By Addy Hatch, College of Nursing SPOKANE, Wash. – The Washington State University College of Nursing has been named a Center of Excellence by the National League for Nursing, one of only 15 universities or health care organizations nationwide chosen for this honor.
PULLMAN, Wash. – It’s harvest season in the Palouse, and a combination of dust from the fields and smoke from the region’s forest fires created a spectacular evening sky Monday night, as captured by Shelly Hanks, WSU Photo Services.
It just so happens the Great American Eclipse is coming up on Aug. 21. This solar eclipse will be the only one visible from across the lower 48 states in nearly a hundred years.
By Bev Makhani, Office of Undergraduate Education PULLMAN, Wash. – Ernest Cline, screenwriter and author of “Ready Player One,” will give the 11th annual Common Reading Invited Lecture, 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 28, in Beasley Coliseum on the WSU Pullman campus, with streaming to other WSU campuses statewide.
By Christina VerHeul, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine SPOKANE, Wash. – Students arriving in August to attend WSU’s new Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine will kick off their medical education with a technology head start thanks to the generous donation of iPads from Numerica Credit Union.
By Terren Roloff, WSU Spokane SPOKANE, Wash. – A select group of 25 medical students from Iraq will visit the WSU Health Sciences Spokane campus on Tuesday, July 25, to learn from faculty and staff of WSU’s new medical college.
By Terren Roloff, WSU Spokane SPOKANE, Wash. – An artwork commissioned by donors will be presented to Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane at a reception 5-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 2
By Addy Hatch, College of Nursing SPOKANE, Wash. – A new federal grant received by the WSU College of Nursing will help train nurse practitioners and address a critical shortage of primary-care providers in Eastern Washington rural areas.
PULLMAN, Wash. – Scholarship funds from the Washington State University license plate, the number-one specialty plate in the state, hit a new record of $613,283 in the 2016-2017 academic year, according to the WSU budget office. All of the proceeds go to scholarships for students in the WSU system.