Washington State Magazine
LightNews LightNews
banner
wastatemagazine.bsky.social
Washington State Magazine
@wastatemagazine.bsky.social
72 followers 32 following 450 posts
Connecting alumni, faculty, and friends to Washington State University, the state, and the world. #GoCougs #WSU
Posts Replies Media Videos
wastatemagazine.bsky.social
The characteristic scent of Christmas trees comes from terpenes: volatile organic compounds that plants use to resist diseases, attract pollinators, and defend against browsing herbivores. It’s the same scent encountered in living forests.

news.wsu.edu/news/2025/12... #WSU #GoCougs
Erin Macedo, a master's student in the School of Food Science, handles fir cuttings used in a panel studying consumer preferences in Christmas tree aromas at WSU's Sensory Science Center.
December 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
wastatemagazine.bsky.social
The Christmas tree doctor is in.

magazine.wsu.edu/web-extra/th... #WSU #GoCougs
Gary Chastagner, known as Dr. Christmas Tree, holds a pair of pruning shears in one hand and a sprig of a pine tree in another.
December 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
wastatemagazine.bsky.social
Members of Cougar Marching Band perform "Silent Night" on Terrell Mall on the last day of fall semester 2025. Happy holidays, Cougs! #WSU #GoCougs

Listen here: www.instagram.com/reel/DSQmBZl...
Members of Cougar Marching Band perform "Silent Night" on Terrell Mall on the last day of fall semester 2025.
December 15, 2025 at 6:29 PM
wastatemagazine.bsky.social
Find these and other gift ideas at Washington State Magazine's Cougar Gift Guide.

Here's a link our Crimson Gifts page: www.washingtonstatemagazine.org/crimsongifts/ #WSU #GoCougs
WSU pillow WSU seasonings WSU tartan
December 12, 2025 at 6:19 PM
wastatemagazine.bsky.social
Dr. Christmas Tree is used to the question. He gets it all the time. What is the perfect Christmas tree? magazine.wsu.edu/2022/10/28/o... #WSU #GoCougs
A wooden Christmas tree ornament hangs on a Christmas tree decorated with lights.
December 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
wastatemagazine.bsky.social
Our 2026 wall calendar is here! Here's how to order:
www.washingtonstatemagazine.org/calendar/ #WSU #GoCougs
The cover of Washington State Magazine's 2026 wall calendar shows a cougar statue covered in snow.
December 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
wastatemagazine.bsky.social
The holiday goose—once prized for its rich, dark meat and dramatic-looking presence on a platter—has become a rare bird.

From the archives: magazine.wsu.edu/2019/11/01/n...
Roast goose sits on a platter surrounded by potatoes and greens against a backdrop of a red tablecloth.
December 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
wastatemagazine.bsky.social
From the archives: What are you cooking for Christmas dinner?
magazine.wsu.edu/web-extra/co...
Roast goose rests on a platter surrounded with potatoes and greens.
December 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
wastatemagazine.bsky.social
Since holly was introduced to Western Washington more than a century ago, the horticultural invader has infiltrated wetlands, conquered parks, and taken over suburban and forested landscapes. news.wsu.edu/news/2025/12...
Bright red hollyberries stand out against a background of dark green holly leaves.
December 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
wastatemagazine.bsky.social
“The open-access mission of community colleges has democratized higher education. Our work is in our communities and ensuring every individual can transform their own life through education. That’s why I am in this work ... ” #WSU
magazine.wsu.edu/2025/08/04/u... #GoCougs
Rosie Rimando-Chareunsap looks down, smiling, while holding up two fists.
December 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
wastatemagazine.bsky.social
As chancellor for Seattle Colleges, Rosie Rimando-Chareunsap (’99 English, ’11 EdD) uses the lessons she learned at #WSU and through federal TRIO programs to create equitable success and make college accessible for all. #GoCougs magazine.wsu.edu/2025/08/04/u...
This is a portrait of Rosie Rimando-Chareunsap.
December 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
wastatemagazine.bsky.social
Volunteers with Washington State University Clallam County Extension’s Farm Gleaning Program harvest excess produce from fields or orchards, with crops going directly to the Port Angeles Food Bank. #WSU #GoCougs magazine.wsu.edu/2025/08/07/w...
Volunteers with Washington State University Clallam County Extension’s Farm Gleaning Program harvest excess produce from fields or orchards, with crops going directly to the Port Angeles Food Bank.
December 5, 2025 at 7:24 PM
wastatemagazine.bsky.social
“We have the largest public collection of taxidermy in the Northwest. If it has to do with vertebrates we’re interested.” magazine.wsu.edu/web-extra/a-... #WSU #GoCougs
This photo shows a cast of a large hadrosaurid species, Prosaurolophus maximus. It is a full-scale cast of a skeleton found in Canada. The cast is at the Charles R. Conner Museum at WSU.
December 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
wastatemagazine.bsky.social
When was the last time you visited the Charles R. Conner Museum at Washington State University? The museum, which predates #WSU’s first graduating class, specializes in vertebrates. Most of the collection comes from the Pacific Northwest. Here are a few exhibits. magazine.wsu.edu/web-extra/a-...
When was the last time you visited the Charles R. Conner Museum at Washington State University? The museum, which predates WSU’s first graduating class, specializes in vertebrates. Most of the collection comes from the Pacific Northwest. A taxidermied cougar is part of the collection. When was the last time you visited the Charles R. Conner Museum at Washington State University? The museum, which predates WSU’s first graduating class, specializes in vertebrates. Most of the collection comes from the Pacific Northwest. A taxidermied moose is part of the collection. When was the last time you visited the Charles R. Conner Museum at Washington State University? The museum, which predates WSU’s first graduating class, specializes in vertebrates. Most of the collection comes from the Pacific Northwest. A taxidermied bison is part of the collection. When was the last time you visited the Charles R. Conner Museum at Washington State University? The museum, which predates WSU’s first graduating class, specializes in vertebrates. Most of the collection comes from the Pacific Northwest. A taxidermied moose is part of the collection.
December 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM
wastatemagazine.bsky.social
Specimen No. 4 is a small, translucent jellyfish collected near Keyport on the Olympic Peninsula. Not much else is known about the little marine animal, stored in a glass jar labeled with cursive handwriting, other than the date it was collected: July 30, 1899. #WSU

