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WSU Pullman @pullman.wsu.edu · 1d

Oh, just some fall photos of @pullman.wsu.edu 😍 📸: Robert Hubner, #WSU Photo Services 🐾 #GoCougs

Color outdoor photo during daytime showing red leaves on the ground with sun reflecting off a red glass building and blue sky above.

Color outdoor photo odyssey students walking up a staircase with a large red brick building behind them. Green grass and various colors of trees are on all sides with blue sky above.

Color outdoor photo of blue sky and white clouds with a crimson red brick clock tower. Green trees are on the left and right with red and orange trees on the bottom of the photo.

Color outdoor photo of a path surrounded by green bushes and trees. Two people are seen walking from left to right in the far distance of the image.

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WSU Pullman @pullman.wsu.edu · 3d

When deciding between two products, consumers don’t just compare costs, they also respond to how the relationship between the cost and product attributes is described. news.wsu.edu/press-releas... #WSU

Positive framing steers shoppers to premium products

It can be more persuasive to emphasize an increase in product benefits rather than a reduction in negative qualities, according to new WSU research.

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WSU Pullman @pullman.wsu.edu · 4d

It's a nice morning around @pullman.wsu.edu. What season is your favorite? 🐾 #WSU #GoCougs

Color outdoor photo of various colors of trees with red bricks buildings on the left, middle and right. Blue sky and white clouds are above. Photo by Robert Hubner, WSU Photo Services.

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WSU Pullman @pullman.wsu.edu · 5d

Another busy week around @pullman.wsu.edu. Visit these calendars to find what's going on:
- Athletics: wsucougars.com/calendar
- Student events: wsu.presence.io/events
- Faculty/staff/community: events.wsu.edu
🐾 #WSU #GoCougs

Color aerial photo of the W S U Pullman campus during sunset in summer.

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WSU Pullman @pullman.wsu.edu · 7d

A wine steward job at Trader Joe’s first piqued Sam Keirsey’s interest in wine and the science behind it, leading him to pursue a bachelor’s degree in horticulture from #WSU.
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WSU alum excited to give back through new winemaker role

Former Trader Joe’s wine steward turned industry veteran Sam Keirsey has returned to WSU as the Department of Viticulture and Enology’s newest winemaker.

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WSU News @wsunews.bsky.social · 8d

For more than a century, the Cougar Marching Band has been the pulse of #WSU’s game-day traditions, rallying the Crimson faithful with music, pageantry, and pride. news.wsu.edu/news/2025/10... #GoCougs

Lifelong bonds built in the Cougar Marching Band

For more than a century, WSU’s 230-member Cougar Marching Band—open to all majors—has forged lifelong bonds and game-day tradition, with alumni recalling epic trips from Apple Cup to Tokyo.

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WSU News @wsunews.bsky.social · 9d

A short summer residency at Japan’s premier music conservatory yielded a big result for Dahn Pham, conductor of the WSU Symphony Orchestra and director of Bands and Conducting. news.wsu.edu/news/2025/10... #WSU #GoCougs

WSU conductor bridges cultures at Japan’s premier music conservatory

A short summer residency at Japan’s premier music conservatory yielded a big result for Dahn Pham, conductor of the WSU Symphony Orchestra and director of Bands and Conducting.

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WSU Pullman @pullman.wsu.edu · 10d

What an interesting collaboration. Learn more ➡️ news.wsu.edu/news/2025/10... #WSU #GoCougs

Collaboration trains future veterinarians and journalists

WSU’s Diagnostic Challenge brings together veterinary and journalism students to practice clear, accurate communication during infectious-disease outbreaks and build public trust.

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WSU Pullman @pullman.wsu.edu · 11d

#WSU Professor Guy Palmer took a bold idea and turned it into a world-renowned global health program whose impact will continue long after his looming retirement. news.wsu.edu/news/2025/10... #GoCougs

The vision that built a lasting impact

WSU Professor Guy Palmer took a bold idea and turned it into a world-renowned global health program whose impact will continue long after his looming retirement.

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WSU Pullman @pullman.wsu.edu · 12d

Kanako Hayashi, a professor in #WSU’s School of Molecular Biosciences and Center for Reproductive Biology, has worked to build statewide collaborations on women’s reproductive health by initiating several working groups with physicians, researchers, and patients. news.wsu.edu/news/2025/10...

WSU to host screening, discussion on endometriosis documentary

A special screening and discussion of <em>Below the Belt</em>, a documentary on the challenges of living with endometriosis, will take place from 5–7 p.m. Wednesday, on the Pullman campus.

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WSU Pullman @pullman.wsu.edu · 15d

Tracy Klein, a nurse practitioner and professor based on the Vancouver campus, will serve as the next faculty regent on the #WSU Board of Regents.
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WSU Vancouver’s Tracy Klein selected as next faculty regent

Klein, a nurse practitioner and professor in Vancouver, will serve as the next faculty regent on the WSU Board of Regents.

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WSU Pullman @pullman.wsu.edu · 16d

The study, led by researchers at #WSU, found 57.5% of the survivors of an outbreak in Uganda from 2022–23 reported ongoing and debilitating health issues that interfered with their daily lives. news.wsu.edu/press-releas... #GoCougs

Sudan Ebola virus can persist in survivors for months, WSU study shows

Researchers discover that risk of transmission may persist well beyond the end of an outbreak.

