By Kevin Dudley, WSU Spokane
SPOKANE, Wash. – The Math, Engineering and Science Achievement team from Salk Middle School will compete in the MESA USA National Championships in Philadelphia, Penn., June 20-23. » More …
SPOKANE, Wash. – The Nutrition and Exercise Physiology program at WSU Spokane has been named as an academic department and incorporated into the WSU’s Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine. » More …
SPOKANE, Wash. – Lisa Brown — who for the past four-and-a-half years has guided the rapid development of Washington State University’s health sciences enterprise in Spokane — today announced she will step down from her position as chancellor of the Spokane campus. » More …
SPOKANE, Wash. – Pharmacy students involved in organizing mumps vaccination clinics in Spokane as well as two students in the Nutrition and Exercise Physiology program will receive community service awards Friday from the Washington state chapter of a national organization that promotes community service from higher education students and employees. » More …
Washington State University Spokane will graduate 488 students from its campus May 4-5. The main commencement ceremony is 2 p.m. Friday, May 5, at the INB Performing Arts Center. A separate ceremony for the 95 Doctor of Pharmacy students will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 4, at the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox. » More …
SPOKANE, Wash. — A pilot program in Idaho, hosted by Washington State University’s College of Pharmacy and Albertsons Companies, has led to the first law to expand patient access to health care services through immunization training for pharmacy technicians. » More …
SPOKANE, Wash. – Washington State University Spokane researchers have collaborated on a tabletop device that can genetically manipulate blood to treat cancer, HIV and other diseases without expensive processing facilities. » More …
SPOKANE, Washington – Unmet legal problems adversely impact the health of approximately 1 in 6 Americans, most especially the poor, according to National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership. A 2012 Spokane Regional Health District study demonstrated how Spokane’s poor have significantly reduced life expectancy. On Jan. 12, a new six-member community collaborative will begin providing free in-clinic legal services to address the legal needs compromising the health of low-income individuals in our community. » More …
SPOKANE, Wash. – The Washington State University College of Medical Sciences is adding five new faculty members this summer and fall, adding to its cancer and sleep research cores and to the medical education teaching group.
SPOKANE, Wash. – A Spokane health consortium will receive a $900,000 appropriation from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration to ease the shortage of physicians in Spokane and eastern Washington and support an interprofessional teaching health facility for students in medical sciences, nursing, pharmacy and other health sciences.