{"id":1069,"date":"2024-03-11T13:45:51","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T20:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gocougs.wsu.edu\/means\/?page_id=1069"},"modified":"2024-03-19T06:04:16","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T13:04:16","slug":"bringing-science-to-life","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gocougs.wsu.edu\/means\/bringing-science-to-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Bringing science to life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-gcm-header-statement wsu-align-item--center\" >\r\n    \n\n<p><strong>\u201cGo Cougs\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;is what we say, but what does it mean? Go Cougs means innovation, community, welcome.&nbsp; Go Cougs captures the spirit of Washington State University on the field, in the lab, at the job and throughout our lives.&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/gocougs.wsu.edu\/means\/\">#GoCougsMeans<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-gcm-title-graphic\" >\r\n    \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"207\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2023\/09\/GoCougsMeans-L-1line-RGB-792x207.png\" alt=\"Go Cougs Means\" class=\"wp-image-768\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-gcm-page-title wsu-spacing-after--none\" >\r\n    \n<header class=\"wsu-article-header \">\r\n\t<h1 class=\"wsu-article-header__title\">\r\n\t\tBringing science to life\t<\/h1>\r\n\t\t<\/header>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<ul class=\"wsu-social-icons\">\n\t<li class=\"wsu-social-icons__twitter\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&#038;url=\"><i class=\"fa-brands fa-x-twitter\"><\/i><span class=\"screen-reader-only\">Share on Twitter<\/span><\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"wsu-social-icons__faceblook\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=\" ><span class=\"screen-reader-only\">Share on FaceBook<\/span><\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"wsu-social-icons__linkedin\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&#038;url=\" ><span class=\"screen-reader-only\">Share on Linkedin<\/span><\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"wsu-social-icons__bluesky\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/intent\/compose?text=%20\" title=\"share on bluesky\">\n\t\t<svg aria-label=\"share on bluesky\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 -3.268 64 68.414\"><path d=\"M13.873 3.805C21.21 9.332 29.103 20.537 32 26.55v15.882c0-.338-.13.044-.41.867-1.512 4.456-7.418 21.847-20.923 7.944-7.111-7.32-3.819-14.64 9.125-16.85-7.405 1.264-15.73-.825-18.014-9.015C1.12 23.022 0 8.51 0 6.55 0-3.268 8.579-.182 13.873 3.805zm36.254 0C42.79 9.332 34.897 20.537 32 26.55v15.882c0-.338.13.044.41.867 1.512 4.456 7.418 21.847 20.923 7.944 7.111-7.32 3.819-14.64-9.125-16.85 7.405 1.264 15.73-.825 18.014-9.015C62.88 23.022 64 8.51 64 6.55c0-9.818-8.578-6.732-13.873-2.745z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"wsu-social-icons__email\">\n\t\t<a href=\"mailto:?subject=Shared%20With%20You:%20&#038;body=\" ><span class=\"screen-reader-only\">share with email<\/span><\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"wsu-social-icons__link\" style=\"display: none\">\n\t\t<a href=\"\" ><span class=\"screen-reader-only\">share with link<\/span><\/a>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-width--full wsu-gcm-banner wsu-spacing-after--none wsu-spacing-before--xxmedium\" >\r\n    \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/SportsScience_0831-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/SportsScience_0831-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/SportsScience_0831-396x264.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/SportsScience_0831-792x528.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/SportsScience_0831-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/SportsScience_0831-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/SportsScience_0831-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/SportsScience_0831-198x132.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-gcm-video-wrapper\"><div class=\"wsu-gcm-video-wrapper__spacer\"><iframe class=\"wsu-gcm-video\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_6HrAAdQo9Y?si=RzroqRluvQ-QvEXn&#038;rel=0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-width--full wsu-position--relative wsu-spacing-after--large\" >\r\n    \n\n<div style=\"height:42px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-decorator wsu-decorator--style-lines-gray wsu-spacing-after--none\" style=\"top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;height:auto;width:auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-spacing-after--medium wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A ball hurtles toward home plate. A batter swings. Contact. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These are rituals of the ballpark. But to Professor Lloyd Smith and the researchers at Washington State University\u2019s Sports Science Laboratory, they\u2019re also matters of science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Where others watch for curveballs, Smith and his fellow researchers are more interested in a ball\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/ssl.wsu.edu\/glossary\/cor\/\">coefficient of restitution<\/a>. They measure a bat\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/ssl.wsu.edu\/glossary\/mass-moment-of-inertia\/\">mass moment of inertia<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/ssl.wsu.edu\/glossary\/balance-point\/\">balance point.