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Shock physics: Power, pressure, and people
by Hannelore Sudermann
photography by Robert Hubner
After the Soviet Union tested its first nuclear device, the U.S. determined that staying ahead in the arms race would require the best scientists and the best weapons. A new federal funding model emerged, channeling money into universities around the country for research and the training of the next generation of national scientists. By the late 1950s, WSU had started on shock-wave research.
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Bear bones: A murder mystery
by Hannelore Sudermann
It must have been easy to drop the body into this part of Pullman, a section that sees so little traffic. The old county road was research land where hardly anyone but the groundskeepers ventured. But somebody had an ugly secret to hide.
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In search of the wild chickpea: An expedition to the Republic of Georgia
by Fred Muehlbauer
photos by Walter Kaiser
About an hour into our continued search, Walt called out that he had founf it. It was on a slope so steep and rocky, we had to lie on our sides to keep from sliding down. But that was the good news, because the plant was apparently thriving in a niche where competing plants could not survive.
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All's well that ends well
by Tina Hilding
illustration by Craig Attebery
How do you describe the feeling of watching 18 years of work come to nothing? Shock. Numbness. A sinking in the stomach. Atkinson wanted to punch something. His colleagues left to get a beer. But the Cassini team wasn't quite ready to concede failure. An hour after dispersing in despair, they came together again, this time with a glimmer of hope.
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A private matter: A unique academic unit combats domestic violence
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Panoramas
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Leading the rebirth of the blast zone
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University buys Adams Mall
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Food and Forage: Asparagus
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A Nobel laureate promotes a "new Africa"
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Happy 25th, KZUU! 90.7 FM
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A building full of answers
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Jell-O brains and boa constrictors draw kids to science
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Gig Harbor: Laureen Lund markets the town she loves
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Savor the flavor
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The way he was: Jim McKean makes poetry of a powerful time
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Tracking the Cougars
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An interview with King County sheriff Sue Rahr
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This man might save your life-or teach your class
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Portland pharmacist uses chemistry to duplicate natural human hormones
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The hospital doctor
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Ruth Bennett: A former "Youth for Nixon" puts a crimp in Christine Gregoire's majority
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Alumni Achievement Awards
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