Summer 2025

Speaking volumes

The constant diarist

Sparing no details, Robert W. Shields created the ultimate autobiography.

The new consultant

Will AI be a supercharged consultant in medical prognosis and other health care?

Keeping Coug after college

Recent WSU grads have many ways to stay connected.

Beneath an urban canopy

A better urban experience is looking up

Challenges abounded, but Schulz left his mark

Kirk Schulz, eleventh president of Washington State University, guided WSU through turbulence.

Welcome, President Cantwell

Elizabeth “Betsy” Cantwell became the twelfth president of Washington State University in April 2025.

Preventing falls during pregnancy

A finer focus on pregnancy and falls

A brave new approach

Regenerative agriculture could enhance farming, the health of people, and the food system.

Diary excerpts from the Robert Shields Papers

Some selections from the epic diary housed at WSU

Mapping trees in Tacoma

A student joins the WSU urban forest lab to map urban canopy.

WSU swimmers made waves

The Cougs swam to an 8-0 season while breaking records.

Dive into Washington State swimming

Highlights from the history of WSU swimming

Cool as a cucumber

The crisp, refreshing fruit cools you off in the summer.

Tips for growing cucumbers and some recipes

A nurse perspective on technology

A nursing lab at WSU scrutinizes home health care tech.

Talkback for Summer 2025

Letters from WSU alumni about wrestling and moving to the university

Wheeling out a good life

In the aftermath of an accident, Jessie Owen found joy, family, and purpose.

Getting really technical

Brienna Hall works on machines that make advanced microchips.

Collecting the Diamond Kings

Documenting a legendary baseball card artist

Powering pickleball

Doug Thielen made pickleball his career.

Writing the wilds

Rob Phillips wrote about outdoors, hunting, and fishing...and then turned to novels.

Trapped in the Cascades

A mystery novel by Rob Phillips

Erased

A novel by Joan Burbick

A pursuit of answers: Q&A with author Joan Burbick

The author talks about writing a fictional memoir.

Realm of Ice and Sky: Triumph, Tragedy, and History’s Greatest Arctic Rescue

Briefly noted

Short reviews of books and other media by WSU alumni, faculty, and WSU Press

Jamie Peha

The WSU alum and business leader helped propel the rise of Washington wines.

At home in the Pacific Northwest woods

Author Betsy Howell talks about her book and career.

Class notes

Updates from Cougs all over

A plunge into rural Washington

Murrow College student journalists discover small towns.

In memoriam

WSU alumni, faculty, and staff who have passed away

Orrin Pilkey

Remembering the coastal geologist and advocate of science

An ambassador named Bruce

Learn about wildlife from a western painted turtle at the WSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

A look at Bruce the turtle ambassador

WSU block by block

Winners of the LEGO/Minecraft contest

Digital magazine for Summer 2025

The issue in PDF, webviewer, and print-on-demand