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Native-American astronaut wants children to aim for the stars

Last updated Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 12:05pm

MOSCOW, Idaho -- John Herrington, a member of the Chickasaw Nation, didn't always know he'd be an astronaut.

"When I was about your age," he told Pullman first- and second-grade students Tuesday, "I used to sit in a cardboard box and pretend I was going to the moon."

He visited Franklin Elementary School to explain what it's like to be the first Native American tribal member to enter space.

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Professor an expert on bed bugs

Kelsey Husky, Moscow-Pullman Daily News

Last updated Friday, April 8, 2011 - 5:11pm

Bed bugs are equal opportunity feeders, says University of Kentucky's entomology department member Kenneth F. Haynes.

"They don't discriminate between the rich and the poor," he said, but there is a link to economic levels. Some people can't afford to hire the best of the best pest control operator.

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College nuclear reactor hits 50th anniversary

Kelsey Husky, Moscow-Pullman Daily News

Last updated Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - 10:02am

PULLMAN, Wash. -- A 50th anniversary wasn't celebrated with a bang Monday night, but rather with a glowing blue light in 65,000 gallons of water.

Staff and guests of the Dodgen Nuclear Radiation Center gathered at 9:58 p.m. to watch the reactor reach full power exactly 50 years after it first powered up.

The Washington State University reactor does that almost daily, and it takes 10 to 15 minutes to reach full power.

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Panic buttons installed across college campus

Kelsey Husky, Moscow-Pullman Daily News

Last updated Wednesday, March 2, 2011 - 11:27am

PULLMAN, Wash. -- Washington State University has installed almost 100 panic buttons around its Pullman campus over the last 10 years. They are similar to those used in banks and cost up to $400 each.

About 60 buttons were put in place over the last few years.

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University tracking animal diseases that can jump to humans

Kelsey Husky, Moscow-Pullman Daily News

Last updated Tuesday, December 28, 2010 - 6:11pm

PULLMAN, Wash. -- The Washington State University lab that helped discover a vaccine for canine parvovirus is focusing today on identifying and tracking diseases that can jump from animals to humans.

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Research to help Alzheimer's caregivers

Kelsey Husky, Moscow-Pullman Daily News

Last updated Wednesday, October 27, 2010 - 10:45am

PULLMAN, Wash - Washington State University received a grant from the Alzheimer's Association of $320,000 for a study looking into mild cognitive impairment, a precursor to Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.

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