Fall 2014

by Larry Clark

Where the heart is

For the health of a city

In just two decades, an ailing industrial area has been transformed into a vibrant campus for health education

Let food be thy medicine

What we eat can help us fight infection, combat cancer, and address disease

Things that fly in the sky

Drones for engineering student projects and precision agriculture research

Nasty epidemic, neat science

WSU's H1N1 flu virus outbreak in 2009 challenged Health and Wellness Services but gave research opportunities

Follow the red brick road

Early red brick roads in Pullman are a vital piece of history

Talking trash

Our relationship with waste is anything but simple, as one WSU sociologist is finding

Gallery: Jim Dine’s prints at WSU

Oso—a view from inside a disaster

An expert on natural disasters became personally involved when his best friend died in the Oso landslide

The Brussels sprout

Finicky and demanding, Brussels sprouts require care but cooks love to steam, fry, roast, or braise them

Gallery: WSU Riverpoint Campus in Spokane

Sagebrush and rabbits

WSU researchers use drones to track endangered pygmy rabbits

The ultimate DIY source

Extension bulletins have advised Washingtonians on topics from canning jams to breeding cattle since 1892

First Words for Fall 2014

Subtle ties between stories are revealed in the issue, from garbage to art to health sciences to food

Posts for Fall 2014

Letters from WSU alumni cover Ferdinand's murals and past articles

Cougar football—A new home at the core of campus

The football building houses an updated locker room, weight room, physical rehab, and more

Video: A tour of the Cougar Football Complex

Coach Mike Leach shows off the new facility

Videos: Flights of the Genii

WSU students try out a hydrogen-powered drone

Paperclips and printed drones

A mechanical engineering prof uses 3D printing to teach

Mission accomplished

After the 2009 failure of launch of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory, George Mount kept working

Chip Hanauer ’76—The boat guy

Champion hydroplane racer to The Boat Guy, losing his voice and finding himself along the way

Mark Paxton ’76—Shaping smiles

23 years of cleft lip and palate surgeries in Guatemala

Videos: The Boat Guy

Chip Hanauer & co. visit Gig Harbor and TrawlerFest

Jaclyn Phillips ’10—Tripping the towers

Engineer Phillips ’10 volunteers to build a bridge in Nicaragua

Pam Nolan-Beasley ’88—Physics for five-year-olds

A Waitsburg kindergarten teacher says kids are sponges for science education

Island Queens and Mission Wives: How Gender and Empire Remade Hawai‘i’s Pacific World

By Jennifer Thigpen

Asian American Women’s Popular Literature

By Pamela Thoma

Cougar I

WSU Alumni Association News

A promising pairing of alumni and wine lands this October with Cougar I, a rich red blend.

Extension in Washington

WSU Extension has assisted Washingtonians since before the Smith-Lever Act of 1914

Races of Mankind: The Sculptures of Malvina Hoffman

by Marianne Kinkel

New & noteworthy

Other books and media from WSU faculty and alumni

Gallery: Ferdinand’s Murals

Murals from the old Troy Hall location

Digital magazine

The Fall 2014 issue in full-screen and tablet-friendly formats