Fall 2021
Compassion comes naturally
Veterinarian Min Liu brings heart and honors her mentor in her work with animals. » More ...
Veterinary Medicine
Summer 2021
Paul Johnson remembered
Paul Johnson was an instructional supervisor in the Department of Veterinary and Comparative Anatomy, Pharmacology and Physiology at Washington State University, where he spent 36 years overseeing the Worthman Anatomy Teaching Museum while also creating display specimens. He passed away peacefully at his home on November 14, 2020.
Browse a gallery of PJ and his time at WSU, and read the memories from a few of the many veterinary medicine students he helped over the years.
Photos courtesy WSU College of Veterinary Medicine
Memories of PJ
Veterinary students share their memories of Johnson over the years…
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Spring 2021
A race at the top
Cold temperatures didn't hold back a Washington State University veterinarian from work at the Iditarod. » More ...
Fall 2020
Tracking down an equine mystery
A “Hall of Fame” expert tracks down the cause of catastrophic racehorse injuries. » More ...
Fall 2020
Viral haystack
WSU virologist Michael Letko and colleagues have found a way to identify coronaviruses likely to affect people. » More ...
Fall 2019
Where have all the frogs gone?
WSU researchers have a deep love of the Pacific Northwest and its amphibian wildlife. They're leading the work to save and protect frogs and salamanders from some of the deadliest diseases in nature. » More ...
Fall 2019
Bryan Slinker
After 11 years as dean of Washington State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, Bryan Slinker (’80 DVM, ’82 PhD Vet. Sci.) is retiring. » More ...
Summer 2019
Medicine that lands on all fours
Pets can be a vital anchor for people caught in the slow-motion disaster of homelessness. In Spokane and Seattle, Washington State University nursing and veterinary medicine students work together with the University of Washington and nonprofit partners to deliver vital care to both homeless people and their animal companions. » More ...
Summer 2019
Tails of comfort
Veterinarian, author, and counselor Robert Slack helps health-care workers who struggle with substance use disorders, mental health problems, or both. » More ...
Winter 2018
Bison
The day the bison herd swam across the river says it all.
About 80 of the legendary mammals, known for hardiness and stubbornness, decided to cross the half-mile wide Pend Oreille River in 1994—bulls, cows, and even calves—and all survived the crossing, recalls Ray Entz, natural resources director of the Kalispel Tribe of Indians in northeast Washington.
That same rugged strength of the wooly North American bovines—whether you call them bison or buffalo—helped the entire resilient species survive. Although bison are now the national mammal of the United States, they once balanced on the cliff of extinction … » More …