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Summer 2017
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Summer 2017
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Larry Clark
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Left turns
First Words
AI
Feature
Long viewed as the stuff of science fiction, artificial intelligence has now stormed into the mainstream.
Old remedy
Feature
Veterinarians use an old remedy to eradicate the deadliest infectious disease known to humanity. Rabies.
Hanging a left at wine
Short subject
Cougs shifted from their diverse careers into winemaking
Very well off the beaten path
Up Front
Transforming farmland into an arboretum may be rewarded with an iconic insect’s survival.
Robowriters
Web Extra
Sports and business reports, courtesy of artificial intelligence
Organics on a roll
Up Front
Need a new computer? Just hit `print'
Space farming
Outerspaces
Off-planet cultivation for food and oxygen
Space Cougs
Web Extra
WSU alumni in space research
We’re number one
Up Front
After beating the odds, they’ll soon be first-generation college graduates.
Reading the benefits of tea leaves
WellBeats
A phytochemical in green tea shows great promise in halting rheumatoid arthritis.
Healthy innovators
Up Front
Smart medical and health devices from WSU student entrepreneurs
Play across the big pond
Sidelines
The WSU women’s rugby club took on England’s Blackheath, the oldest open rugby club in the world.
360-degree video: Vaccinating dogs to eliminate rabies
Web Extra
Fresh Peas
In Season
Yes, peas, and thank you for the delicious legumes.
Yes, peas!
Web Extra
Fun facts and a recipe for fresh peas
Careers that really clicked
Alumnipedia
A pair of Cougs find themselves at LEGO
3 cheers for the losers
Sidelines
What makes fans stick around when their team doesn’t win?
Stacy Slade ’00
Alumnipedia
She led her Bernese mountain dog Tag to a Best of Breed win at Westminster.
On the surface...
Alumnipedia
Biochemist James Wells engineers proteins to target cancer and thwart diseases at the cellular level.
Becky Cain-Kellogg ’91
Alumnipedia
Connecting children’s theater and creative problem-solving
John Yeager ’06, ’08 MS, ’11 PhD
Alumnipedia
What happens to materials all the way down to the nanoscale, even when they detonate?
Robert Smawley 1928–2017
In Memoriam
Mr. WSU embodied what it meant to be a Coug for many.
Washington State University history and traditions—A slideshow
Web Extra
Gallery: The Life and times of Bob Smawley
Web Extra
Class notes
Alumnipedia
Updates from Cougs all over
In memoriam
Alumnipedia
WSU alumni, faculty, and staff who have passed away
Honored and Dishonored Guests
New Media
Westerners in Wartime Japan by W. Puck Brecher
How Plants Work
New Media
By Linda Chalker-Scott
Briefly noted
New Media
Books and more by WSU alumni and faculty
Talkback for Summer 2017
Talkback
Letters about composting, Olympians, and a beloved veterinarian mentor
Digital magazine
The Summer 2017 issue in webviewer, fullscreen and tablet PDF, iPad, and print-on-demand formats
How do viruses affect animals?
Ask Dr. Universe