Winter 2017

by Larry Clark

Reconsidering health

Medicine to all corners

Washington state’s newest medical school aims to bring quality healthcare to its most underserved regions.

A mother’s microbial gift

Old assumptions about human breast milk are giving way to new thinking about microbes in milk and their role in children’s health and our immune systems.

Homer on a flash drive

Born-digital electric literature finds a home at WSU Vancouver.

Seeing double

The Washington State Twin Registry is a powerful aid in promoting better health.

Ethics and effectiveness in medicine

We need not import ethics from elsewhere. It is native to the land of medicine.

Dog gone day

Yes, dogs can get dementia, too.

Fighting infection a new, old way

As miracle antibiotics wane, old ideas are reinvented to fight infection.

Going postal

Surveying trends—it’s in the mail.

Medical leaders keep a community-based focus

Regional deans at WSU Tri-Cities, Everett, and Vancouver bring real-world experience.

Unraveling a curious killer

Investigating these strange, infectious particles for thirty years, he just shrugs. “Me worry?”

Getting a new perspective on stress

We aren’t so evolved when it comes to stress.

Short-circuit the stress

A way to help adapt to increased stress: mindfulness

Cougar twins (Pinterest gallery)

And future twin Cougs?

Be mindful with your smartphone

Apps can help practice stress reduction.

At our table

All the world meets at a meal.

Going the distance. Really.

It is about the miles when you are an ultramarathoner.

The microbe whisperers

Microbial communities in soil and water perform valuable services for ecosystems.

The secrets in a tick’s gut

Using good bacteria to control bad bacteria

What’s that bacteria? Check the 16S

Making bacterial identification cheaper, faster, and more reliable

Talkback for Winter 2017

Letters and thoughts from our readers

Video: WSU’s first medical students

The white coat ceremony for the inaugural class at the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine

How are twins made?

Ask Dr. Universe

It's all about dividing cells.

Lit Bits: Electronic literature on the web

Medical research design that’s 24/7

Houston-based architect Jason Chan ’99 balances research and safety in his medical and research buildings.

Knowing malice beyond the pale

Pete Simi ’96 looks into the darkness of the white supremacist movement.

Steve Gleason ’00

The epitome of “Cougar Spirit”

Andrew Stephenson

From summer teacher to school builder

The #1 license plate

WSU Alumni Association News

The WSU Cougar crimson license plate gives back to students

Class notes

Updates from Cougs all over

In memoriam

WSU alumni, faculty, and staff who have passed away

Peace Weavers: Uniting the Salish Coast through Cross-Cultural Marriages

By Candace Wellman ’68

House of 8 Orchids

By James Thayer ’71

Green and Roughshod: I Should’ve Stayed a Montana Cowboy

By Dan H. McLachlan ’66, ’69 MA

Briefly noted

Books and more by WSU alumni and faculty

Gene Conley x’50

A World Series and NBA champion, remembered

Digital magazine

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