Washington State Magazine :: Fall 2012

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Washington State Magazine covers news and issues of interest to Washington State University faculty, staff, students, and alumni, and the people of Washington from Seattle to St. John.
In this issue:

Features

The China Connection :: China buys $11 billion of Washington exports and sells the state $31 billion of imports, in the last few years overtaking Japan as Washington’s second largest export destination. With WSU’s efforts to overcome linguistic, informational, and trade barriers, who knows where that economic relationship might lead? by Larry Clark ’94

Engineers in the Making :: At a time when Washington is a net importer of engineers, a more appreciative vocabulary could tempt a new generation of students into studying engineering. by Hannelore Sudermann

Race, Class, and William Julius Wilson’s World of Opportunity :: Half a century ago, WSU was a national leader in producing black doctors of sociology. Among them, William Julius Wilson ’66 PhD—recipient of 45 honorary degress and the National Medal of Science, and author of landmark works that redefined poverty and race. “Going to WSU,” he says, “was the greatest decision I ever made in my life.” by Eric Sorensen

Life Histories: The Butterflies of Cascadia :: In documenting the life histories of Cascadia’s butterflies, every one of the 158 species represented a separate research project. The result has been a wealth of biological and ecological knowledge that simply did not exist before David Nunnallee and WSU entomologist David James began their monumental task. by Tim Steury
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Panoramas - Short articles on research, campus life, and alumni of Washington State University

:: Looking for life’s origins in the clouds of a moon
:: World vets
:: The perfect city
:: Unfiltered history
:: Come the big one, everyone becomes a Coug
:: Yet another existential mystery
:: Cherries in two dimensions
:: Chinooks and Powwows at your fingertips
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Departments

:: First Words: The spirit of the land grant institution
:: Posts
:: Sports: A talk with Mike Leach
:: In Season: Summer Blues
:: Last Words: Mural, mural, on the wall
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Tracking - Profiles of Washington State University alumni

:: Gene Callan ’76—A dream for today and tomorrow
:: Patrick Siler ’61—On the wall
:: Yessenia Picha ’12—Of alpacas and affection
:: Marcus Capers ’12—What it means to be a Coug
:: Alumni news: The Future’s So Bright—New WSUAA President Lisa Steele Haberly ’99
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New Media - Reviews of books and other media by alumni, faculty, and staff of WSU

:: Of Little Comfort: War Widows, Fallen Soldiers, and the Remaking of the Nation after the Great War by Erika Kuhlman ’95 PhD
:: Finding the River by Jeff Crane ’04 PhD, ’98
:: Dove Creek by Paula Marie Coomer
:: The Republic of Nature: An Environmental History of the United States by Mark Fiege ’85 MA
:: New & Noteworthy: Images That Injure edited by Susan Dente Ross and Paul Martin Lester; Seaside Stories by S.R. Martin, Jr. ’74; Life Histories of Cascadia Butterflies by David G. James and David Nunnallee