Fall 2025

by Larry Clark

Local action

Giving back close to home

Want to feel better? Volunteer!

A ride of a lifetime

Bicycling to campus is nothing new

A new president steps forward

Elizabeth “Betsy” Cantwell takes the reins as twelfth president of Washington State University

And ladies of the Pullman club

Keeping alive WSU’s literary tradition from its earliest days

Envisioning what can be

A letter from WSU President Cantwell

Comforting arms

Maddie’s Place cares for babies born with prenatal exposure to drugs and alcohol.

Really pumped

Community members on Whidbey Island banded together to put in heat pumps.

What’s cookin’

A Port Angeles commercial kitchen reduces food waste and food insecurity.

Launching butterflies

Monarch butterflies get a helping hand in Elkton, Oregon.

Civil discourse

Civility in state legislatures can lead to better results.

Fortnightly memories

Remembering the Pullman literary club

A long history of Pullman women’s literary clubs

Ingleside and the Pullman Historical Club continue the tradition.

World views

Learning international business from a Pullman apartment

Being there

The best place to experience history is where it happened.

A personal smoke detector

A game changer for monitoring smoke inhalation from wildfires

Milkweed for monarchs

Gardening to attract the beautiful pollinators

Get real at the campus museums

Find some gems when you visit museums and exhibits at WSU Pullman.

Map of WSU Pullman museums

Interactive ArcGIS (offsite link)

Tackling his dreams

Jeremiah Allison’s passion for football and law have converged.

Sketches from the river

Former Cougar Crew coach Ken Struckmeyer took up pencils for rowing pictures.

Melons

Nature’s dessert, aromatic and sweet, delivers a tasty melon treat into autumn.

Hearts of Gold

A Spokane Valley melon

Talkback for Fall 2025

Letters from WSU alumni about women pioneers, and a Coug flag photo

Catalyst for success

Chemical engineer and WSU alum Yong Wang transforms substances and inspires other people.

Coffee, community, calm

Philip Meech roasts gourmet coffee at Caffè Lusso for people to slow down and enjoy.

Upholding the promise

Rosie Rimando-Chareunsap’s mentors at WSU led her to a career as a higher ed leader.

Cakewalk of fame

Megan (Peck) Leifson brings food science to gourmet desserts.

Cast-iron chef

Megan Keno brought her skills and inventiveness to Chef Gordon Ramsay's Next Level Chef.

Dennis Vermillion

The retired Avista Corp leader looks back on his satisfying career.

Mark Schuster and Gene Conley

Collecting memorabilia from a national champion in both basketball and baseball

2025 top ten seniors

WSU Alumni Association News

Outstanding graduating students from Washington State University

Class notes

Updates from Cougs all over

In memoriam

WSU alumni, faculty, and staff who have passed away

In memoriam: William “Bill” Lipe

Remembering the renowned archaeologist of the ancient Southwest

In memoriam: Bob Orr

Remembering the first coach of Cougar Crew

Bob Orr and Cougar Crew profiles

From our archives

In memoriam: Pat Caraher

Remembering the former alumni magazine editor and Coug

Obituary for Pat Caraher

Courtesy Corbeill Funeral Homes (offsite link)

My best and toughest journalism professors at WSU

Fron the Our Story archives

You Have Been Randomly Selected: A Life Dedicated to Turning Research Results into Practical Applications

What the River Keeps

By Cheryl Grey Bostrom

Chasing Wildlife Secrets: A Biologist’s Journey

By Scott McCorquodale, published by WSU Press

Briefly noted

Books and other media by WSU alumni, faculty, and staff

Digital magazine for Fall 2025

The Fall 2025 issue in PDF, webviewer, and print-on-demand formats

Scientific exposures

WSU biology doctoral student Ryan Wagner captures engaging photos of scientists at work.

Gallery: Fighting a deadly fungus in frogs

Photos by Ryan Wagner