Coug Life

An Afghan family recently resettled in Pullman with just a few clothes and one rug. A coordinated community effort stepped up to supply the family’s needs.

Brooke Stutzer and Ellie Watts are the first WSU students to participate in a two‑year pilot program with Aarhus University in Denmark that will advance research in environmental sustainability.

Sky-gazers across the state can expect to see up to 100 meteors per hour when the Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak.

Workshops, tours, and a keynote speech from a former astronaut all played to the event’s teen-created theme “Discover Your Universe.”

The three‑story‑tall rubber fig tree, which snakes up the Cleveland Hall atrium, might be the largest indoor specimen of Ficus elastica in the United States.

#CougCounties has been tapping into the knowledge of the WSU community to share fun facts and a little history about each of the evergreen state’s 39 counties.

A new event series that began last fall is taking university representatives such as President Kirk Schulz on the road to visit alumni, potential students, and other members of the extended WSU community.

The Student Outreach and Retention pilot program connects students with mentors to help guide them in their careers.

Almost 70 students are participating in undergraduate research programs with mentoring faculty this summer in Pullman. They will share their research findings on Aug. 2 at a symposium.

The history of LGBTQ+ Cougs likely goes back to WSU’s founding in 1890, but most of those stories remain untold. A new effort is starting to change that.