Spring 2016

by Larry Clark

Memories of light

Police training in a new light

Yes, there are alternatives to violent struggles, tragic shootings, and hands-on force.

Leen Kawas is on a mission…

…to cure the disease that took her grandmother's life.

Trip the light fantastic

Serious science—serious fun

No white flags

Steve Gleason made a name for himself on the football field but his most enduring contribution may be tackling ALS.

Sweet solution to toxic waste

Oxidation process cleans up environmental messes

Just Mercy

A Story of Justice and Redemption

Beyond just training

A conversation with National Institute of Justice Director Nancy Rodriguez PhD '98

Successful startups from WSU

Companies formed by entrepreneurial professors

Simple summer living

Vision and teamwork transformed a primitive Priest Lake resort into an unconventional academic retreat following WWII.

Cuisine du campus

Tasteless, flavorless, spiceless? Not any more.

Take a walk...and call me in the morning

Walking is the closest thing to a wonder drug without negative side effects.

Fine beef

WSU chefs learn about local, high-quality Wagyu beef.

Hanford's past

A vision from the future

Daughters of Hanford

A multimedia tells the stories of women connected to Hanford.

Video: Highlights of Steve Gleason's career

Gleason '00 tackles ALS like he took on football opponents.

High-tech origami

Origami master Robert Lang and his complex and elegant designs

Green for all seasons

Crops at WSU aren't held back by cold weather

The Mott Squad

Before NPR Bob Mott brought educational television to Washington State

New ways of training police: Sue Rahr '79

Former King County sheriff and policing expert Sue Rahr '79 and training reform.

Greenhouse spring recipes

Defrost your menu with garlic scape pesto and more.

A veterinarian to the corps

Brigadier Gen. John L. Poppe '86 DVM leads the U.S. Army's veterinarians

Phyllis Campbell

Selected as Seattle-King County First Citizen for 2015

Trout Culture: How Fly Fishing Forever Changed the Rocky Mountain West

By Jen Corrinne Brown '12 PhD

Living Buddhism—Mind, Self, and Emotion in a Thai Community

By Julia Cassiniti

Lowell Liebermann: Complete Works for Two Pianos

By 88 Squared Piano Duo

The Long Place

By Luis Montaño ’76 MFA

Briefly noted

Books and more by WSU alumni and faculty

Cold weather walking tips

Staying safe while getting good exercise

Mary Jean Craig

Voted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame

A grand gathering place

Dave Nelson '83 leads Land Expressions to top awards

Class notes

Updates from Cougs all over

In memoriam

WSU alumni, faculty, and staff who have passed away

Still Cougs after all these years

WSU Alumni Association News

Golden and Diamond grads back in Pullman

How do leaves make themselves?

Ask Dr. Universe

It’s all about the stem.

Talkback for Spring 2016

Letters from WSM readers on Amelia Earhart, Stevens Hall, and more

Digital magazine

The Spring 2016 issue in webviewer, fullscreen and tablet PDF, iPad, and print-on-demand formats