Fall 2026

by Larry Clark

AI in the real world

AI and robotics: A matter of trust

People working with robots require safety. AI helps build that reliability.

Health Care Goes to School

Community Connections

WSU opens its first off-campus clinic at a Spokane elementary school.

Cougs by the Tailgate

The Coug Experience

“We always find our way back home”

Our State of the Butterflies

Research Impact

New report shows some butterflies declining, but people can help.

Smarter Farming with AI

WSU AgWeatherNet provides better weather forecasting through AI.

A[I] deeper understanding of potential snowpack

Deploying AI to predict snowpack, a multibillion-dollar question for Northwest agriculture

Quick, Spot the Animals

AI cuts wildlife tracking time from months to days.

More Practical AI

AI research work at WSU

Our Food, Our Farms, Our Washington

Community Connections

Ag history and WSU impact stories at Washington State Fair

The land grant mission is alive

An essay from Raj Khosla, Cashup Davis Family Endowed Dean of CAHNRS

Taming the nightmares

Research Impact

Treatments for people suffering nightmares from PTSD

Second chance

Research Impact

Bald eagle chicks saved by WSU veterinarians

Climbing higher for 25 years

The Student Recreation Center hits a milestone.

Special dreams come true

Community Connections

WSU ROAR students are state champs in Special Olympics.

A Coug Football Family

Four generations of WSU football players

Leading the Cougs

New WSU Athletics leaders and coaches for a reinvigorated Pac-12 Conference

Fennel

The aromatic and whimsical vegetable is edible, foot to flower.

Recipes for fennel

Pioneering Practical AI

From the President

WSU President Betsy Cantwell discusses the university role in AI application.

Your Posts for Fall 2026

Letters from WSU alums on past articles

Rolling Forward

Abdi Warsame (’24 MBA) leads efforts to raise kids out of poverty.

The diplomatic spirit

Roger Nyhus (’90 Comm.), a former US ambassador, proudly represents WSU and his heritage.

An artful success hands down

Iris Scott (’06 Fine Arts) became a finger-painting entrepreneur.

Calling the game

Gary Hill Jr. (’00 Comm., Psych.) calls games for the Seattle Mariners.

Left turn to the supernatural

Tim Mulligan (’90 Hosp. Busi. Mgmt.) is a late-blooming writer with a series of graphic novels.

Chasing down a diploma

Deone Bucannon, former standout Coug and NFL linebacker, returned to WSU for his degree.

Paul Hirzel

The accomplished WSU architecture professor and alum receives an award.

Sharon Lynch’s Journey to Tech Leadership

The Pelluer Story

Top Ten Seniors for 2026

New WSU graduates are honored

Class Notes for Fall 2026

Updates from WSU alumni

If We Don’t Get It: A People’s History of Ferguson

By Stefan M. Bradley ’98 MA History, 2025

The Origin of Ava

By Annie Lampman, 2026

Annie Lampman on The Origin of Ava

A talk with the author and WSU English prof

Washington State on the Air: At the Centennial

By Burt Harrison and Albert Powell ’73 Comm., ’79 MCE

A talk with Albert Powell about Washington State on the Air: At the Centennial

Crab Creek Chronicles: From the Wheat Fields to the Ball Fields and Beyond

Being true to himself: Bill Moos on his memoir

Believing In Indians: A Mixed-Blood Odyssey

By Tony Tekaroniake Evans, Basalt Books/WSU Press

Briefly Noted for Fall 2026

Books by WSU alumni and faculty

In Memoriam for Fall 2026

WSU alumni, faculty, and staff who passed away

Remembering Sam Hunt

The WSU Regent, longtime legislator, and WSU alum died April 26, 2026.

Richard B. “Dick” Fry

Remembering one of WSU's great storytellers

Chris Stoski

The designer for blockbuster movies and video games died in February.

John M. Fabian

The WSU Regents' Distinguished Alumnus awardee, astronaut, and civic volunteer died in May.

The quiet poetry of everyday life

A photo collection at the museum captures rural Washington life.

Digital magazine for Fall 2026

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

Washington State Magazine @ 25 years