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. […]
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 […]
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, […]
(This story appears in the latest edition of the WSU Spokane Magazine) By Kevin Dudley A nursing student talks to her patient. The patient coughs and says he is having […]
Last week, WSU’s Board of Regents approved, among many items, the renaming of the South Campus Facility at WSU Spokane to the Center for Clinical Research and Simulation – a […]
The fall semester begins in 20 days here at WSU Spokane. We felt it was a good time to review some recent news headlines concerning our campus, including a new […]
For the second year in a row, our campus hosted the TEAM Conference for first responders and mental health professionals. The conference – put on through a collaboration among WSU […]
Dr. Greg Belenky, a sleep researcher here on campus, is a finalist for Spokane’s Citizen Hall of Fame. Belenky is one of three finalists in the Science Health and Medicine […]
Jonathan Wisor (pictured), an associate professor in the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, is a sleep researcher and recently talked about “Sleep and a Healthy Life” at the recent TEDx […]
Hans Van Dongen, Ph.D., is a researcher in our Sleep and Performance Research Center. He was recently invited to speak at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration conference don drowsy […]