Fall 2019
I can do it!
Washington State University alumnus Andaya Sugayan's passion for getting women into politics led to voter registration drives, and inspires her own future plans. » More ...
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Fall 2019
With justice for all
Matt DeGarmo asked, Why do people commit crimes? Now he's training ciminal justice students in Pendleton, Oregon. » More ...
Fall 2019
Enoch Bryan’s Riviera
The utopian vision of Enoch Bryan, one of Washington State University’s first presidents. » More ...
Fall 2019
Class notes
Class notes from Washington State University alumni for Fall 2019 issue of Washington State Magazine » More ...
Fall 2019
In memoriam
Alumni, faculty, and staff of Washington State University who have passed away » More ...
Fall 2019
Citizen Jean: Riots, Rogues, Rumors, and Other Inside Seattle Stories
Review of "Citizen Jean: Riots, Rogues, Rumors, and Other Inside Seattle Stories," by Jean Godden and published by WSU Press in 2019. » More ...
Fall 2019
Return to Red Mountain
The Williams family at Kiona Vineyards knows a legacy is like a good wine: it takes time. » More ...
Fall 2019
The evidence that video game violence leads to real-world aggression
A 2018 meta-analysis found that there is a small increase in real-world physical aggression among adolescents and pre-teens who play violent video games. Led by Jay Hull, a social psychologist at Dartmouth College, the study team pooled data from 24 previous studies in an attempt to avoid some of the problems that have made the question of a connection between gaming and aggression controversial.
Many previous studies, according to a story in Scientific American, have been criticized by “a small but vocal cadre of researchers [who] have argued much of the work implicating video games has serious flaws in that, among other things, it measures … » More …
Fall 2019
Traffic signals: A brief history
Before automobiles even swarmed over the roads and streets, there was a need to control traffic to avoid accidents and keep vehicles moving smoothly.
The current systems have developed over more than a century, and they’re poised to change once again as vehicles become more connected and traffic control moves toward AI and complex computer-driven systems.
A signal history
December 10, 1868 — The first gas-lit traffic lights were installed outside the Houses of Parliament in London. Proposed by British railway engineer J.P. Knight to control the traffic of horse carriages, gas lights were manually controlled by a police officer using semaphore arms. … » More …
Summer 2019
Medicine that lands on all fours
Pets can be a vital anchor for people caught in the slow-motion disaster of homelessness. In Spokane and Seattle, Washington State University nursing and veterinary medicine students work together with the University of Washington and nonprofit partners to deliver vital care to both homeless people and their animal companions. » More ...