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09/02/2024

Two women whose actions and advocacy have made a lasting impact within and beyond the borders of the state received honorary doctoral degrees from Washington State University.

Carla Peperzak risked her life helping Jews during N**i occupation of the Netherlands. Patricia Whitefoot is a lifelong champion of Native American culture and advocate for Indigenous women. The pair were honored this spring after unanimous approval by the WSU Board of Regents.

https://magazine.wsu.edu/2024/08/01/lasting-impacts/

09/01/2024

She landed an internship, then a full-time reporting job at the Seattle Times right out of college. Daisy Zavala Magaña (’21 Comm.) was half a state away from home, covering breaking news in the big city, when work began wearing on her. She felt disconnected.

“Eventually I decided that I needed to pursue something else,” she says. “It really came down to why I got into journalism, and it wasn’t to work at a certain publication or to work in a certain place.”

https://magazine.wsu.edu/2024/08/01/journalism-close-to-home/ WSU Murrow College

08/31/2024

Alumni sure share some fun memories in this issue's feature. Be sure, for instance, to check out the story of reusing and repurposing materials from 's exhibit in the 1974 World's Fair to make hovercrafts in Pullman in 1976. Pictured here is Gary E. Spanner (’76 Mech. Eng.) on a hovercraft in the pond behind the Chief Joseph Village Apartments.

https://magazine.wsu.edu/2024/08/01/talkback-for-fall-2024/

08/30/2024

Otto Ross, 98, is one of the few people left who witnessed Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon’s 1931 first nonstop, trans-Pacific flight.

But Ross ('49 Hort.) is much more than a witness to that historical achievement. The orchardist is still skiing at 98 and still teaching a ski class at Mission Ridge. And, says Ross, "I’ve been invited back for next year.”

https://magazine.wsu.edu/web-extra/witness-to-flight-history/

08/29/2024

Washington’s 4-H cooking curriculum focuses on international cuisine this year. Find recipes for the Greek dinner prepared by Kitsap County 4-H instructor Valerie Terry and her students here: https://magazine.wsu.edu/web-extra/a-greek-dinner-from-4-h-cooking-classes/

08/28/2024

Ten-year-old Cassie Barlow started cooking with 4-H three years ago. “I wanted to learn how to cook and make stuff by myself,” she says. As her kitchen skills increased, she has developed a go-to list of favorite recipes, including guacamole for parties and shepherd’s pie for family dinners.

https://magazine.wsu.edu/2024/08/01/whats-cookin-with-4-h-these-days/

08/27/2024

Stone fruits come in many varieties and make for great fresh eating. But there are lots more uses for these symbolic fruits of summer. Everybody let's get stone fruits.

https://magazine.wsu.edu/web-extra/everybody-lets-get-stone-fruits/

08/26/2024

Think of them as sunshine encapsulated in plump, perfumed orbs. Sun-ripened, they emit the sweet scents of summer, embodying long lazy days and evoking images of sticky juices running from fingers to elbows at backyard cookouts and picnics in the park.

Drippy and delicious, sumptuous stone fruits are quintessential summertime delights. Even their appearance⁠—globes of gold, orange, crimson, and hues in between⁠—epitomizes the warmth of the sun. So-called because of their center pit, or stone, which houses their seed, stone fruits are nature’s desserts.

Lucky for us, they ripen in waves all summer long.

https://magazine.wsu.edu/2024/08/01/stone-fruit/

08/25/2024

Heat blanketed Chicago during the summer of 2022, with hot, sticky days followed by sweltering nights.

In the nation’s third-largest metro area, about 400 residents tracked their moods during a summer when temperatures hit 100 degrees by mid-June. Were they feeling cranky? Acting impulsively? Lashing out verbally? Yes, yes, and yes, according to survey results.

When people were uncomfortably hot in their homes, they reported increases in impulsive behavior. In neighborhoods with lower-income households and less tree canopy, residents also noticed being easily angered and verbally aggressive.

The research was conducted by Kimberly Meidenbauer, an assistant professor in Washington State University’s Department of Psychology, with colleagues at the University of Chicago. Her aim: a better understanding of how heat affects mood and mental health in real-life settings.

https://magazine.wsu.edu/web-extra/feeling-hot-triggers-impulsive-behavior-and-irritability/

08/24/2024

With advance notification of adverse weather, livestock producers can take action to keep their animals healthy, comfortable, and putting on pounds. Providing shade, misters, and airflow helps the cattle stay cool during heat waves. Adjusting feeding times and feed ratios can be beneficial, too.

https://magazine.wsu.edu/2024/08/01/too-hot-on-the-feedlot/

08/23/2024

"What is a profession and what does it mean? A profession is a calling requiring specialized knowledge with long and intensive academic preparation.

