Alaska

$10 million grant to study disease in native populations

By Doug Nadvornick, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine SPOKANE, Wash. – A Washington State University researcher has received a $10 million grant to work with American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities to reduce health risks related to high blood pressure.

WSU, Alaska agreement offers chemical engineering degree

By Tina Hilding, Voiland College of Engineering & Architecture PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University is joining with University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) and University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) to offer a WSU chemical engineering degree for Alaska students.

Science abounds when cruising through Alaskan landscapes

Each year at this time thousands of tourists embark on cruises along Alaska stunning coastal waters. If they are lucky, the tourists experience dry weather, relatively calm seas and breathtaking vistas. In some places the ships can get up close and personal to dramatic scenes of glaciers “calving” ice that breaks off and falls into […]

Largest NW rural health conferences slated for March 18-22th

SPOKANE – The seventh NW Regional Critical Access Hospital Conference on March 18 and 22 and the NW Regional Rural Health Conference from March 19-20 incorporate Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska in the Northwest’s largest gathering on rural health with more than 300 health professionals attending. Both conferences will be held at the Red […]

Cougar pride takes flight with Horizon Air

  Finishing touches put on WSU Cougar airplane by Horizon Air worker. (Photo courtesy of Horizon Air)   Keep an eye on the sky and you might soon think that WSU has its own corporate jet.   A look closer though and you will see that it is part of Horizon Air’s new strategy to salute four major regional […]