WSU Pullman

Illuminating sulfides’ roles in the body

By Will Ferguson, College of Arts & Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – For the first time, researchers at Washington State University have created an injectable compound or “probe” that illuminates hydrogen sulfide and hydrogen polysulfides in different colors when they are present in cells.

Aug. 17-19: Students present stories that shaped their lives

By Gail Siegel, WSU Performing Arts PULLMAN, Wash. – High school students from central Washington will present “Las Memorias,” a free evening of original theater based on their life experiences, at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 17, 18 and 19 in Daggy Hall’s Jones Theatre at Washington State University.

Why plus-size women turn to men’s exercise clothing

By Darin Watkins, The Edward R. Murrow College of Communication PULLMAN, Wash. – A lack of fashion options has plus-size women turning to men’s exercise clothing. That’s the conclusion of a study at Washington State University recently published in the journal Fashion and Textiles.

Li chosen for NAE U.S. Frontiers of Engineering symposium

By Erik Gomez, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture intern PULLMAN, Wash. – Qizhen Li, an associate professor at Washington State University, is among 83 young engineers invited to participate in the National Academy of Engineering’s (NAE) U.S. Frontiers of Engineering symposium this September.

New capability supports U.S. energy, security needs

PULLMAN, Wash. – A first-of-its-kind-worldwide research capability will help unravel the mysteries of material behavior at extreme conditions and short time scales in support of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s vital national security missions.

Sept. 15: Slalom CEO, cofounder to speak at Power Breakfast

By Sue McMurray, Carson College of Business SEATTLE – Brad Jackson, CEO and cofounder of Slalom, will present “The Two Things That Will Change Your Life” as keynote speaker at the annual Power Breakfast networking event sponsored by the Washington State University Carson College of Business.

Animal science society honors emeritus for teaching

By Seth Truscott, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – John McNamara, emeritus professor of animal sciences at Washington State University, recently received national recognition for more than 30 years of training future animal scientists. He was named an American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) fellow in the teaching category.

Recruit suite named for Steve Gleason – ‘an inspiration’

By Bill Stevens, WSU Athletics PULLMAN, Wash. – The recruiting room inside the Cougar Football Complex at Washington State University has been named the Steve Gleason Recruit Suite in honor of the WSU Athletic Hall of Famer who played football and baseball 1995-99 and in the NFL 2000-07 for the New Orleans Saints.

Marilyn Lafer

PULLMAN, Wash. – Marilyn Lafer, retired from the College of Sciences, died June 26, 2016. She worked at WSU 1967-90.

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