Fall 2019
Hearts in motion
Life-changing surgeries save lives in Guatemala, with assistance from Washington State University students and faculty. » More ...
Guatemala
Spring 2015
Gallery: Guatemalan arthropods at WSU
Photos in vivo of some of the 130,000 Guatemalan colorful moths, beetles, and other bugs in the M.T. James Entomological Museum collection.
Photos by Jose Monzon
Gallery: Guatemalan arthropods at WSU
Photos in vivo of some of the 130,000 Guatemalan colorful moths, beetles, and other bugs in the M.T. James Entomological Museum collection. Photos by Jose Monzon
» More ...Spring 2015
Vanishing act
WSU entomology professor Richard Zack has been visiting Guatemala and collecting arthropods for eight years to identify rapidly disappearing species. » More ...
Fall 2014
Mark Paxton ’76—Shaping smiles
Sweat trickled down his face as Mark Paxton ’76 threaded the surgical needle through the roof of his patient’s open mouth. In 95-degree heat and no air conditioning, the doctors in the Guatemalan operating room used white cloths to wipe away the moisture.
The oral surgeon put down his tools and stepped back. After 23 years of performing cleft lip and palate surgeries on medical mission trips to Zacapa, Guatemala, he has grown used to the intense and muggy conditions.
His 10-day trip with a group of about 100 Washington State University students and volunteers last March focused on construction, providing general medical and … » More …