PULLMAN, Wash., July 16 -- Washington State University issued the following news release:

A Washington State University researcher has been elected to the board of directors of the Washington State Academy of Sciences, and nine other WSUscientists have been named as members in recognition of outstanding scientific and technical achievement.

The elections were announced Thursday by the WSAS, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that serves as the state's independent science advisory body, providing assessments, expert briefings, and programs to support evidence-informed policy decisions.

Amanda Boyd, executive director of the Office of Native American Programs and professor in the ElsonS. Floyd College of Medicine at WSU, was one of four...