magazine.wsu.edu/web.../a-hom...
Specimen No. 4 is a small, translucent jellyfish collected near Keyport on the Olympic Peninsula. Not much else is known about the little marine animal, stored in a glass jar labeled with cursive handwriting, other than the date it was collected: July 30, 1899.
December 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
wastatemagazine.bsky.social
Washington State Magazine is getting a new look and a new publication schedule. Expect three issues per year, starting in January. #WSU #GoCougs
December 3, 2025 at 5:55 PM
wastatemagazine.bsky.social
This #GivingTuesday, here's how you can support our work and unleash the power of #WSU storytelling: magazine.wsu.edu/friend/ #GoCougs
A sculpture of a series of wild horses overlooks the Columbia River near Vantage.
December 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM
wastatemagazine.bsky.social
Philip Meech (’00 Finance, Busi.) began roasting coffee in his parents’ garage in August 2000, a few months after his #WSU graduation. He was 23. His parents were his business partners. They started small, roasting just 7 pounds at a time. #GoCougs

magazine.wsu.edu/2025/08/07/c...
A 20-something Philip Meech stands in front of his parents' open garage with a big cardboard box containing a new coffee roasting machine.
December 1, 2025 at 7:08 PM
wastatemagazine.bsky.social
Philip Meech (’00 Finance, Busi.) talks with Washington State Magazine about enjoying coffee, his lifelong love of coffee, the art and science of coffee roasting, and his journey from #WSU to running a successful micro-roastery. #GoCougs
www.buzzsprout.com/833632/episo...
Philip Meech makes espresso at Caffe Lusso.
December 1, 2025 at 6:58 PM
wastatemagazine.bsky.social
This #CyberMonday, support our work at Washington State Magazine by buying our book from #WSUPress. Here's how: wsupress.wsu.edu/product/the-... #WSU #GoCougs
The cover of "The Evergreen Collection" features evergreen trees.
December 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
wastatemagazine.bsky.social
This #CyberMonday, consider buying Washington State Magazine's 2026 wall calendar for yourself and fellow die-hard Cougs. Here's how: www.washingtonstatemagazine.org/calendar/
Makes a great stocking stuffer! #WSU #GoCougs
The cover of Washington State Magazine's 2026 wall calendar shows a snow-covered statue of a cougar.
December 1, 2025 at 6:35 PM
wastatemagazine.bsky.social
Thanksgiving, 1911, Stevens Hall. With special thanks to @wsulibraries.bsky.social. #WSU #GoCougs
December 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
wastatemagazine.bsky.social
Happy Thanksgiving, Cougs!

Ferry Hall, 1911, with special thanks to @wsulibraries.bsky.social #WSU #GoCougs
November 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
wastatemagazine.bsky.social
Spice up your holiday table with this cranberry salsa, which features cranberries as an alternative to tomatoes. You can use it as a Thanksgiving side, for topping seasonal tacos, or to serve as a dip with chips. #WSU #GoCougs

news.wsu.edu/news/2025/11...
Spice up your holiday table with this colorful cranberry salsa, which features cranberries as an alternative to tomatoes. You can use it as a Thanksgiving side, for topping seasonal tacos or to serve as a dip with chips.
November 26, 2025 at 9:35 PM
wastatemagazine.bsky.social
#WSU food science doctoral candidate Ahhria Kirkendall (’13 Biol.) Kirkendall consumes cranberries as often as she can. She drinks cranberry juice, adds dried cranberries to baked goods, came up with her own cranberry salsa, and enjoys cranberry jam, sauce, and more.

news.wsu.edu/news/2025/11...
Cranberry wet harvest on a beautiful, sunny October morning. An underwater vacuum pulls the cranberries to the elevator buckets for loading into the trucks.
November 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM