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Why did they invent paper? Dear Sofia, Every week my column gets printed on paper. Sometimes I use paper to dry my paws. Or clean up after I use the litterbox. I asked my friend Xiuyu Wang who invented paper—and why. He studies...

My friend Xiuyu Wang of @wsuvancouver.bsky.social helped me unfold why paper is a fur-midable leap in history 📜 #GoCougs #STEMeducation @pullman.wsu.edu askdruniverse.wsu.edu/2025/11/13/w...

Image: Black and white portraits of seven men, some in military uniform. Text: The Fallen Cougars: WSU During WWII

Mon, Nov. 17th #WSUPullman Libraries will host a panel on "The Fallen Cougars: WSC During WWII" from 2-3pm in the Terrell Library Atrium. This project continues WSC President Holland's vision of honoring war dead, w/ biographical research by WSU students
More info libraries.wsu.edu/blog/2025/10...

Tomorrow, November 11th, is Veterans Day, and the Holland and Terrell Libraries will be open 7:30am to 9:45pm. The Owen Science Library will be closed. Find the hours of other library units and ongoing hours at libraries.wsu.edu/hours.
#Veterans #GoCougs #GoCougVeterans

Food Safety in a Minute logo showing a silver, analog stopwatch on a plate, surrounded by cutlery arranged formally.

Youth are often curious about many things, including food safety. #WSU Extension Professor Susie Craig recommends having them reach out to curious cat @askdruniverse.bsky.social, who works alongside WSU faculty to provide child-friendly, research-based expertise.
news.cahnrs.wsu.edu/podcasts/fsm...

Why do some humans like to do bad things? Dear Leonel, I’ve met some naughty cats. I’ve also known some misunderstood ones. I asked my friend Chris Barry why humans are sometimes like that, too. He’s a psychologist at Washington State Univers...

@pullman.wsu.edu’s Chris Barry takes me to the heart of purr-plexing human behaviour—and teaches me about the power of empathy.🐾 #GoCougs #STEMEducation @wsusystem askdruniverse.wsu.edu/2025/11/06/h...

"Everybody Reads" Event with Author Travis Baldree (Legends & Lattes) Set for Nov. 5 at the #WSUPullman Terrell Library
More info: libraries.wsu.edu/blog/2025/10...

"What the River Keeps" by Cheryl Grey Bostrom (’80 MA English) explores family, forgiveness, redemption, and the beauty and mystery of Washington state’s natural world. Her prose—delicately nuanced, wholly seductive—unfolds cinematically and sings. #WSU #GoCougs magazine.wsu.edu/2025/08/07/w...

Dark forest background. Picture of a guy with curly brown hair. Text: Everybody Reads. Meet Travis Baldtree, author of Legends & Lattes. Wednesday, November 5th at 4pm in WSU's Terrell Library. www.everybody-reads.org

Please come meet Travis Baldtree, author of the cozy fantasy novel "Legends and Lattes," at the #WSU Terrell Library on Wednesday, Nov. 5th at 4pm.
It’s a hot cup of fantasy slice-of-life with a dollop of romantic froth!
More info: everybody-reads.org

Two Master Gardener volunteers tabling at an outdoor event under an awning. A person is chatting with them and perusing the handouts that neatly line the table. A banner hung behind the volunteers reads "Ask a Master Gardener." The WSU Extension logo is visible at the bottom of the banner.

#WSU Extension Master Gardener volunteers know the gardening checklist doesn’t end with summer’s harvest! Fall’s a great time to start new projects (garlic bulbs, anyone?).
Connect with your local Extension Master Gardeners for ideas & tips: mastergardener.wsu.edu.

Why do we age? Dear Ines, I have gray fur. But sometimes I think it’s getting grayer—like my human friends’ hair does as they get older. I asked my friend Jiyue Zhu about that. He’s a biochemist at Washington State ...

Why do we age? My friend Jiyue Zhu of @pullman.wsu.edu told me it’s still a mystery. But science is starting to explain how time catches up to us—one cell at a time. 🧬 askdruniverse.wsu.edu/2025/10/08/w... #GoCougs #stemeducation

Lights | Tubes | Space: Holland Library Turns 75!
Please join us for a celebration on Wed., October 1st from 2-3pm in the #WSUPullman Holland Library Lobby.
More info: libraries.wsu.edu/blog/2025/09...

The #WSUPullman Libraries is very pleased to announce the unveiling of our new mural featuring British author Virginia Woolf and her sister Vanessa Bell. Wed, 9/24, 4pm, in the Terrell Library Atrium.
More info: libraries.wsu.edu/blog/2025/09...

