Elizabeth Dole drops out of race for president citing money reasons. Lance LeLoup, director of the Foley Institute at WSU, is an expert on national politics and can discuss this issue. European beetles, imported seven years ago for weed control, are successfully eating the aquatic weed, purple loosestrife. The noxious weed spreads along ditches and along the banks of streams, ponds and lakes. It crowds out cattails and other native wetland vegetation, threatening wildlife habitat.
Biological control is an alternative to using chemical herbicides.
Decisions to be made in the upcoming WTO meetings in Seattle will have profound effects on the Northwest region. WSU has a list of experts available to help with coverage of various issues. Topics range from international agriculture trade to biotechnology and genetically modified crops to E-commerce and labor issues. Lancefield reports that, as a result of the partnering activities, her students have a greater opportunity to express math principles, are empowered to think creatively and have improved their scores on math tests. Adams reports that the WSU students also benefit from the classroom experience, since it provides a way for them to test the theories and methods they are taught.