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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 ...

Reaching for the STARS

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

When Travis Kent was still a high school student in Boise, Idaho, Washington State University was one of his top choices. But it was on a visit to the WSU School of Molecular Biosciences when he was told about STARS, a fast-track program where students can begin as undergraduates and earn a doctorate in seven years, when he knew this was the place for him. » More ...

A BIG Thank You!

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

We did it! In its 125th year, Washington State University celebrates the success of our largest fundraising effort to date— the $1 billion Campaign for Washington State University: Because the World Needs Big Ideas. » More ...

Tracking Animal Disease to Improve Human Health

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

In rural Kenyan villages where few families have electricity or indoor plumbing, a surprising technology helps researchers study the health of animals and people: the cell phone. » More ...

Melle: The true story of a miraculous rescue, a helping hand, an extraordinary surgery, and the love for one dog

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

A few days after the New Year in 2014, Laurie Boukas of Richland, Washington, was walking her two Border Collies, Lucy and Connor, when she saw a Pontiac Trans Am drive by. Laurie, who had just moved to Richland a few weeks before with her husband, Nick, saw the car turn around and drive by again. » More ...