Category Archives: Science Writing
Securing Our Computer Infrastructure
In an age in which cyber attacks are a very real threat, security of our vital information systems is essential. The Center for Secure and Dependable Systems at the University of Idaho works with companies and government agencies to analyze … Continue reading
Centers Take on Research at U-I
This year, University of Idaho established guidelines in order to oversee creation, operation, and review of centers on campus. 2 centers, 1 established this year, and 1 20 years ago, were both awarded entity status and continue to show the … Continue reading
U-Idaho scientist spearheads research on world’s changing climates
Climate change is happening fast, and nowhere is it more prevalent than in the Arctic. In order to understand what is happening there, scientists use data to create Global Climate Models, or GCMs, which they use to accurately predict future … Continue reading
We Have Liftoff
People think the man on the moon was made in Hollywood. I can vouch they are 100% wrong,” says John Myers, who worked for a company that made heat tiles for space shuttles for 32 years. He worked as an … Continue reading
Avalanches for dummies
Name: Homer Hometown: Bozeman, MT Occupation: Extreme sports guinea pig Best Look: Powder beard A man leans on a bamboo pole high above the slopes in Bozeman at Montana’s Bridger Bowl. From a distance, he … Continue reading
The Past In Pieces
Having my morning cup of coffee, I open The Lewiston Tribune to an article on a public archeology day at the excavation of a former Japanese internment camp. Over the past ten years of hiking, soaking in hot springs, and … Continue reading