Humans have been making new discoveries about the world for our entire existence. We've harnessed fire and created wheels and written poetry and sliced bread. However, each new discovery presents a host of other questions to research.
We harnessed wind to power our state, and now we must learn to safely recycle the massive, aging equipment needed to do it. We learned what makes up the microscopic DNA inside our bodies, and now we're trying to figure out how to fix the places where parts are broken. We're even trying to figure out history by examining growth patterns in mussel shells. We've learned so much that we're teaching robots to do the back-breaking labor needed to keep tree nurseries healthy and weed-free. And, for as long as humans have lived, they've known how to die, but there's still more to uncover about dying well.
Curious about innovative research in each of these areas? Well, it's all coming out of Inland Northwest universities and profiled here in our annual Higher Education issue. Plus, find news and notes about each of our local colleges and universities.
— COLTON RASANEN, Section Editor
