UW News
Washington State University
December 3, 2020
Tire-related chemical is largely responsible for adult coho salmon deaths in urban streams
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A team led by researchers at UW Tacoma, UW and Washington State University Puyallup has discovered a chemical that kills coho salmon in urban streams before the fish can spawn.
November 18, 2018
UW joins with WSU to promote affordability of public higher education
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Public higher education is not just possible, it is easily within reach for Washington residents. That’s the message behind a new joint public-awareness campaign of the University of Washington and Washington State University to promote the affordability of higher education in the state of Washington.