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Family to remove life support for math prof, puzzle expert

By Stuart Tomlinson, The Oregonian/OregonLive PORTLAND, Ore. – The daughter of a Washington State University Vancouver math professor and nationally renowned puzzle expert who was critically injured while jogging last week said her father will be taken off life support Wednesday.

Researchers hit virtual heads to make softball, sports safer

PULLMAN, Wash. – Two nearly identical softballs, both approved for league play, can have dramatically different effects when smacked into a player’s head.   Those are the findings from a study conducted by Professor Lloyd Smith in Washington State University’s School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering and project engineer Derek Nevins. The report will be […]

Report illness, injury with new online form

As of the new year, there is an easier and faster way to report workplace injuries and illnesses via an online form. The completed form will be routed electronically to Human Resource Services (HRS), Environmental Health & Safety, and the employee’s supervisor. The revised Safety Policies and Procedures Manual (SPPM Section 25.20) on accident reporting describes […]

$450,000 grant supports program for coping with traumatic injury to brain, spinal cord

Dennis Dyck and Dr. Bruce Becker are recipients of a $450,000 grant to develop a first-of-its-kind support program for people with traumatic brain or spinal cord injury and their families. The National Institute of Disabilities and Education Research awarded the grant. The researchers’ structured management strategy will help patients and their families cope by providing […]