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY HATCH FFY 2018

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY HATCH FFY 2016

WASHINGTON SBDC

OPERATION: MILITARY KIDS - READY, SET, GO! PROJECT

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY HATCH ACT OF 1887 (REGULAR RESEARCH) FINAL 2012

REGULATION OF DNA EXCISION REPAIR IN CHROMATIN

A RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF LETTING GO AND STAYING CONNECTED, AN INTERACTIVE PARENTING INTERVENTION TO REDUCE RISKY BEHAVIORS AMONG STUDENTS

MAP-PSILDS-PNW: MAPPING AND PREDICTING PSYLLID SOURCES, IMMIGRATION AND LOCALITY-SPECIFIC DISEASE SPREAD IN THE PNW

AN INTEGRATED SURVEILLANCE PLATFORM FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND THEIR BURDEN ON ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE

NEW, GK-12: GLOBAL CHANGE IN A LOCAL CONTEXT: PARTNERS IN DISCOVERY OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER WATERSHED

KERATINOCYTE MIGRATION AND WOUND HEALING

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY WILL ESTABLISH THE PREP CAMPUS TO DEVELOP OR ENHANCE STATE, TRIBE, AND U.S. TERRITORY PESTICIDE MANAGER'S AND SENIOR STAF

IGERT: MODEL-BASED APPROACHES TO BIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL EVOLUTION

MAOA AND AR RECIPROCAL CROSSTALK IN PROSTATE CANCER

RESILIENT COMMUNITIES VIA RISK-DRIVEN INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING AND AUTOMATED RESTORATION (RECUPERAT) A. PROJECT OBJECTIVES THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE THE GRID RESILIENCE FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES PRIMARILY AFFECTED BY HIGH-SPEED WIND HAZARDS USING RISK-BASED COMMUNITY RESILIENCE PLANNING AND DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCE (DER)-ASSISTED AUTOMATED RESTORATION. THROUGH CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH UTILITY AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, THE PROJECT TEAM WILL DEVELOP, DEPLOY AND FIELD DEMONSTRATE THE FOLLOWING THREE CORE TECHNOLOGIES:

SMART ENVIRONMENT TECHNOLOGIES FOR HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND ASSISTANCE

CLEAN PLANT CENTER FOR FRUIT AND NUT TREES, GRAPEVINES AND HOPS.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: USING LOW COST DESKTOP LEARNING MODULES TO EDUCATE DIVERSE UNDERGRADUATE COMMUNITIES IN ENGINEERING

MAGNETIC AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF FERROMAGNETIC ZNO NANOCLUSTERS

PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS $2,500,000 PROJECT IS TO PROCURE A NEW TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE (TEM) SYSTEM AND REPLACE OUTDATED ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT THAT WILL OPEN NEW RESEARCH AVENUES AND SERVE THE VISUALIZATION NEEDS OF LIFE SCIENTISTS, MATERIAL SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS AT WSU AS WELL AS NEIGHBORING INDUSTRY AND INSTITUTIONS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE FRANCESCHI MICROSCOPY & IMAGING CENTER (FMIC) AT WSU CURRENTLY HOUSES A FEI T-20 TEM WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 2011. THE FMIC¿S TEMN IS A CRITICAL INSTRUMENT FOR THE 40 TO 50 GROUPS WHO RELY ON IT EACH YEAR. HOWEVER, WITH ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY, THE 13-YEAR-OLD TEM HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY OUT-MODED, ESPECIALLY TO CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH IN MULTIPLE FIELDS. WSU ESTIMATES THAT IT IS ONLY OPERATING AT 60% OF POTENTIAL RESEARCH CAPACITY. WSU PROPOSES A 24 MONTH PROJECT TO ACQUIRE AND INSTALL A NEW TEM. THE EQUIPMENT WILL REPRESENT A SIGNIFICANT UPGRADE IN TECHNOLOGY IN SEVERAL WAYS. THE PROPOSED INSTRUMENT WILL BE A JEOL JEM F200 4D STEM (OR SIMILAR) WITH A COLD FIELD EMISSION ELECTRON SOURCE AND DUAL HIGH-RESOLUTION CAMERAS (16K VS. CURRENT 4K). IN ADDITION, WSU ALSO WILL UPGRADE SEVERAL PIECES OF ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT (MEDIUM QUALITY LIGHT MICROSCOPE, MACROSCOPE, SPUTTER COATER, ULTRAMICROTOME, GLOW DISCHARGER, DIAMOND KNIVES, AND SUPPLIES) THAT WILL BE UTILIZED IN SUPPORT OF SAMPLE PREPARATION. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES WILL INCLUDE: WSU¿S ABILITY TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN THE MOST PROMISING RESEARCH, STUDENTS, AND FACULTY; EXPANDED RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FACILITATED BY THE INCREASE IN RESEARCH CAPABILITIES FROM THE NEW TEM; INCREASING CAPABILITIES FOR A WIDER RANGE AND NUMBER OF RESEARCHERS ON CAMPUS; ENHANCING WSU¿S COMPETITIVE POSITION IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROPOSALS; RESTORING AND DEVELOPING RIGOROUS, HAND-ON TEACHING AND TRAINING CAPACITY; AND STRENGTHENING WSU¿S ABILITY TO LEVERAGE ADDITIONAL PRIVATE PHILANTHROPY. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE WSU RESEARCH COMMUNITY WILL BENEFIT FROM THE IMPROVED RESEARCH CAPABILITIES OF THE FMIC, AS WELL AS OTHER WSU SYSTEM RESEARCHERS FROM THE REGION WHO USE THE FMIC. THE KINDS OF RESEARCH SUPPORTED BY THE FMIC WILL HELP ADDRESS LONGSTANDING AND URGENT CHALLENGES TO ADVANCE FOOD PRODUCTION AND HELP MITIGATE FOOD INSECURITY, ACCELERATE MEDICAL INNOVATIONS, DEVELOP ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES, AND IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION AND SUSTAINABILITY. ALSO, STUDENTS FROM WSU WILL BENEFIT FROM THE INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE HANDS-ON TRAINING OF A STATE-OF-THE-ART SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.

US-UK COLLAB: ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS IMPACTING MAINTENANCE AND DISSEMINATION OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE IN THE GREATER SERENGETI ECOSY

ADVANCED NURSING EDUCATION WORKFORCE

COLLABORATIVE ON HEALTH REFORM AND INDEPENDENT LIVING

TO DEVELOP AND DIST

CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE INDIGENOUS SCIENCE: CONNECTING LAND, LANGUAGE, AND CULTURE

UNDERSTANDING THE METABOLIC IMPACT OF ALDEHYDE OXIDASE ON NEW DRUG DESIGN

HATCH 2013

FINAL FY2011 APPLICATION WSU COOPERATIVE EXTENSION PROGRAM 1862

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

ROLE OF PHARMACOGENETICS ON EXEMESTANE METABOLISM AND TOXICITY

INNOVATIVE MULTIGENERATIONAL HOUSEHOLD INTERVENTION TO REDUCE STROKE AND CVD

EFRI-ODISSEI: PHOTOMORPHON NETWORKS: INTELLIGENT SHAPE CHANGING STRUCTURES

TO DEVELOP AND DISTRIBUTE PROPAGATION MATERIAL OF PERENNIAL SPECIALTY COPS THAT IS FREE IF TARGETED PATHOGENS.