WSU Spokane News

By Hope Belli Tinney, Washington Small Business Development Center

SPOKANE, Wash. – March 21 is national Small Business Development Center Day, a day to celebrate the positive economic impact that these centers have on towns, communities and businesses across the nation.

By Linda Weiford, WSU News

SPOKANE, Wash. – What do the 2018 Olympics, cruise ships and public facilities have in common? They all serve as hospitable environments for a dreaded intestinal bug called norovirus.

By Lori Maricle, WSU College of Pharmacy 

SPOKANE, Wash. – Richard Okita, a program director with the National Institutes of Health National Institute of General Medical Sciences, will present the 2018 Allen I. White Lecture at noon Tuesday, March 13, in the Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences Building Walgreens Auditorium on the WSU Spokane campus.

By Linda Weiford, WSU News

SPOKANE, Wash. – Heartache. Heartsick. More than metaphors from love songs and romance novels, they can also portray a real medical condition.

By Addy Hatch, College of Nursing

SPOKANE, Wash. – The Washington State University College of Nursing will introduce a Graduate Certificate in Public Health with enrollment to begin in the fall.

The amazing talents of WSU staff photographers Robert Hubner, Shelly Hanks and Dean Hare are on display in this highlight reel of 2017. Enjoy!

By Lori Maricle, WSU College of Pharmacy,

SPOKANE, Wash. – Joshua Neumiller, professor of pharmacotherapy at Washington State University’s College of Pharmacy, has been named chair of the Professional Practice Committee for the American Diabetes Association. 

PULLMAN, Wash. – The Washington State University Student Conduct Process Task Force has submitted 32 recommendations designed to make the university’s student conduct process reflect best practices nationally.

By Addy Hatch, College of Nursing

SPOKANE, Wash. – Washington State University College of Nursing Dean Joyce Griffin-Sobel has named new members of her leadership team. 

PULLMAN, Wash. – Five working groups comprised of more than 110 Washington State University students, faculty and staff have begun meeting to develop recommendations for creating a more inclusive and welcoming community at WSU campuses system-wide.

By Christina VerHeul, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine

SPOKANE, Wash. – To achieve its mission of tackling health care challenges facing underserved communities across the state, the Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine is hosting its inaugural hackathon April 13-15 at the WSU Spokane campus.

SPOKANE, Wash. – Betty M. Anderson, one of the founders of the Washington State University College of Nursing and one of the first inductees into the Washington State Nurses Hall of Fame, died Aug. 13, 2017, at the age of 99.

By Hope Belli Tinney, Washington Small Business Development Center

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — Like many small business owners, Jim Connolly is setting goals for the coming year.

By Judith Van Dongen, WSU Spokane Office of Research

SPOKANE, Wash. – If you spend your nights staring at the bedroom ceiling, you’re not alone. About a quarter of U.S. adults suffer from insomnia, which significantly impacts their quality of life.

By Addy Hatch, WSU Nursing

SPOKANE, Wash. – Students and faculty from the WSU College of Nursing and the WSU College of Veterinary Medicine will join up to host a health-screening clinic for homeless and low-income people and their pets.  

By Judith Van Dongen, WSU Spokane Office of Research

SPOKANE, Wash. – Scientists have long tried to pin down the causes of autism spectrum disorder. Recent studies have expanded the search for genetic links from identifying genes toward epigenetics, the study of factors that control gene expression and looks at chemical modifications of DNA and the proteins associated with it.