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2 days ago | inlander.com | Don Brunell

click to enlarge Adobe Stock Founded in 1636, Harvard University is facing some of the stiffest challenges in its history. Although President Donald Trump and Harvard's recent spats make headlines, key issues in question affect all higher education. Harvard, our nation's first college (1636), is a center of current civil disruption and antisemitic behavior.

2 days ago | inlander.com | Madison Pearson

click to enlarge Erick Doxey photo Outside of the many Pride festival-style celebrations, there are plenty of other ways to celebrate.

1 week ago | inlander.com | Samantha Wohlfeil

click to enlarge Samantha Wohlfeil photo Trays like this will be filled with various compounds as an EWU team searches for the right molecules to solve a protein deficiency. Those who took introductory biology classes in school might remember various parts of the cell and their roles. But one of the things at work that many nonscientists may not have heard of is inosine triphosphate pyrophosphatase, or the ITPA protein.

1 week ago | inlander.com | Madison Pearson

click to enlarge Hannah Agosta illustration When her mother was diagnosed after several years of illness with posterior cortical atrophy — a rare, terminal form of Alzheimer's that progressively disrupts complex visual processing — Melinda Mullet became a full-time caregiver. For the last year of her life, Mullet's mother was moved to an adult care facility for around-the-clock care.

1 week ago | inlander.com | Colton Rasanen

click to enlarge Photo courtesy Spokane Colleges Students get hands-on nursing experience at Spokane Community College. Beyond the innovative research happening at our local universities, it's been a busy year for higher education in the Inland Northwest. Here are some of the big changes. TAKING THE LEAD After years of continuous leadership, both Washington State University and Gonzaga University have or will have new presidents.