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Melissa Mayer

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Sep 14, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · By Melissa Mayer, University Marketing and Communications

    Ask Dr. Universe launches new podcast series in Spanish (opens the original)

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    Washington State University’s favorite science cat, Dr. Universe, has teamed up with a new friend — a Spanish-speaking science platypus. The pilot episode of the Spanish podcast series aired Aug. 27 and explores what would happen if you were eaten by a shark, with expert guidance from WSU fish veterinarian, Dr. Nora Hickey. Tu Pregunta Paw-dre | ¿Qué pasa si te come un tiburón? The Spanish podcast series — Tu Pregunta Paw-dre — joins three others: Your Paw-some Question, which answer kids’ scien

  2. Article · Aug 20, 2026 · By Melissa Mayer, University Marketing and Communications

    Dr. Universe explains how wind moves (opens the original)

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    Washington State University’s resident feline scientist, Dr. Universe, answers a breezy question from Elijah, 10, of North Carolina: How does the wind move? With help from WSU atmospheric scientist Jun Meng, Dr. Universe explains that wind is air moving from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure. Those pressure differences form because the sun heats Earth’s surface unevenly, causing warm air to rise and cooler, denser air to sink. Readers also learn how pressure differences affect wind

  3. Article · Aug 13, 2026 · By Melissa Mayer, University Marketing and Communications

    Ask Dr. Universe podcast explores black holes and how astronomers find them (opens the original)

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    The latest episode of the Ask Dr. Universe podcast takes listeners into the mysterious world of black holes with Washington State University astrophysicist Vivienne Baldassare. In the episode, Baldassare explains what black holes are, how they grow, and why even light cannot escape them. Listeners learn how astronomers study objects they cannot see directly by looking for their influence on nearby gas and stars. Baldassare describes her search for relatively small supermassive black holes and ho

  4. Article · Aug 9, 2026 · By Melissa Mayer, University Marketing and Communications

    WSU graduate students, alumni rally to deliver five vans of wildfire relief supplies to Spokane (opens the original)

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    When devastating wildfires displaced families and strained community resources across the Spokane region, Washington State University graduate students, alumni, and campus partners responded with remarkable speed and generosity. Led by the Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA), volunteers organized a community donation drive in Pullman that filled five university vans with essential supplies destined for organizations serving wildfire survivors in Spokane. The effort brought toget

  5. Article · Aug 6, 2026 · By Melissa Mayer, University Marketing and Communications

    Student-led supply drive for the Spokane-area (opens the original)

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    In a message sent Aug. 5 to the Washington State University Pullman and Spokane communities, President Betsy Cantwell highlighted a student-led supply drive in Pullman and other ways Cougs can support people affected by the Spokane-area wildfires. Additional information and resources for students and employees are available on a dedicated Emergency Support Resources page on the WSU Spokane website. Those who wish to donate in support of impacted students can make a gift to the WSU Health Science

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