Spring 2023
The progress of changing lives
Donald S. Wood, president and CEO of the Muscular Dystrophy Association, wants to improve the lives of people with neuromuscular diseases. » More ...
Medical research
Summer 2020
Steve Gleason receives Congressional Gold Medal
Steve Gleason, WSU standout football player and fierce advocate for people with ALS, received the highest honor from Congress. » More ...
Spring 2019
Medical Big Data
Big data is a powerful new tool in the medical bag, and one that can put patients in charge of their own health. Medical students at Washington State University are learning about the potential use of the tool on medical teams, while a new data analytics program at WSU teaches future data analysts. » More ...
Winter 2017
Medical research design that’s 24/7
Jason Chan ’99 had to travel roughly 10,000 miles to satisfy a childhood curiosity. “I grew up in Singapore and the rate of urbanization is incredible there,” explains Chan. Interested in engineering and design, “architecture felt like a natural step.”
Chan, who specializes in medical and research facility architecture, first pursued his passion in Pullman. “I definitely had to look at architectural history and design studies with critiques. (Being a Cougar) helped me develop design skills,” Chan says.
Now a principal and regional leader for the research sector at Perkins+Will in Houston, Texas, his design prowess is on full display in concrete ways.
The Texas … » More …