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Five Washington State University online programs ranked among the best in the nation for 2023 by U.S. News & World Report.

As millions of Americans continue to work remotely, a new WSU-led study provides employers with key insights to keep their valuable information safe.

Hospitality business management students captured the grand prize for the third time in five years at the Intercollegiate Wine Business Invitational.

A WSU study showed that two types of quinoa — bred specifically to grow in Washington state — worked well as a high‑fiber, high‑protein additive flour for commercial cookies.

A cross-campus collaboration between Voiland College engineering students and the Carson College senior living management program is tackling engineering problems seen in senior living communities.

Poets & Quants ranked online MBA and executive MBA programs from WSU as No. 19 in its 2023 rankings of The Best Online MBA Programs, moving up from No. 25 in 2022.

Amrita Lahiri, assistant professor of entrepreneurship in the Carson College of Business, was recently named corecipient of the 2022 Helena Yli-Renko Research Impact Award from the Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business.

The program enables students to attend classes concurrently at WSU Everett and EvCC, seamlessly transfer credits, combine credits for financial aid, and use facilities and services at both institutions.

Even people who tend to think conventionally, such as accountants or insurance adjusters, can be creative if they can look at emotional situations in a different light, a recent study suggests.

Pacific Northwest shoppers aim to be more fiscally conservative with their spending this holiday season, according to a new report from the WSU Carson College of Business.

As an integral part of Washington’s research-oriented, land-grant institution, the Carson College of Business creates value for business and academic communities by hosting the annual Power Breakfast, Business Technology Symposium, and Walton Lecture events, along with industry speakers throughout the year. In 2022, a mix of globally competitive business leaders and entrepreneurs shared their professional insights through Carson College panels and lectures.

Dogan Gursoy, Kris Kowdley, Dan “Annie” Du, Yuehe Lin, and Nathan McDowell are on this year’s list recognizing researchers whose publications rank among the top 1% most cited in the world.

A WSU-led study indicated that sleep quality impacted women’s mood and changed how they felt about advancing in their careers.

Ekaterina Pomazunova, a recent WSU/César Ritz Colleges Switzerland graduate, began learning the art of hospitality as a young child. She’s part of a large family, and her parents commonly held feasts on holidays and special events at their home in Saratov, a provincial city in the southeast European part of Russia.

Though nearly 15 years have passed since Terry Umbreit (’84), professor emeritus of hospitality, retired from a distinguished academic career at WSU, the excellence of his work is still being recognized.

The junior in the Carson College of Business explains agriculture to a generation she says has become disconnected from the food they eat. She has amassed 280,000 followers on TikTok and 69,000 on Instagram.

For Lind Olafsdottir, the decision to pursue the WSU/César Ritz Colleges Switzerland joint bachelor’s degree was a natural fit for her long-time interest in food and beverage. Olafsdottir grew up in Reykjavík, Iceland’s capital, and a prime tourist destination. She entered the hospitality industry at 17 when she got a job at Apotek, a popular restaurant known for its mix of Icelandic and European cuisine and award-winning cocktails.

The UN Decade of Healthy Ageing 50, an initiative to improve the lives of older people, their families and communities, announced Swanger as among their honorees this year.

Before her family moved to Switzerland, Sarah Alwasil grew up living in hotels across Europe and Asia while her father worked as a Saudi Arabian diplomat to the United Nations. The constant shifting of her environment may have contributed to her indecisive personality (self-described), but it also developed her confidence and interest in trying new things.

Port of Seattle executives David Soike and Jeff Hollingsworth will present “Planes, Ships, Cyber, and Internships — Managing Business Risk at the Port of Seattle” 5-6:15 p.m. at WSU Pullman.

Discover how organizations are handling digital transformation in areas such as customer experience and operational processes as part of the annual Business Technology Symposium, 1–3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, at WSU Pullman.

WSU’s School of Hospitality Business Management has received $500,000 to research and develop virtual reality marketing experiences to increase brand awareness of Washington state wines.

The TCU Global University Entrepreneurship Research Productivity Rankings track research articles in entrepreneurship journals according to authorship and university affiliation. In 2019, WSU ranked 18th.

Many travelers say they would prefer to stay at eco‑friendly hotels, but lodging facilities don’t benefit financially from acquiring certification for green business practices, new research shows.

“When a Link Breaks: Reshaping Supply Chains” will be the topic of the semi-annual Power Breakfast to be held at the Westin hotel in Bellevue from 8-9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27.

As the daughter of a business owner and an accountant, Mathilde Lang could have easily been influenced to find a similar career path. But at 15, while working a summer job in a restaurant, she realized her professional calling lay in hospitality.

Often instead of making partner, women in public accounting firms appear to be sidelined into less prestigious, less powerful director positions, a new WSU‑led study has found.

WSU MBA graduate Michelle Kelly has a new accolade to add to her growing list of accomplishments: the Washington State University Alumna Woman of Distinction Award. She was one of six women recognized at WSU’s Women of Distinction ceremony April 19, 2022, for contributing to the personal and professional success of women, creating positive social change, and increasing equity on their campus and in their communities. Kelly shares the story of her professional path since leaving the military and becoming WSU’s ROTC military science instructor and the owner of Michelle’s Closet, a consignment clothing store in downtown Pullman.

Murry Mercier, senior living industry market leader for PointClickCare, a leading cloud-based healthcare software provider for acute care and senior care industries, gave the inaugural senior living lecture during Hospitality Week 2022. Mercier, who often went to work with his grandmother who looked after him while she managed a nursing home, shared insights on how he developed a deep regard for seniors and established a successful career in the senior living industry.

When liberals and conservatives receive gift cards for politicized brands that clash with their own views, they are less appreciative of the gesture, new research indicates.