Entering this profession is a life-changing accomplishment. Your status as a doctor of veterinary medicine commands respect.

And with respect comes responsibility. Responsibility to your patients and their guardians.

To those your work with. Your circle of friends and family. Your community. And to your profession.

It also entails conforming to the standards of a profession known as 'professional behavior.' In a few minutes you will be taking our veterinary oath. This will be impactful, and memorable.

You have become part of the 'Caring Profession.' You chose this career because of an innate sense of obligation to care for animals. I say innate because I truly believe there is something special about those who take this path. Past WSU Dean Leo Bustad termed this the 'Human-Animal Bond.'

Your concern and mindfulness extends beyond animals. It applies to human beings, to our environment, and to our society."

https://magazine.wsu.edu/web-extra/graduation-address-to-the-college-of-veterinary-medicine-class-of-2024/ College of Veterinary Medicine

08/22/2024

Jane Wardrop (’76 DVM, ’84 MS Vet. Sci.) didn’t pay much attention to the fact that veterinary medicine was a male-dominated profession when she applied to veterinary school at Washington State University in 1972.

Keeping pace with her childhood dream, she was more concerned about the quality of her work and the animals she cared for than what anyone else thought about her gender.

https://magazine.wsu.edu/2024/08/01/a-life-of-saving-animals/

08/21/2024

The Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine, founded in 1899, is the fifth oldest veterinary college in the country. It turns 125 this year. To celebrate, Washington State Magazine asked alumni to reminisce.

It's not too late to add your veterinary school memories to the mix. Email us at [email protected].

Meantime, here are several reflections:

https://magazine.wsu.edu/web-extra/veterinarian-voices/

08/20/2024

One is for the number of veterinary colleges in Washington state. Two is for the number of students in the class of 1902, the first year the veterinary college produced graduates. Five is for the fifth oldest veterinary college in the country.

The Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine, founded in 1899, celebrates 125 years of serving the state this year.

https://magazine.wsu.edu/2024/08/01/for-creatures-small-to-large/

08/19/2024

"My last year at Washington State University has begun. There will be lots of time for reflection before my retirement in June and much still to be done before I step down. But this seems like the right time and place to say thank you.

The best part of any job is the people you get to work with, and as president, I’ve been surrounded by a fantastic group of leaders across the WSU system. The same is true of the faculty, students, and staff I had the privilege of collaborating with over the years. There are countless dedicated, smart people across the university system.

I also want to thank our WSU alums and community partners. Your support is critical to WSU’s success."

https://magazine.wsu.edu/2024/08/01/from-the-president-7/

08/19/2024

"When we reached the 25-yard line, I thought, The time is now Steve-O. No choice, dude. I looked up to the faces in the end zone stadium seats, and I wanted to run. In the middle of the field, with everyone watching, I dropped my head. I felt my lips quiver. I raised my left arm as high as I could above my head and emphatically, as an act of defiance, slammed it down toward the turf to initiate the chant. The roar of the crowd overwhelmed me as they broke into the chant: Who Dat!, Who Dat! Who Dat say dey gonna beat dem Saints?!"

08/16/2024

He can no longer move or breathe. And that makes getting ready each morning quite a “workout.” Steve Gleason starts his autobiography by describing what he endures to prepare to face the day. A ventilator breathes for him while a crew of caregivers performs a string of mundane tasks: showering, getting dressed, having breakfast. These are actions that most take for granted, chores people complete each morning without much thought, things that make the former football standout feel powerless.

Imprisoned in his own body, once the exemplar of athleticism, Gleason tackles what is perhaps his most courageous feat: candidly sharing his journey through the withering, excruciating, and incurable disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. His inspirational memoir serves as a testament of the will to live.

https://magazine.wsu.edu/2024/08/01/a-life-impossible/

08/15/2024

Besides Washington State University’s many permanent collections in its museums, the university also has an extensive collection of outdoor artwork.

Take a virtual tour here:

https://magazine.wsu.edu/web-extra/a-public-institutions-public-art/

08/14/2024

The number of students who regularly miss school has caused a truancy crisis across the country. The pandemic definitely inflamed the problem, but it hasn’t eased much in recent years. Chronic absenteeism—defined differently across the states but generally means regularly missing a lot of classes—significantly affects Washington state too.

