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New microprobe hones detail

John Wolff looks at the microprobe computer screen to view an analysis of a rock sample. (Photos by Becky Phillips, WSU Today)     Nick Foit holding a garnet crystal. The geologists had warned them — but people were still caught off guard when Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980. The ferocity of that explosion […]

WSU student youngest to conquer seven peaks

Washington State University student Danielle Fisher, weighing in at 130 pounds and spanning 5-foot-7-inches, is the youngest person to conquered the highest peaks on seven continents. Fisher, 20, who grew up in Skagit County, entered that elite group on June 1, when she stood on the 29,035-foot summit of Mount Everest. For information and photo […]