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Photos by Dorothy

College of Nursing Dean Dorothy Detlor has done photography for years, but her first show is on display at the college in Spokane through mid-May. Detlor plans to pursue her passion for photography more intensely after her retirement on Sept. 1. Her show at the college in Spokane includes scenes taken in various parts of […]

Seminar features early Renaissance architecture

Matthew Cohen, an assistant professor of architecture in the Interdisciplinary Design Institute at WSU Spokane, will be the featured speaker at a free public seminar on April 21 from 3-5 p.m. in the Phase I Classroom Building Auditorium at 668 North Riverpoint Boulevard on the Riverpoint Campus. The presentation is a feature of the Third […]

WSU Spokane seminar features early Renaissance architecture research

Matthew Cohen, an assistant professor of architecture in the Interdisciplinary Design Institute at WSU Spokane, will be the featured speaker at a free public seminar on April 21 from 3-5 p.m. in the Phase I Classroom Building Auditorium at 668 North Riverpoint Boulevard on the Riverpoint Campus. The presentation is a feature of the Third […]

WSU x 4

Lonny W. Waddle follows his heart, which is why he’s been a staff member at all four WSU campuses during his career at the university. Waddle works as a media technician lead at WSU Spokane Information Technology, but this is not where his story begins. His wandering WSU career started in 1993, when he was […]

WSU Spokane shows Cougar Pride

WSU Spokane faculty, staff and students donned gloves and workboots as they worked to beautify their campus during the 2006 Cougar Pride Day Thursday, March 30. Participants collected garbage, spruced up landscapes and did anything else they could think of to make WSU Spokane sparkle.Lori Olson, Tara Losh, Pat Rossini and Jon Schad, pictured here, […]

Health conference slated for March 23-24 in Spokane

More than 250 health care professionals will attend the Northwest Regional Rural Health Conference March 23-24 at the Red Lion Hotel at the Park in Spokane.Celebrating its 19th year, the conference draws attendees from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska, and is the Northwest’s largest conference on rural health. It is presented in part by […]

Unique degree may revolutionize professions

Diet and exercise go hand in hand, which propelled WSU Spokane to design and offer an undergraduate degree that combines the two concepts. Introduced last fall, the Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Physiology and Metabolism enables health-science students to pack a one-two punch in nutrition and exercise.“By creating this integrated program, we are transcending […]

50 business leaders kick off Applied Sciences campaign

SPOKANE — More than 50 prominent business leaders gathered Nov. 17 at the Davenport Hotel for a fundraising breakfast in support of WSU’s Applied Sciences Laboratory, a Spokane-based contract research organization that will undertake a broad range of applied research projects for government agencies and private corporations.Part of the Institute for Shock Physics, the Applied Sciences […]

Sleep scientist expands WSU’s sleep research

Hans Van Dongen, an internationally recognized scientist who focuses on the areas of sleep and cognitive performance, recently joined WSU Spokane as associate research professor and assistant director of the university’s new Sleep and Performance Research Center.The Sleep and Performance Research Center includes a state-of-the-art sleep research laboratory that is currently under construction at the […]

Federal funding continues work of public safety institute

The Western Regional Institute for Community Oriented Public Safety (WRICOPS) has announced that it will receive $300,000 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to provide training, technical assistance and applied research services to criminal justice agencies and the communities they serve through December 2006.WRICOPS, headquartered at […]