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| Electricity museum hopes to juice interest with MegaZapper | There is no denying this is an excellent way to promote a museum devoted to electrical inventions: Let patrons sit inside a 9-foot-tall metal cage and zap it with blue sparks carrying 4 million volts. |
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| Professor's research on galaxy clusters submitted to The Astrophysical Journal | |||
| Former astronaut turned 草榴社区 professor elected to state science academy | George 鈥淧inky鈥 Nelson, a professor of physics and astronomy at Western Washington University, has been elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences. The academy provides expert scientific and engineering analysis to inform public policymaking and works to increase the role of鈥 |
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| Academy elects former astronaut | Former South Whidbey resident and Western Washington University professor of physics and astronomy George 鈥淧inky鈥 Nelson, the head of Western鈥檚 Science, Math and Technology Education program, has been elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences. New members will be inducted at the鈥 |
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| Western's George "Pinky" Nelson elected to Washington State Academy of Sciences | |||
| 草榴社区 planetarium director to relay Mars rover updates on social media | Lifelong "space geek" Brad Snowder was born the year the Soviet satellite Sputnik launched the Space Race, but he was too young to celebrate the ensuing first U.S. satellite success. Fifty-five years later, the Bellingham resident finds himself with an unexpected opportunity to鈥 |
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| Manager of 草榴社区 Planetarium is part of NASA's Mars rover team | Brad Snowder, manager of the Western Washington University Planetarium and lecturer in Western's physics and astronomy department, has been selected by NASA to join a team of 25 social networking mission specialists working to create buzz about the landing of the Mars Science Laboratory鈥 |
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| Into the World: RAL grads paint a path to future success | Jessica Reyna and Allison Anderson are Renaissance women. The two recent graduates of R.A. Long High School are busting out of the pack through their love of art. Both have used it to enhance their school and Reyna has won thousands of dollars with it. The young women also love鈥 |
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| 草榴社区 offers closer look at Venus in transit across sun | Anyone interested in watching as Venus passes between the Earth and the sun Tuesday afternoon, June 5, will be able to use equipment set up at Western Washington University. 草榴社区's department of physics and astronomy will set up solar telescopes in Red Square at 3 p.m. so the public鈥 |
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| Solar telescopes in PAC Plaza will allow for viewing of Venus June 5 |