Fall 2024
Video
Fall 2024
Bringing joy and mariachi to WSU
Washington State University seniors Natalie Valdez and Daniela Alpire went to high school and played mariachi music together in Wenatchee, Washington.
At WSU, they missed the music and the camaraderie associated with being in a mariachi band, so the pair formed one of Washington State University’s newest musical groups: Mariachi Leones del Monte—loosely translated by its members as Cougar Mariachi.
Now, the distinct sound of mariachi—an infectious blend of singing, trumpets, violins, and various guitars—brings joy and danceable tunes to the WSU Pullman campus.
Read more in “Celebrating joy and growth,” Fall 2024 issue of Washington State Magazine.
Fall 2024
Derring-do and an aviation first
WSU’s Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections houses correspondence, business and financial records, photographs, printed material and other records belonging to Clyde Pangborn, donated by his brother Percy Pangborn in 1962. The collection is extensive and most of it must be viewed at the holdings but some of it can be examined at WSU Libraries Digital Collections.
Here is a video of former WSU archivist Mary Avery discussing the Pangborn Papers—originally from KWSU-TV’s Mosaic series in 1967—now available on WSU Libraries’ Films YouTube channel:
Here is a slideshow of some of the … » More …
Summer 2024
Video: Henry Rono on the move
Henry Rono was one of the greatest athletes to run at Washington State University.
A record-breaking runner in multiple distances and events, Rono (’81 Gen. Stu., ’83 Psych.) died February 15, 2024, in Nairobi, Kenya, at the age of 72.
Watch some of his amazing runs below and read more about the Kenyan star.
Henry Rono’s Greatest Year In Athletics
Video Running BroScientist
Henry Rono 3000 m Steeplechase, 1978 Commonwealth Games
Video AthletixStuffChannel
Henry Rono 3000 Metres World Record 27th June 1978
Video Prentis Hancock
Henry Rono 10000m 1981,Brussels
Video AthletixStuffChannel
Kenya Mourns the Passing of World Champion Henry Rono
… » More …
Summer 2024
WSU’s Waterworld pavilion at Expo ’74 revisited
Travel back to Expo ’74 in Spokane to see the remarkable WSU Waterworld pavilion.
Read about how WSU students and faculty created an exhibit highlighting the importance of water for the 1974 World’s Fair.
Spring 2024
Robobugs in action
Watch tiny robots from the work of Néstor Pérez-Arancibia, associate professor and director of Washington State University’s Autonomous Microrobotic Systems Laboratory.
Read more about Pérez-Arancibia’s research in “The future is all a buzz.”
RoBeetle
Bee++
Microrobot
More about the RoBeetle
More about the Bee++
Spring 2024
Catch the Cougar Marching Band spirit
A football gameday in the life of the Washington State University band
Produced by WSU Video Services
More about the Cougar Marching Band
The band plays on (Spring 2024)
Voices of Cougar Marching Band students: The band life in their own words
Cougar Marching Band memories from band alumni
Meet Jon Sweet: The new director of Cougar Marching Band hopes to grow the program and enhance the student experience
Winter 2023
Testing coolers with the WSU Bear Center grizzlies
Chelsea Davis explains how grizzlies at Washington State University are testing “bear-resistant” coolers. She’s the animal care facilities manager at the WSU Bear Research, Education, and Conservation Center.
Read more about the bears and their role in testing coolers.
Video produced by Ted S. Warren/WSU College of Veterinary Medicine
Fall 2023
Videos from ag influencer Kaitlyn Thornton
Coming soon
Fall 2023
Celebrating Master Gardeners’ 50 years
Master Gardeners started at Washington State University 50 years ago.
Watch videos from Master Gardeners and WSU commemorating this anniversary of the volunteer gardening program with such an impact. (Videos produced by the WSU College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences)
Seeds of a Movement
Making a Difference in Today’s World
Looking Ahead to Vibrant Future