<\/a> They look for infinitesimal changes in a ball\u2019s seam height to gauge the effect on drag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smith is such a recognized authority in the science of bats and balls that Major League Baseball enlisted his help to discover why there had been more home runs than usual, a trend that raised dark rumors of \u201cjuiced\u201d balls. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019d be tempted to assume Smith is a baseball superfan who parlayed his passion into a profession. You would be wrong. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was really all coincidence,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smith, who has a doctorate in mechanical engineering, was working with WSU\u2019s renowned Composite Materials &amp; Engineering Center when a local inventor came calling. The man claimed to have come up with a way to reinforce wood baseball bats so they didn\u2019t break as easily. Smith\u2019s colleagues said, in essence, let the new guy deal with it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column  wsu-notch--small wsu-position--relative wsu-color-background--gray-85\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bat and ball science<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-font-size--medium\"><strong>Ball Coefficient of Restitution:<\/strong> The COR is a measure of the energy that is lost during impact. Balls with higher COR will be more lively in play.<em> <\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-font-size--medium\"><strong>Mass Moment of Inertia:<\/strong> MOI is a measure of the distribution of mass in the bat. A knob- and end-loaded bat may weigh the same, for instance, but the end-loaded bat will have a higher MOI. Bat speed depends on MOI and is an important component of laboratory performance tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-font-size--medium\"><strong>Balance Point<\/strong>: The location on a bat where all of the mass would be concentrated if the bat had no volume. While it is often close to the geometric center of the bat, it does not have to be. The balance point can be readily found by balancing the bat on your finger. It\u2019s needed to find the Mass Moment of Inertia.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-overlap wsu-overlap-spotlight wsu-max-width--xxlarge wsu-align-item--center wsu-spacing-after--large wsu-overlap-spotlight--style-left-middle\">\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-overlap__container\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-overlap__column wsu-overlap--overlap-xmedium\">\r\n            <div class=\"wsu-overlap__column-inner\">\r\n                <div class=\"wsu-overlap-spotlight__image  \">\r\n                    <div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-1-1\">\r\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/SportsScience_1543-vert-792x1039.jpg\"\r\n                        srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/SportsScience_1543-vert-792x1039.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/SportsScience_1543-vert-396x520.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/SportsScience_1543-vert-768x1008.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/SportsScience_1543-vert-1171x1536.jpg 1171w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/SportsScience_1543-vert-1561x2048.jpg 1561w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/SportsScience_1543-vert-151x198.jpg 151w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/SportsScience_1543-vert-scaled.jpg 1951w\"\r\n                        sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\"\r\n                        alt=\"Professor Lloyd Smith and researcher measure a softball. \"\r\n                        style=\"object-position: 40% 26%\"\r\n                        \/>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-overlap__column wsu-overlap--surface-column wsu-overlap--overlap-xmedium\">\r\n            <div class=\"wsu-overlap__column-inner\">\r\n                <div class=\"wsu-overlap-spotlight__caption  wsu-border--add-top wsu-dropshadow--medium\">\r\n                    \n\n<p>And so he did. Smith says his background in composite materials and an interest in experimental design helped him devise a way to test baseball bats. Pretty soon the federations that regulate softball and baseball were interested. Then the equipment manufacturers wanted to work with him.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-spacing-after--medium wsu-row--sidebar-left\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-spacing-after--xxmedium\" >\r\n    \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"792\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/SportsScience_0841-792x528.jpg\" alt=\"A baseball split into two halves.\" class=\"wp-image-1134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/SportsScience_0841-792x528.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/SportsScience_0841-396x264.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/SportsScience_0841-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/SportsScience_0841-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/SportsScience_0841-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/SportsScience_0841-198x132.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><figcaption>The WSU Sports Science Laboratory carefully tests baseballs to ensure the tests they&#8217;re used for are accurate and repeatable.