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WSU Pullman @pullman.wsu.edu · 17d

So many colors on campus today 🎨 #WSU #GoCougs

Color outdoor photo of green grass and trees with buildings on the sides with blue sky and white clouds in the distance

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WSU Pullman @pullman.wsu.edu · 18d

Findings from #WSU team show promise for treating alcohol use disorder by targeting function in the cerebellum. news.wsu.edu/press-releas... #GoCougs

Study finds altering one brain area could rid alcohol withdrawal symptoms

Findings from WSU team show promise for treating alcohol use disorder by targeting function in the cerebellum.

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WSU Pullman @pullman.wsu.edu · 19d

Jordan J. Thompson, an archeological researcher at #WSU, is blending geochemistry and Indigenous oral stories to reexamine how humans have interacted with their surrounding environment. news.wsu.edu/news/2025/09... #GoCougs

Reconstructing human-environment relationships through archeology

A researcher at WSU is blending geochemistry and Indigenous oral stories to reexamine how humans have interacted with their environment.

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WSU Pullman @pullman.wsu.edu · 22d

Pillo (’78), Bellevue’s first female chief of police, received the award for her extraordinary civic service and community impact during and after her 35‑year career in law enforcement. news.wsu.edu/news/2025/09... #WSU #GoCougs

Linda Pillo honored with WSU Alumni Achievement Award

Pillo (’78), Bellevue’s first female chief of police, received the award for her extraordinary civic service and community impact during and after her 35‑year career in law enforcement.

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WSU Pullman @pullman.wsu.edu · 23d

New research from #WSU suggests a new paradigm in understanding sleep, demonstrating that a substance in the mesh-like walls of bacteria, known as peptidoglycan, is naturally present in the brains of mice and closely aligned with the sleep cycle. news.wsu.edu/press-releas... 🦠

Key to the riddle of sleep may be linked to bacteria

New research bolsters the hypothesis that sleep is regulated in part by the host of microbes produced in the gut.

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WSU CAHNRS @wsucahnrs.bsky.social · 24d

Crave!TV came to @pullman.wsu.edu to sample some of the tasty products from the #WSU Creamery & learned more about what our School of Food Science does. Watch how the cheese gets made! #GoCougs youtu.be/OJavwcdMY44?...

Crave!TV Season 4 Episode 7 ~ Pullman

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WSU Pullman @pullman.wsu.edu · 24d

New research bolsters the hypothesis that sleep is regulated in part by the host of microbes produced in the gut. news.wsu.edu/press-releas... #WSU #GoCougs

Key to the riddle of sleep may be linked to bacteria

New research bolsters the hypothesis that sleep is regulated in part by the host of microbes produced in the gut.

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WSU Pullman @pullman.wsu.edu · 25d

#WSU anthropologist Rachel Horowitz is helping reshape how scholars understand everyday life in one of the Americas’ oldest civilizations. news.wsu.edu/news/2025/09... #GoCougs

Chipping away at Maya economies

WSU anthropologist Rachel Horowitz is helping reshape how scholars understand everyday life in one of the Americas' oldest civilizations.

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WSU Pullman @pullman.wsu.edu · 26d

Happy #FirstDayofFall, Cougs! What’s your most favorite thing about this season in #Pullman? 🍁🍂 #WSU #GoCougs

Color outdoor photo of a yellow leaf surrounded by green leaf

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WSU Pullman @pullman.wsu.edu · 28d

Full house for the 2025 #BoeingAppleCup 🍎🏆 #WSU #GoCougs

Color outdoor photo showing a full Gesa Field during the 2025 Apple Cup

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WSU Pullman @pullman.wsu.edu · 29d

Sandra Cain always roots for her Cougs, but this Saturday it will mean a little more, as the @wsuvetmed.bsky.social alumnus ventures back to @pullman.wsu.edu to attend the #AppleCup — her first Cougar football game in 59 years. news.wsu.edu/news/2025/09... #WSU #GoCougs

WSU alumnus returns for Apple Cup, first Cougar football game in 59 years

Sandra Cain always roots for her Cougs, but this Saturday it will mean a little more, as the WSU alumnus ventures back to Pullman to attend the Apple Cup — her first Cougar football game in 59 years.

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WSU Pullman @pullman.wsu.edu · Sep 18

The number of new first-year students on the @pullman.wsu.edu campus was similar to last fall’s total, moving from 3,604 in fall 2024 to 3,599 in fall 2025. Overall enrollment in #Pullman was nearly flat compared to fall 2024, from 16,449 to 16,248. news.wsu.edu/press-releas... #WSU #GoCougs

WSU marks three consecutive years of growth among incoming first‑year students

Enrollment retention also shows improvement, climbing past 80%

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WSU Pullman @pullman.wsu.edu · Sep 17

A #WSU study of the November 2016 financial crisis in India shows that politics drove the decisions of entrepreneurs as much as financial considerations. news.wsu.edu/press-releas...

When politics drive entrepreneurial innovation

A WSU study of the November 2016 financial crisis in India shows that politics drove the decisions of entrepreneurs as much as financial considerations.

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