WSU alum awarded for career working to end hunger, malnutrition
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WSU alum awarded for career working to end hunger, malnutrition
Thomas Lumpkin wants to feed the world.
A simple premise, but an incredibly challenging goal. One that set Lumpkin on a career path which produced new agricultural innovations and led to international leadership positions.
“This is very humbling,” Lumpkin, who grew up on a small farm near Washington’s Tri-Cities, said. “WSU gave me an incredible opportunity, and I’ll always be grateful for the support and freedom they gave me to pursue international research.” » More …
Honors College student and Goldwater Scholar Julianna Brutman majoring in Neuroscience has published the results of her Honors thesis in the peer-reviewed international journal Physiology & Behavior. Julianna’s thesis advisor was Professor Jon Davis in the Department of Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience at Washington State University. In summer 2016, Julianna wrote and was awarded a young investigator grant from Washington State ADARP (Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Program) to investigate hypothalamic epigenetic changes in obese rodents exposed to a high-fat diet. Her data describing binge feeding in female rates was selected for a “hot topic” presentation at the international conference of The Obesity Society in November 2016. 
Nam Nguyen will present their abstract “How Studying Abroad Influences Cross-Cultural Communication Skills in Terms of Adaptability and Sensitivity?” at the 
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco has named 
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