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container  wsu-position--relative wsu-hide--tablet\" >\r\n    \n\n<div style=\"height:106px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-decorator  wsu-decorator--style-lines-gray\" style=\"top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;height:auto;width:auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p>Now faculty, researchers, staff, and students working in WSU\u2019s Sports Science Laboratory test bats for the NCAA, and for USA Baseball and USA Softball. They certify bats for sports equipment manufacturers. Major League Baseball contracts with the lab to test for ball drag. And lab personnel visit every major league ballpark annually to evaluate the accuracy of the systems that show the strike zone over home plate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAll of these tests are unique to us,\u201d Smith notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lab uses ball cannons, light gates, high-speed cameras and computer modeling in its tests. Balls are measured for weight and stiffness to ensure the tests employing them are accurate and repeatable, and many are rejected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe just bought 500 dozen baseballs, and we\u2019ll probably throw away half of them, not even test them,\u201d Smith says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He began measuring ball drag for Major League Baseball after the 2015 season, when teams started hitting a lot more home runs compared with previous years. Some people wondered aloud whether baseballs had been altered to make games more exciting.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-overlap wsu-overlap-spotlight wsu-align-item--center wsu-spacing-after--large wsu-overlap-spotlight--style-right-middle\">\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-overlap__container\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-overlap__column\">\r\n            <div class=\"wsu-overlap__column-inner\">\r\n                <div class=\"wsu-overlap-spotlight__image  \">\r\n                    <div class=\"wsu-image-frame \">\r\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/BaseballPlayer_8789-crop-792x528.jpg\"\r\n                        srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/BaseballPlayer_8789-crop-792x528.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/BaseballPlayer_8789-crop-396x264.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/BaseballPlayer_8789-crop-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/BaseballPlayer_8789-crop-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/BaseballPlayer_8789-crop-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/BaseballPlayer_8789-crop-198x132.jpg 198w\"\r\n                        sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\"\r\n                        alt=\"A sequence of shots overlaid to show a baseball player swinging a bats and the path of the baseball. \"\r\n                        style=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n                        \/>\r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-overlap__column wsu-overlap--surface-column\">\r\n            <div class=\"wsu-overlap__column-inner\">\r\n                <div class=\"wsu-overlap-spotlight__caption  wsu-border--add-left wsu-dropshadow--medium\">\r\n                    \n\n<p>Smith says it didn\u2019t take long to figure out that the baseballs were experiencing less drag. But measuring drag was a challenge because traditional wind tunnel tests wouldn\u2019t account for the spinning of a baseball. Coincidentally, one of the students working in the Sports Science Laboratory had come up with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2076-3417\/12\/3\/1416\">new way<\/a> to measure drag by firing the ball through speed sensors.<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<p>That first report, issued in 2017, concluded drag had changed, but no one knew why. \u201cA team of us flew down to Costa Rica and inspected the ball factory, talked to engineers and measured equipment, but we couldn\u2019t find any reason the ball had changed,\u201d Smith says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So he kept working on making drag measurements more accurate, and improving seam-height measurements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNow we have non-contact lasers to measure the seam height profile of a baseball with over a million data points,\u201d he says. And yes, seam height correlated to drag, but \u201cunfortunately we were never able to determine why seam height had changed.\u201d Now Major League Baseball sends 10 dozen baseballs to WSU\u2019s Pullman campus four times a year so the lab can measure seam height and drag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a fun project, and we also happened to have a device that was exactly what they needed,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Baseball isn\u2019t the only game at the Sports Science Lab, which specializes generally in the dynamics of ball and bat collisions. Notes Smith, \u201cwe also do work in ice hockey, badminton, soccer, cricket, golf, taekwondo, and boxing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But after decades of working on the science of the ballpark, Smith says he has become a baseball fan, of sorts. <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<aside class=\"wsu-callout wsu-callout--style-basic wsu-spacing-after--none wsu-spacing-margin-left--none wsu-spacing-margin-right--none wsu-spacing-top--none wsu-spacing-bottom--none wsu-spacing-padding-left--none wsu-spacing-padding-right--none\" >\r\n        \n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\u201cNow we have non-contact lasers to measure the seam height profile of a baseball with over a million data points\u201d<\/p><cite>Lloyd Smith, Professor and researcher at Washington State University\u2019s Sports Science Laboratory<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<\/aside>\r\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\u201cI certainly find baseball much more interesting now, though when I watch a game I\u2019m looking at different things than your typical fan is.