Winter 2013

by Larry Clark

Glenn Terrell, WSU President 1967–1985: Recollections

The Pear

The pear and the apple are quite different fruits, both in how they are eaten and in how they are grown. And where in Washington they are grown makes all the difference in how pear farmers think of their product.

The Beguiling Science of Bodies in Motion

Through biomechanics, WSU experts smooth a runner’s stride, deepen our understanding of whiplash, study the impact of sports balls on bodies, and seek to build better bones.

Second Acts

Retired librarian Bunny Levine moved to LA to follow her dream of being in the movies. She and others have found that redefining retirement can lead to greater health and happiness.

History develops, art stands still

An art historian journeys into Renaissance Florence, Italy.

Ask Mr. Christmas Tree

Gary Chastagner, “Mr. Christmas Tree,” studies tree diseases, varieties, and the best Christmas tree stands.

Of mice, men, and wheat

Mice may have played a major role in the evolution of wheat, as they fed on the stores of grain.

A poor showing in children’s books

Depictions of poverty in realistic children's picture books are rare, but getting better.

Children’s picture books that show poverty

Gallery: Glenn Terrell, WSU President, 1967-1985

Cougar encampments

Over the past 20 years a community of devoted campers has developed in the parking lots around Pullman.

The Community of the Oyster

Keith Cox documented the oyster community of Willapa Bay in film.

Video: Willapa Bay Oysters

Previews from the documentary by Keith Cox

Beans

Georgie Smith ’93 brings variety to dry beans with the heritage Rockwell.

Recipe: Grandma Smith’s Rockwell Baked Beans

And 1,083 Lines of Lupine

Preserving germplasm at WSU

Gabriel Fielding

A portrait of author and longtime WSU English professor Gabriel Fielding adorns the wall of Avery Hall's Bundy Reading Room.

Tiny seed, big prospects

In 2013, the Year of Quinoa, WSU researchers work on growing the seed in diverse environments.

Posts for Winter 2013

Letters from WSU alumni, photos of what's new on campus, and tweets from WSU Discovery

Watching the sea

The Salish Sea Research Center in northwestern Washington looks at complicated environments of the region.

Helen Szablya ’76—Living in interesting times

Szablya remembers the bombs in Budapest in WWII, and her escape from Hungary after the Communist takeover.

Dan Rottler ’92—Atop towers of power

Wrangling windmills more than 200 feet high with 20-ton boxes of gears

Gallery: Wild Horse Wind and Solar Facility

David Cox ’71—Generations Rx

The Cox family of South Bend, Washington, have run their pharmacy for three generations.

Catching up with WSUAA President Ken Locati ’85

WSU Alumni Association News

Locati rediscovered his Cougar side in San Diego. He subsequently became WSUAA president.

The Barbless Hook: Inner Sanctum of Angling Revealed

Dennis D. Dauble ’78 MS

Think About That

Chance McKinney ’96

Battered Women, Their Children, and International Law

Taryn Lindhorst ’84 and Jeffrey L. Edleson

Digital magazine

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