Spring 2022

by Larry Clark

Beneath the surface

A deep burning under a thin skin

WSU geologists unearth secrets beneath Yellowstone’s fiery beauty.

Who’s been sleeping?

Bears are great at doing nothing. That may provide answers for our own fitful nights.

Long not lost voices

Ethnomusicologists preserve and document the Indigenous culture of the very land on which the Pullman campus resides.

“So who does that?”

WSU staff keep the university humming along on the research and education mission.

The betwixt and between of energy-efficient buildings

Adopting the nation’s strictest energy codes will require some serious looking at building efficiency.

Designing women

Personal space changed during the pandemic. Our interior design graduates applied some clever ideas.

Bear videos and stories

Watch the bears at the WSU Bear Center and read about the research.

Nez Perce music today and yesterday

Listen to Nimíipuu music, from early recordings in 1897 to contemporary songs.

Stopping crime that pays

Circus Spider, DarkSide, Conti, REvil. You may really pay for it if your computer lets these guys in.

Cybercrime and how to protect yourself online

Leaving Afghanistan: WSU’s legacy

Looking back on the impact of bettering lives in Afghanistan

Gallery: Looking back to Afghanistan

For the love of a burger

Cougar Country, Burgerville, Smoothie's Ice Cream...WSU Pullman residents have long had a burger connection.

Fast food faves

Grabbing a bite to eat at WSU...from the past to today

Peas, thank you

“Why not make that a pea-patty burger with fries?”

Large volcanic eruptions 1800–present in the United States*

Asparagus

The tender green spears, carefully hand-picked, are harbingers of spring gardens.

Asparagus recipes

Turnaround year

15 years ago it was a T.A.Y. for men’s basketball

Finding out the meaning of T.A.Y. the hard way

Derrick Low remembers some tough training.

The turning point

The game against Gonzaga in 2006 changed the WSU team direction.

The Cup runneth over

The Apple Cup returns to Washington State University!

Putting down roots

Paying tribute to a Northwest pioneer who fled prejudice to found Washington’s first non-Indigenous American settlement

Slideshow: Jacob Lawrence paintings of pioneer George Bush

The cheesemaker

Sarah Beale leads the making of Cougar Gold and other WSU cheeses.

Talkback for Spring 2022

Letters about Winter21 cover, the Daily Evergreen, and Chinese people in the Northwest

Standing tall

WSU and NBA star James Donaldson turns his struggles with mental health into hope.

Video and stories about James Donaldson

History in the (wine)making

Alumni breathe new life into historical vineyard.

Pathways for a new education

Washington's superintendent of public instruction imagines the high school of the future

Here, she is...

Former foster child finally realizes dream, named USA Ambassador Ms. 2021

Tunnel visions

WSU's wind tunnels helped pilot and educator understand aerodynamics.

Make your mark on WSU history

WSU Alumni Association News

Engraved tiles in the Lewis Alumni Centre can make a permanent impact on the university.

Class notes

Updates from Cougs all over

Gregory “Deke” Gassett

For his service to the United States, he received the Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom

Stacy Slade

Grade-schoolers doing online learning get boost from Bernese mountain dog

Cameron Limes

Murrow grad connects with role model Lester Holt

In memoriam

WSU alumni, faculty, and staff who have passed away

Pull Hard!

Finding Grit and Purpose on Cougar Crew, 1970–2020

Athena's Piano

Novel by Allen Johnson ’85 PhD

Echoes of Exclusion and Resistance

Edited by Robert Bauman and Robert Franklin, published by WSU Press

Butch’s Game Day

Little Butch and Papa Butch celebrate game day

Briefly noted

Short reviews of books by alumni

Digital magazine

The Spring 2022 issue in fullscreen and tablet PDF, webviewer, and print-on-demand

Mighty tiny

Robeetle breaks world record for lightest self-powered crawling robot.

Robot swarms, soft bots, and other robotic ideas

New ways of thinking about robots drive WSU research