\u201d<\/p><cite>Lloyd Smith, Professor and researcher at Washington State University\u2019s Sports Science Laboratory<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-position--relative wsu-spacing-before--large wsu-spacing-after--large\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-decorator  wsu-decorator--style-lines-crimson\" style=\"top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;height:auto;width:auto\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:62px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container\" >\r\n    \n\n<h2 class=\"wsu-gcs-page-header wp-block-heading\"><strong>More<\/strong> Go Cougs Means<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-card-wrapper wsu-spacing-before--xmedium wsu-card-wrapper--per-row-3\" >\r\n    \n<article class=\"wsu-card\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-4-3\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gocougs.wsu.edu\/means\/facing-the-challenge\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/Mumbai-raining-scaled.jpeg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/Mumbai-raining-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/Mumbai-raining-396x242.jpeg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/Mumbai-raining-792x484.jpeg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/Mumbai-raining-768x469.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/Mumbai-raining-1536x938.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/Mumbai-raining-2048x1251.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/Mumbai-raining-198x121.jpeg 198w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 30% 27%\"\r\n\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gocougs.wsu.edu\/means\/facing-the-challenge\/\">\t\t\t\tFacing the challenge\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\t\tAt Washington State University, more than 60 departments are active in climate-related research, work that in many cases has been under way for decades.\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-4-3\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gocougs.wsu.edu\/means\/teaching\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/ChrisClarke-store-scaled.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/ChrisClarke-store-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/ChrisClarke-store-396x264.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/ChrisClarke-store-792x528.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/ChrisClarke-store-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/ChrisClarke-store-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/ChrisClarke-store-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/ChrisClarke-store-198x132.jpg 198w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gocougs.wsu.edu\/means\/teaching\/\">\t\t\t\tTeaching outside the box\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\t\tChris Clarke uses TikTok to learn \u2013 and to teach. Explaining economics on TikTok has made Washington State University Assistant Professor Chris Clarke a bit famous.\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-4-3\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gocougs.wsu.edu\/means\/bringing-science-to-life\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/SportsScience_0831-scaled.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/SportsScience_0831-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/SportsScience_0831-396x264.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/SportsScience_0831-792x528.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/SportsScience_0831-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/SportsScience_0831-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/SportsScience_0831-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2024\/03\/SportsScience_0831-198x132.jpg 198w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 48% 23%\"\r\n\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gocougs.wsu.edu\/means\/bringing-science-to-life\/\">\t\t\t\tBringing science to life\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\t\tA ball hurtles toward home plate. A batter swings. Contact. These are rituals of the ballpark. But to Professor Lloyd Smith and the researchers at Washington State University\u2019s Sports Science Laboratory, they\u2019re also matters of science.\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-4-3\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gocougs.wsu.edu\/means\/discovering-solutions\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2023\/09\/man-with-family-scaled.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2023\/09\/man-with-family-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2023\/09\/man-with-family-396x222.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2023\/09\/man-with-family-792x444.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2023\/09\/man-with-family-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2023\/09\/man-with-family-1536x861.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2023\/09\/man-with-family-2048x1148.jpg 2048w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gocougs.wsu.edu\/means\/discovering-solutions\/\">\t\t\t\tWSU tracks emerging diseases in East Africa\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\t\tTogether with U.S. and international partners, WSU scientists identify, track and work to control emerging infectious diseases, and find new approaches to combat old diseases.\u00a0\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-4-3\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gocougs.wsu.edu\/means\/leading-the-movement\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2023\/09\/bread-lab2.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2023\/09\/bread-lab2.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2023\/09\/bread-lab2-396x396.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2023\/09\/bread-lab2-792x792.