Features
Managing Nemo :: While collectors are hunting for tropical fish along the reefs of West Hawaii, marine scientist Brian Tissot is looking for ways to protect and replenish the colorful populations. We dive into his story, and the waters of Hawaii, as he checks in on the aquarium fishery. by Eric Sorensen
{ WEB EXCLUSIVE—Story: A Brush with Snorkel Bob }
The Collectors :: In 1988, hundreds of rare documents from colonial Mexico disappeared from the WSU Library archives. The author and readers go on a hunt through history to explain how they came to Pullman in the first place, and describe the investigation that led to their welcome return. by Hannelore Sudermann
{ Historically Yours :: WSU professor Paul Philemon Kies and his autograph collection. by Hannelore Sudermann }
{ WEB EXCLUSIVE—Gallery: Paul Philemon Kies Autograph Collection }
{ WEB EXCLUSIVE—Gallery: The Regla Collection :: Documents and photos from the WSU Archives}
The Atomic Landscape :: Seven decades after the first nuclear production facilities were sited at Hanford, we discover the cultural legacy. We sample from poetry, history, and art, as well as a WSU student’s master’s thesis. by Tim Steury
{ WEB EXCLUSIVE—Gallery: Historical Hanford }
{ WEB EXCLUSIVE—Gallery: “Chain Reaction” by Zach Mazur }
Panoramas
{ WEB EXCLUSIVE—Story: The Manis Mastodon Site: An Adventure In Prehistory }
{ WEB EXCLUSIVE—Video: How to inseminate honey bee queens }
{ WEB EXCLUSIVE—Video: Pervious concrete for stormwater management }
Departments
:: First Words: The learned observer
:: Short Subject: Doing good through blending
:: Sports: Scoring position: A man buys his hometown team
:: In Season: Raspberries
:: Last Words: “Coyote” by Kathleen Flenniken ’83
{ WEB EXCLUSIVE—Recipes: Recipes with raspberries }
{ WEB EXCLUSIVE—Video: Plume, by Kathleen Flenniken }
Tracking
:: John E. Olerud ’65—Science is a lot like baseball
:: Dan Newhouse ’77—Farm to director’s office
:: Donald Wayne Bushaw, 1926-2012—A great teacher and a great learner
:: Alumni news: 10,000 More Members!
New Media
:: Winning the West for Women: The Life of Suffragist Emma Smith DeVoe by Jennifer M. Ross-Nazzal PhD ’04
:: The Persuasive Power of Campaign Advertising by Travis N. Ridout and Michael M. Franz
:: Alaska: A History by Claus-M. Naske ’70 PhD and Herman E. Slotnick
:: Governing Washington: Politics and Government in the Evergreen State edited by Cornell W. Clayton and Nicholas P. Lovrich
:: Dog Days, Raven Nights illustrated by Evon Zerbetz ’82
Cover: Brian Tissot looks in on some raccoon butterflyfish off West Hawaii. Photo Eric Sorensen
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