The WSU Libraries have the most extensive collection of books previously owned by Virginia Woolf & her husband Leonard, as well as an amazing collection of rare editions from the Hogarth Press. As part of this event, we'll feature treasures from the Woolf Library & Hogarth Press.

The #WSUPullman Libraries is very pleased to announce the unveiling of our new mural featuring British author Virginia Woolf and her sister Vanessa Bell. Wed, 9/24, 4pm, in the Terrell Library Atrium.
More info: libraries.wsu.edu/blog/2025/09...

Happy Apple Cup eve! In honor of the 125th match, our #WSU university archivist, Mark O’English, takes readers through an archives dive into Apple Cup lore in this story:
libraries.wsu.edu/blog/2025/09...
#AppleCup
#GoCougs

Today!

Plese come to the 2025 Ig-Nobel Awards watch party at #WSUPullman's Owen Science Library on Friday, September 19th from noon to 1:30pm. Pizza will be served! This is a fun event that is all about "make people laugh, then make them think."

A stylized American flag background. Text reads: The US Constitution Out Loud: A Public Reading. WSU Libraries

To celebrate Constitution & Citizenship Day on Wednesday, Sept. 17, #WSUPullman Libraries will sponsor a round-robin public reading of the Constitution (w/ amendments) starting at noon in the Terrell Library Atrium on the Pullman campus
More info: libraries.wsu.edu/blog/2025/09...
#ConstitutionDay

Constitution Day 2025 public reading set for Sept. 17 - noon, #WSUPullman Terrell Atrium. This is a drop in/drop out event - come and stay (or read) an article or an amendment or two!
news.wsu.edu/announcement...
#ConstitutionDay

What is the most poisonous thing in the world? Dear Macmillan, There are some amazing deadly things out there. Like a frog that oozes poison from its skin. Or a jellyfish that uses itty bitty hooks to inject venom into its prey. But it turns out t...

🧫🔬 Forget poison frogs and jellyfish—Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium hanging out in soil, water, and even your kitchen, produces the most potent toxin on Earth. askdruniverse.wsu.edu/2025/09/11/p... #FoodSafety #GoCougs #STEMeducation @wsuextension.bsky.social

A stylized American flag background. Text reads: The US Constitution Out Loud: A Public Reading. WSU Libraries

To celebrate Constitution & Citizenship Day on Wednesday, Sept. 17, #WSUPullman Libraries will sponsor a round-robin public reading of the Constitution (w/ amendments) starting at noon in the Terrell Library Atrium on the Pullman campus
More info: libraries.wsu.edu/blog/2025/09...
#ConstitutionDay

WSU/UW Apple Cup Food Pantry Challenge helps support hungry students The second annual WSU/UW Apple Cup Food Pantry Challenge is underway, and fans of both schools have until midnight on Saturday, Sept. 20 to donate in support of their campus’ food pantries.

The second annual #WSU/ #UW #AppleCup Food Pantry Challenge is underway, and fans of both schools have until midnight on Saturday, Sept. 20 to donate in support of their campus’ food pantries. news.wsu.edu/news/2025/09... #GoCougs

There will also be a display of football and Butch history!
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm-Book sale and history exhibit
4:00pm – 5:00pm-Meet a real Butch Alumni
(Remember, you can connect to Terrell Library through the ground floor of the CUB. We hope to see you all there!)
#GoCougs

Make the #WSU Libraries part of your Cougar Football Saturday! Join us in the Terrell Library Atrium as part of your pre-game activities! The @WSU_Press
will be there - why not buy a copy of Butch’s Game Day and get it signed by an actual Butch alum! +

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And an earlier @mpdailynews
article from a previous #BattleofthePalouse in 2016: www.dnews.com/local-news/n...

Archivist Mark O'English will have some materials from the archives on "The Walk" including 2 articles on the #BattleofthePalouse, "In agreement to tackle ‘vandalism and cougarism,’ UI and WSC begin 8-mile Walkathon" dnews.com/local-news/i... (Picture courtesy of the University of Idaho Library)

On campus for
@WSUCougarFB
and the #BattleofthePalouse? Come by the #WSULibraries and check out our MASC exhibit on the crazy history of lentils on the Palouse (really, it's very engaging!!) Open 3-6 *today* 9/30/25! in the Terrell Library

“What I love most about Fortnightly is being in the company of so many remarkable women. I watch and learn from each one, especially about how to handle life’s vicissitudes gracefully. It is serendipitous that our love of books and reading brings us together.” magazine.wsu.edu/web-extra/fo...

Fortnightly isn't the only longstanding, invite-only women's club in Pullman. Ingleside was organized in 1917, and it's still going. Minutes from early meetings are preserved at WSU Libraries’ Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections.

magazine.wsu.edu/web-extra/a-... #WSU #GoCougs