WSU adjunct professor and origami master Robert Lang is known for his complex and elegant designs. He has studied the mathematics and theory of origami and is a leading expert in computational origami. He has developed a highly evolved system of crease pattern diagramming—here are a few examples:
Read more about “Crease Patterns as Art” on Robert Lang’s website.
A gallery of photos by former WSU photographer Jim Barker of the 1965 civil rights march to Selma.
» More ...Photos in vivo of some of the 130,000 Guatemalan colorful moths, beetles, and other bugs in the M.T. James Entomological Museum collection. Photos by Jose Monzon
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Images by Robert Hubner of the Wild Horse Wind and Solar Facility in central Washington.
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A retrospective of moments from the WSU presidency of Dr. Glenn Terrell. He passed away in August, 2013, at his home in Sequim. He was 93. Terrell left a legacy of growth, student-centered education, and innovation at Washington State University.
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Bowling at Washington State University, an historical slideshow.
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“When President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave the go-ahead for the Manhattan Project, he set in motion an extraordinary collaboration amongst scientists and the military to develop an atomic bomb, driven by fears of Hitler’s creating one first. Whether or not the eventual dropping of the bombs on Japan was necessary to end the war in the Pacific will probably never be resolved. But the bomb undoubtedly changed the world, as well as the cultural, historical, and physical landscape of southeastern Washington.”
—From “The Atomic Landscape,” by Tim Steury
Take a photographic journey through the history of Hanford below. Images and much of … » More …
George Hirahara and his family, including Frank ’48, had their lives in Yakima disrupted in 1942 when they were forced to relocate with about 10,000 other Japanese Americans to Heart Mountain, Wyoming.
Frank’s daughter Patti Hirahara has shared a number of items with Washington State University from her family’s internment experience. They include about 2,000 photographs and negatives, many of them showing daily life at Heart Mountain.
The gallery below shows a few scenes from the Heart Mountain internment camp: celebrations, school days, sports events, and daily routines.
The complete collection is housed at WSU’s Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, where students, scholars, and descendants … » More …