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2023\/09\/bread-lab2-198x198.jpg 198w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2023\/09\/bread-lab2-768x768.jpg 768w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gocougs.wsu.edu\/means\/leading-the-movement\/\">\t\t\t\tWSU Breadlab a whole-grain champion\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\t\tThe Washington State University Breadlab is a research station, a bakery, and a school. But mostly, the WSU Breadlab is a movement.\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-4-3\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gocougs.wsu.edu\/means\/the-perfect-blend\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2023\/09\/coughead-wine-glass.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2023\/09\/coughead-wine-glass.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2023\/09\/coughead-wine-glass-396x223.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2023\/09\/coughead-wine-glass-792x446.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2023\/09\/coughead-wine-glass-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2023\/09\/coughead-wine-glass-1536x864.jpg 1536w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gocougs.wsu.edu\/means\/the-perfect-blend\/\">\t\t\t\tCougs are \u201ceverywhere\u201d in the Washington wine industry\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\t\tThe very existence of Washington\u2019s wine industry is credited to the research done by WSU horticulturist Walter Clore.\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-4-3\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gocougs.wsu.edu\/means\/betterworld\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2023\/06\/GuywithBoy_nofly-768x512-1.jpeg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2023\/06\/GuywithBoy_nofly-768x512-1.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2023\/06\/GuywithBoy_nofly-768x512-1-396x264.jpeg 396w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gocougs.wsu.edu\/means\/betterworld\/\">\t\t\t\t<strong>A better world, thanks to Washington State University<\/strong>\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\t\tThrough research, education and outreach, and in collaboration with a range of partners, WSU is working on questions of the future, today.\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-4-3\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gocougs.wsu.edu\/means\/cougsforever\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2023\/05\/DSC_2677-fix-scaled.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2023\/05\/DSC_2677-fix-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2023\/05\/DSC_2677-fix-396x264.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2023\/05\/DSC_2677-fix-792x528.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2023\/05\/DSC_2677-fix-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2023\/05\/DSC_2677-fix-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2023\/05\/DSC_2677-fix-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gocougs.wsu.edu\/means\/cougsforever\/\">\t\t\t\t<strong><strong>Friendship. Purpose. Always.<br>Forever A Coug<\/strong><\/strong>\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\u201cOnce a Coug, always a Coug.\u201d That\u2019s a favorite saying of Washington State University alumni, a group nearly 240,000 strong.\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-4-3\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gocougs.wsu.edu\/means\/yum\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2023\/04\/woman-with-cheese-fix.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2023\/04\/woman-with-cheese-fix.jpg 2264w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2023\/04\/woman-with-cheese-fix-396x265.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2023\/04\/woman-with-cheese-fix-792x530.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2023\/04\/woman-with-cheese-fix-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2023\/04\/woman-with-cheese-fix-1536x1029.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2023\/04\/woman-with-cheese-fix-2048x1371.jpg 2048w\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 2264px) 100vw, 2264px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Historic photo of cougar gold cheese\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gocougs.wsu.edu\/means\/yum\/\">\t\t\t\t<strong><strong><strong>Cougar Gold Marks 75 Years of Yum!<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\t\tEnough cheese to satisfy loyal Cougs across the country. And enough to feed growing national acclaim for the sharp white cheddar in the iconic yellow-and-white can.\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/article>\n\n<article class=\"wsu-card\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image--ratio-4-3\">\r\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gocougs.wsu.edu\/means\/health-care\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-wpsites\/uploads\/sites\/3198\/2023\/03\/Community-Health-Fair-Community-Engagement-scaled-e1678897863857.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"\"\r\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\r\n\t\t\t\talt=\"medical student w\/white coat\"\r\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\r\n\t\t\t\/>\r\n\t\t<\/a>\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title \">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gocougs.wsu.edu\/means\/health-care\/\">\t\t\t\t<strong><strong><strong><strong>A healthier community is part of the curriculum at WSU Health Sciences<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\r\n\t\t\t\tWith community health at the forefront, the Elson S. 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