Celestina Barbosa-Leiker, executive vice chancellor for WSU Spokane and professor in the College of Nursing, has announced she has accepted the position of Dean of the College of Health and Human Development at California State University- Fullerton. Her appointment will begin July 1.
Researchers at Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane will spend the next three years conducting research aimed at improving brain health in older adults, thanks to nearly $500,000 in grants […]
Many of the world’s leading experts on shift work are converging on the Inland Northwest this week to present and discuss issues related to night shifts and non-standard working hours. […]
A researcher at Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane has developed a new technology that harnesses the immune system to deliver drugs directly to infection sites within the body. “Most […]
At any given time, an estimated 7.7 million American adults suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a psychiatric condition that occurs in people who have experienced or witnessed a […]
Science is usually a serious matter, but there were plenty of laughs last week at the fourth annual Science Bites event held at WSU Spokane. The science communications competition featured […]
Working night shifts or other nonstandard work schedules increases your risk of becoming obese and developing diabetes and other metabolic disorders, which ultimately also raises your risk of heart disease, […]
Poor eating habits can cause obesity and increase our risk of developing chronic diseases such as diabetes and stroke. That much we’ve known, but what scientists are still figuring out […]
A landmark study by scientists at WSU and elsewhere has brought focus to the search for genetic links to autism spectrum disorder, which affects an estimated 2 million Americans. Published […]
By Lorraine Nelson, WSU Spokane Communications What if you were promoted at work over someone who had been there longer and was qualified, but who had been laboring at a […]