WSU Spokane

Nanophase optics scientist joins WSU Spokane

SPOKANE — A leading researcher and business entrepreneur is joining the faculty at Washington State University Spokane as part of the extension of WSU’s internationally recognized Institute for Shock Physics. Hergen Eilers will lead nanophase enhanced optical research, the first of the laboratory’s focus areas to be housed at WSU Spokane. The holder of seven […]

Unique position combines chancellor, vice provost

Washington State University is searching for an innovative leader who will be chancellor for its Spokane campus and who also will coordinate activities across the university system as vice provost for health science. “Representatives from the Pullman campus, WSU Spokane, WSU Vancouver and the Spokane community serving on the search committee encourage nominations and applications […]

Area health ed center first to join WSU Extension

“…I pledge my health to better living, for my club, my community, my country and my world.” Many a former 4-H’er can still recite that pledge. In mid-December, the fourth H, “health,” took on new meaning for WSU Extension, as the Area Health Education Center at WSU Spokane became the first unit to join the […]

Spokane honors staff for excellence

In recognition of their contributions to campus and community, two employees have received the WSU Spokane Staff Excellence Award for the 2002-03 academic year. The annual award recognizes classified and administrative professional staff members. Doug Stephens, office assistant for the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, received the award for classified staff. Kiley Schenk, academic […]

High school students shadow health care pros

Instead of spending their summer making minimum wage because their parents made them get a job or sunning themselves during the dog days of summer, 27 Eastern Washington students are shadowing doctors, nurses, dentists and pharmacists through Project HOPE. The program is coordinated by the Area Health Education Center at Washington State University Spokane in […]