This spring break, the Murrow College of Communication 2023 Backpack Journalism expedition travels to Nairobi, Kenya where students will report on research from the Paul G. Allen School for Global Health and related topics.
A WSU-led study found that neutral or awkward behavior of mothers with their babies at 12 months correlated with an epigenetic change on a gene associated with stress response when the children were 7 years old.
The Black college students interviewed by Betty Wilson racially identified with unarmed Black victims of police killings. In them, they saw their relatives, their friends — and themselves.
Cannabidiol or CBD, a non-psychoactive component of cannabis, inhibits the metabolism of nicotine, new WSU-led research has found, meaning it could help tobacco users curb the urge for that next cigarette.
More U.S. high school seniors reported vaping cannabis in states where it is legal only for medical purposes than states where all adult use is permitted, according to a WSU study.
The Children and Family Research Unit will receive $1.2 million in funding to work in Washington state counties with disproportionately low access to mental health services.
WSU scientists are helping to develop safer drug dosing standards for children and other populations that are underrepresented in clinical drug trials.
A report, from a national committee chaired by WSU’s Guy Palmer, recommends investing in wastewater testing for infectious diseases across the country, as some organizations have done for COVID-19.
WSU is crediting strong support from the state’s congressional delegation with helping secure significant funding in the new federal spending bill signed into law last month by President Joe Biden.
The WSU-led research could lead to earlier detection and better clinical management of hypospadias, a birth defect in which the opening of the urethra is located on the underside of the penis instead of the tip.
