WSU Insider is taking a break to join the rest of the university community in celebrating the holiday season and the new year.
Regular posting and updates, as well as the daily push email and the announcements section, will resume Jan. 3, though light posting may occur during the break.
The News and Media Relations team will continue to be available for urgent and high-priority communications. The News team can be reached at wsunews@wsu.edu.
In case you missed them, here are some recent holiday reads from WSU Insider and Washington State Magazine.

- WSU’s Gary Chastagner, who leads the university’s Christmas tree research program and is known affectionately as Dr. Christmas Tree, is on a new mission to identify hardy varieties that can withstand climate change.
- Learn more about Chastagner and his efforts to help keep the Pacific Northwest a top producer of the world’s Christmas trees.

- Emeritus music professor Greg Yasinitsky jazzes up the holidays with a new song and memorable rat pack vibe.