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Sugar: The Horse that Never Gives Up

January 13, 2016 Marcia Gossard - Director of Communications and Marketing

Jillian Connolly riding Sugar in a barrel race. Photo with permission by WT Bruce .

Jillian Connolly sits astride Sugar, a chestnut colored American Quarter Horse with a blond mane and tail and a white patch stretching down the length of her nose. Connolly quickly scans the barrel racing track and they are off for what she describes as the most thrilling 17 seconds. » More ...

Annual Report 2014-2015

January 13, 2016 Marcia Gossard - Director of Communications and Marketing

Today, only about one-third of college revenue comes from state appropriations, including tuition. The remainder comes from sources such as grants, services, and philanthropic giving. » More ...

Our Donors Make the Difference

January 13, 2016 Marcia Gossard - Director of Communications and Marketing

When my career path led me to fundraising over 16 years ago, I knew I couldn’t ask anyone to support something I didn’t also support myself. I felt it would be disingenuous. And I am lucky to work with others who feel the same way. » More ...

Awards and Achievements: Congratulations to WSVMA award winners

January 13, 2016 Marcia Gossard - Director of Communications and Marketing

Congratulations to our WSVMA award winners! » More ...

A Student’s Serendipitous Summer in East Africa

January 13, 2016 Marcia Gossard - Director of Communications and Marketing

Matt Sammons (’16 DVM) thought he would be working in a lab collecting bacteria samples during his summer research trip to Kisumu, Kenya. Sammons, a Global Animal Health Professional Certificate student in the Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health, works with Dr. Douglas Call to learn how bacteria shared between human and animals might be related to malnutrition in children under five years of age. » More ...

Using Education to Reduce the Spread of Disease in Rural Guatemala

December 11, 2015 Marcia Gossard - Director of Communications and Marketing

Dawn in Candelaria, the day breaks; it will be cloudless and very hot. Following a breakfast with the family I am staying with during my community-based research work on zoonotic infectious diseases, I grab my bicycle and take off to visit several village households to evaluate the backyard livestock and invite the women of the village for our monthly meeting. » More ...

1st Biennial Chromatin-DNA Repair Lecture Honors Drs. Raymond Reeves and Michael Smerdon

September 19, 2015 Marcia Gossard - Director of Communications and Marketing

Standing in a laboratory with a DNA model behind them

To honor Drs. Smerdon and Reeves and their long careers and innovative research on how DNA in chromatin influences basic cell functions, the School of Molecular Biosciences hosted the Smerdon/Reeves Symposium on DNA Repair in Chromatin: The First 40 years (and Beyond). » More ...

Partnering with Veterinarians and Clients to End Rabies

September 19, 2015 Marcia Gossard - Director of Communications and Marketing

Boy holding two puppy and a line of more than a dozen people waiting for dog vaccinations

Beginning in the summer of 2015, the Allen School is partnering with veterinary clinics and their clients to eliminate rabies as a public health problem worldwide. The goal is zero human deaths by 2030. » More ...

A Cougar Legacy: David and Sandi Bielski

September 18, 2015 Marcia Gossard - Director of Communications and Marketing

What does one business, two Cougar veterinarians, three WSU degrees, and an adopted Cougar make? A Cougar legacy. Looking back, the Cougar legacy created by David and Sandi Bielski seems almost inevitable. And listening to their story, there was a Cougar thread linking their lives along the way. » More ...

Awards and Achievements: Congratulations to Drs. Hunt and Ritter elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences

September 12, 2015 Marcia Gossard - Director of Communications and Marketing

Congratulations to Drs. Patricia Hunt and Sue Ritter who were elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences for their outstanding scientific records of achievement and willingness to work on behalf of the academy to bring the best available science to bear on issues within the state. » More ...