78. In the USFS hot seat

78. In the USFS hot seat

By Larry Clark Even though he didn’t realize it at the time, scientific education from Washington State University would help U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell ’76 tackle the challenge of managing 193 million acres of forest and grasslands during a time of...
76. The ion investigators

76. The ion investigators

By Rebecca Phillips On a cool evening last April, at exactly 8:01 p.m., the International Space Station traced a bright silver arc over Pullman. Inside, astronauts went about their routine while a small sensor scanned the air for hazardous vapors and relayed the data...
75. Out the hack door

75. Out the hack door

By Larry Clark Simulating cybersecurity attacks to protect the smart grid Hackers had a banner year in 2014. They stole hundreds of millions of passwords and other pieces of confidential information from banks, retailers, credit card companies, even film company Sony...