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Spring 2026

Veterinary Medicine

Guy Palmer with a Tanzanian boy and his dog
Spring 2026

Reflections on Guy Palmer and His Career

Guy Palmer is a world-renowned researcher, health advocate, leader, and alum of Washington State University. Here, his friend and colleague Terry McElwain and former student and current colleague Michelle Shoemaker write about Palmer’s influence and friendship.

Read more about Palmer’s life and work.

 

In Praise of Guy Palmer

By Terry McElwain (’86 PhD Vet Sci.)

Terry McElwain met Guy Palmer in 1974 when they were both undergraduates at Kansas State University. McElwain followed him in 1981 to Washington State University, where they worked together until McElwain retired in 2016. Here, McElwain writes about what makes his longtime friend and colleague stand … » More …

Hand holding a phone that's taking photo of a turtle in an aquarium
Summer 2025

A look at Bruce the turtle ambassador

Bruce, a western painted turtle, is a wildlife ambassador at Washington State University’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

A sign next to her tank in the hospital lobby explains Bruce’s role in teaching the public about native turtles, including why they shouldn’t release exotic turtles into the wild.

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Red eared sliders—popular pet turtles—have become an invasive species in the Northwest, crowding native turtles out of their habitat. And when native turtles are removed from the wild, it leaves a gap in the ecosystem.

Bruce was collected illegally and couldn’t be released … » More …