Winter 2023

by Larry Clark

A helping hand

Food for a changing climate

Washington State University researchers adapt livestock and crops to feed a more crowded, warming planet.

Drawing it up from the ashes

After a devastating wildfire, student landscape architects are re-envisioning a town’s future.

Bearing up

Ensuring manufacturers’ cooler designs withstand the attention of WSU grizzly bears

Digging it together

WSU partners with the Kalispel Tribe to unearth local Tribal histories.

Feeding our ethics: A conversation about food and values with Samantha Noll

The past is not that long ago

Father Pierre-Jean De Smet, the first Jesuit priest in the Pacific Northwest, left a complex legacy with Indigenous communities.

Designs for Malden by WSU student landscape architects

Historical Malden

Sustainability is taking off

Tackling the environmental challenges posed by air travel, with sustainable aviation fuel

What’s a bushel? Wheat research, facts, and history

From the Washington Grain Commission (PDF)

It’s in the crimson blood

Mike McQuaid will represent Team USA at the 2024 World Triathlon Championships, showing his drive to excel.

Triathlon ties

An orthopedic surgeon and exercise physiology professor connect over research with triathletes.

Catching up on people’s lives

The simple act of throwing a ball back and forth connects John Scukanec to others.

Searching Brightness

Gabriel Fielding, nom de plume of former WSU professor and author Alan Gabriel Barnsley, is brought back from obscurity.

Reversing the erasure

The Queering the Archives Initiative at WSU Pullman evoked emotions while highlighting the LGBTQ+ community’s historical experiences.

Building a Queer archive

Archives across the Northwest are bringing back stories.

Testing coolers with the WSU Bear Center grizzlies

Watch the bears try to open coolers in this video at the Bear Center.

50 years @ Beasley

Concerts, commencements, basketball games, and many more events at WSU Pullman

Memories of Beasley Coliseum

Cougs recall concerts, basketball games, and more.

Relive many of Beasley’s great moments:

A gallery from Beasley

Turkey

A brief history of the favorite bird for holiday feasts

Turkey recipes, tips, and trivia

Positive influences

Gillis Williams educates, inspires, and entertains about autism on TikTok.

Heroes around every corner

Seattle KOMO 4 news anchor Eric Johnson produces the heartwarming "Eric's Heroes."

After the Maui fires

Valerye Huff Zimmerman and other WSU alumni help relief effort after the devastating blaze.

After the Maui fires: Joe Cardoza and Dalton Fukagawa

Retired judge Joe Cardoza helps connect fire survivors to legal resources.

After the Maui Fires: Tim Richards

Hawaii state Sen. Tim Richards assists with relief efforts, including coordinating deliveries of insulin and diapers.

Drive with Cougar pride

WSU Alumni Association News

WSU license plates symbolize Cougar pride but also serve as a means of supporting WSU scholarships.

Different strokes

Former WSU rower Bob Appleyard’s journey to become an accomplished race official in the world of rowing.

A legacy of collegiate rowing

Bob Appleyard's keynote address for the 2023 Cougar Crew Days

Class notes

Updates from Cougs all over

Greg Selstead

From the Tacoma Narrows Bridge to maintaining highways, he spent more than four decades on the roads. He is still making a difference.

Nancy Li Schmidt

Schmidt and her family are worldschooling, a form of homeschooling where their children learn through travel and real-world experiences.

Will Martin and his Cougar hand sign

Devoted WSU fan Will Martin created a new hand sign for Coug supporters to express their school pride.

In memoriam

WSU alumni, faculty, and staff who have passed away

Remembering David H. Stratton, 1927–2023

The popular WSU history professor made a profound difference.

Seek: How Curiosity Can Transform Your Life and Change the World

By Scott Shigeoka ’11 Comm.

Washington State Rising: Black Power on Campus in the Pacific Northwest

By Marc Arsell Robinson ’12 PhD Amer. Stud.

Man of Treacherous Charm: Territorial Justice Edmund C. Fitzhugh

By Candace Wellman ’68 Socio., published by WSU Press

Briefly noted

Books by WSU alumni, faculty, and WSU Press

From the president

WSU President Kirk Schulz addresses the rapidly changing landscape of Cougar athletics and the conference.

Talkback for Winter 2023

Letters and photos from WSU alumni

Digital magazine for Winter 2023

The issue in tablet and fullscreen PDFs, webviewer, and print-on-demand

A new home for medicine

The Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at WSU moves into its own building.