The pain wasn’t acute or sharp, more a powerful, throbbing ache focused on the lower back. Ron Weaver was in his early 20s. He was a meat cutter, and at first he thought it was a typical problem for the trade–twisting, working in the cold, “lifting...
In spite of the fine centennial histories by George Frykman, Bill Stimson, and Dick Fry, as well as earlier histories, Washington State University has no comprehensive history of research and scholarship, no history of ideas.This is a collective effort to generate an...
Back in the ’90s, scientists for two major cancer-research organizations reviewed thousands of studies and saw armies of broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, onions, tomatoes, garlic, carrots, and citrus fruits turning the tide on various cancers. Then, just a...
After decades of researching gender differences in the effects of drugs, Rebecca Craft has found that females using marijuana are likelier than men to become dependent on the drug and suffer more severe withdrawals.At the same time, females seem to be more sensitive...
The bodyguards standing sentry outside James Brown’s dressing room were as tall as the ceiling–an impossible 20 feet or so, remembers Tim Hills ’93 MA. But maybe it was his nerves.After a long wait, the door opened and the historian was granted...
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