To get some insight into chronic absenteeism, Washington State Magazine talked to four experts from Washington State University. Here's the Q&A.

https://magazine.wsu.edu/web-extra/why-are-they-absent/

08/13/2024

If students aren’t in school, they can’t learn, and their absence disrupts classrooms.

Yet, a wave of truancy and chronic absenteeism is sweeping across schools throughout the country.

About 26 percent of public school students in most states were considered chronically absent⁠—typically missing about 18 school days for any reason⁠—in the 2022–23 school year. That’s up from 15 percent before the pandemic, according to an American Enterprise Institute study.

https://magazine.wsu.edu/2024/08/01/where-oh-where-have-they-gone/

08/13/2024

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.

https://magazine.wsu.edu/web-extra/derring-do-and-an-aviation-first/

08/12/2024

Meet the "Pacific Lindbergh."

https://magazine.wsu.edu/2024/08/01/our-pacific-lindbergh/

08/12/2024

“We were inspired by the art committee’s comments and the nature of the research being done in the Plant Sciences Building to push ourselves and develop a decentralized artwork that literally entwined itself with the building. We also wanted to create an artwork that offered multiple scales and points of engagement, reflecting our multifaceted relationship with the plant kingdom."

https://magazine.wsu.edu/2024/08/01/art-and-science-intertwined/

08/11/2024

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.

Watch them perform here: https://magazine.wsu.edu/web-extra/bringing-joy-and-mariachi-to-wsu/

08/10/2024

The mariachi music pouring out of Kimbrough Hall rehearsal rooms isn’t a recording.

It’s one of Washington State University’s newest musical groups, Mariachi Leones del Monte⁠—loosely translated by its members as Cougar Mariachi⁠—practicing on Wednesday evenings.

Many people are familiar with the distinct sound of mariachi: a unique blend of trumpets, violins, and various guitars. Historians believe mariachi originated in Mexico in the eighteenth century. When migrants traveled from Mexico to the United States in the early 1900s to work in the fields, they brought mariachi music.

Today, mariachi music is a staple in agricultural towns throughout central Washington, including Wenatchee, where WSU seniors Natalie Valdez and Daniela Alpire went to high school together. They say it is nearly impossible to attend a birthday party, a wedding, or a graduation without being entertained by a mariachi band. Valdez and Alpire played guitar together in their high school’s mariachi band, where Alpire also sang.

“Practicing and performing mariachi was a big part of our lives,” Alpire says. “When Natalie and I came to WSU, we missed playing music together and the camaraderie associated with being in a mariachi band.”

Alpire and Valdez formed Mariachi Leones del Monte in spring 2023 and interest in the band (also a registered student organization) is proliferating.

https://magazine.wsu.edu/2024/08/01/celebrating-joy-and-growth/

08/10/2024

Evidence suggests that about 40 percent of all dementia cases worldwide are related to modifiable risk factors. These are things like not getting enough exercise; uncontrolled diabetes or high blood pressure; poor nutrition; smoking; and excessive alcohol consumption.

https://magazine.wsu.edu/2024/08/01/healthy-lifestyles-protect-brains/

08/09/2024

Pharmacists offer crucial help to people with complex medication regimens.

As people get older, the number of medications they take often keeps growing. That can make for a tricky exercise in making sure they use the right prescribed medicine at the right time.

But they’re not alone in managing multiple medications. Pharmacists, and specifically consulting geriatric pharmacists, offer help in a number of ways.

https://magazine.wsu.edu/web-extra/how-do-pharmacists-help-people-manage-medications/

08/09/2024

Almost 10 percent of US adults 65 and older have dementia, and its pervasiveness is a growing public health crisis.

Beyond the challenge of finding enough caregivers, dementia’s costs include the loss of dignity and independence for people living with cognitive decline and the financial and emotional toll on their families.

https://magazine.wsu.edu/2024/08/01/healthy-lifestyles-protect-brains/

08/08/2024

Hang Liu, an associate professor in the Department of Apparel, Merchandising, Design and Textiles at WSU, have announced the development of a fiber that blends cotton and electricity-conducting polymer.

“The material is woven into the fabric, so you can wash it like other clothes and you won’t feel the difference,” Liu says.

The fiber could be used to collect data on vital signs and movement for the user or their doctor to review later, making it a useful tool for health monitoring, exercise, or even in uniforms for workers handling hazardous materials. It’s comfortable, too.

https://magazine.wsu.edu/2024/08/01/wear-and-share/

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