Spring 2022
“So who does that?”
Washington State University staff keep the university humming along on the research and education mission. » More ...
Biology
Spring 2022
Beneath the surface
Stories in the Spring 2022 issue of Washington State Magazine probe into Yellowstone's hidden volcanic secrets, the mysteries of bear hibernation, and more. » More ...
Spring 2022
Who’s been sleeping?
Bears are great at doing nothing. That may provide answers for our own fitful nights. » More ...
Spring 2022
Bear videos and stories
Watch the the bears at the Washington State University Bear Research, Education, and Conservation Center, a one-of-a-kind facility providing information and understanding for bear conservation.
The bears also provide invaluable insight into human health because of their ability to regulate insulin and avoid muscle atrophy during hibernation.
Watch the bears at the WSU Bear Center:
Bear Conservation and Research
Bears digging a den
October enrichment for the bears
A key to human heart disease could lie with hibernating grizzly bears
More photos and videos of the grizzlies at the WSU Bear Center
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Winter 2021
Ripe ideas
Pears are ripe for improvement—any way you slice it. » More ...
Fall 2021
The missing lynx
Doing some hard looking for an elusive cat. » More ...
Fall 2021
Remembering Sue Ritter
A remembrance of the acclaimed WSU professor and neuroscientist » More ...
Fall 2021
Eyeing accessibility
Jon Campbell and his team at Microsoft develop eye-tracking technology to move wheelchairs and do more, with just a look. » More ...
Spring 2021
Big cat on campus
Washington State University student Isabelle Busch chases her lifelong passion to help cheetahs. » More ...
Winter 2020
A lens for thinking
The value of a robust undergraduate research experience goes far beyond doing science.
“As public educators, it’s our job to instill critical thinking in our students because, fundamentally, that’s how democracy works,” says Stephanie Porter. Porter is a microbiologist at Washington State University Vancouver investigating symbiosis.
“I see science in a similar way. Our job is not just to train more scientists but to help all students understand the scientific process of taking information, developing a hypothesis, and then seeing how well it’s supported and, finally, interpreting what you find.”
For Porter, that means that undergraduates working in her … » More …