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Eric Saindon served as senior visual effects supervisor on the team behind “Avatar: The Way of Water,” which took home the Best Visual Effects Oscar at the 95th annual Academy Awards on March 12.

The Matsui Seed Co. didn’t just stumble upon WSU as a partner for these trials. Its president, Kunihiko Matsui, is a Coug who is passionate about working with his alma mater to help introduce new varieties to the U.S.

WSU alumna Mo Zhang, who earned her Ph.D. in 2012 from the College of Education, will receive the Bradley Hanson Award for contributions to educational measurement.

“Few Americans speak a foreign language, and the outcome is that few Americans understand the world outside their immediate circle.”

Keith Jackson, who was widely regarded as the ‘voice of college football’ by several generations, died Friday, Jan. 13, in Los Angeles.

PULLMAN, Wash. – When Ana Cabrera first set foot on Washington State University’s Pullman campus in 2000, she had no idea she’d become a CNN weekend news anchor 17 years later.

PULLMAN, Wash. – When Justin Denney was still an aspiring, young sociologist, he strove to understand the dynamic forces that shape and perpetuate social inequality.

By Seth Truscott, College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. – The College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences has appointed Shane Giese as the new senior director of CAHNRS Alumni and Development.

By Cindy Hollenbeck, University Advancement PULLMAN, Wash – WSU Foundation presented its highest honor — the Weldon B. “Hoot” Gibson Distinguished Volunteer Award — to retired Boeing Commercial Airplanes president and CEO Scott Carson during the 38th Annual Recognition Gala in Pullman, Sept. 28.

By Steve Nakata, Division of Student Affairs PULLMAN, Wash. – Former standout Cougar rower Peter Brevick is returning this fall to Washington State University as head coach of Cougar Crew.