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First-of-its-kind, $1M gift strengthens student support in College of Arts and Sciences
An anonymous donor has made a $1 million gift of private equity stock, the first of its kind to support Washington State University’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), creating the Power of Arts and Sciences Endowed Fund — a flexible fund that will expand student access and support services in years to come.
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Shaping Conversations: CAS in the Media
From frog saunas to medicated baths: Scientists battle a global amphibian plague
WSU-Vancouver associate professor of biological sciences Jonah Piovia-Scott was featured in CNN’s “Call to Earth” editorial series about his work protecting Cascade frog populations from chytrid, an ancient fungus responsible for mass amphibian die-offs.
Collar cams offer a bear’s eye view into the lives of grizzlies on Alaska’s desolate North Slope
SBS doctoral candidate Ellery Vincent was interviewed by the Associated Press about capturing footage from grizzly bear collar cameras on Alaska’s North Slope.
What happened to shame in politics?
Carolyn Long, professor in civic education and public civility at WSU-Vancouver, was interviewed on WBUR’s “On Point” about the role of shame in American politics.
The Cascades frog vanished from this national park. Researchers are bringing it back
WSU Vancouver PhD candidate Ryan Wagner was interviewed about efforts to reintroduce the cascades frog into Lassen Volcanic National Park. Listen to the interview:Linah Mohammad, Juana Summers, Christopher Intagliata, All Things Considered
We Can Now Track Individual Monarch Butterflies. It’s a Revelation.
Cheryl Schultz, professor at the WSU School of Biological Sciences was the subject-matter expert in this story on monarch migrations.
Fort Colvile: A part of WA history you may have never even heard of
History professor Ryan Booth (Upper Skagit) quoted in article on the history of Fort Colvile and the Kettle Falls region.
Achievements, Recognitions, & Awards
Department of English: Lauren Westerfield
Lauren Westerfield has been awarded the Juniper Prize in Creative Nonfiction for her book, Woman House: Essays and Assemblages
Biological Sciences: Summer Howard
Summer Howard has been recognized as a 2026 Leader of Distinction and Leader of the Year by the President’s Commission on the Status of Women.
Biological Sciences: Caroline Terry
Caroline Terry, fifth-year PhD candidate in the School of Biological Sciences, recently won the Best Student Presentation, Division of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, at the 2026 Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting in Portland, OR.
Michael Reisig receives 2025 WSUAA Alumni Achievement Award
Michael Reisig (’92, ’96), professor of criminology and criminal justice, has received a 2025 Alumni Achievement Award from the Washington State University Alumni Association (WSUAA).
Department of History: Leroy Ashby
Leroy Ashby, professor emeritus of History, was awarded a 2025 Eastern Humanities Washington Award in the category of Higher Ed Public Humanist.
Department of English: Cameron McGill
Cameron McGill, associate professor of English, received a 2026 Literature Fellowship for poetry from the Idaho Commission on the Arts in the amount of $5,000.