Spokane Cougs give during Spokane Gives Month
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WSU Spokane staff and students volunteered their time during Spokane Gives Month earlier this year, helping the City of Spokane surpass its volunteer hours goal.
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Spokane Teaching Health Clinic nears completion
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Under construction since May of 2015, the Spokane Teaching Health Clinic will open this summer and serve the public.
Health Sciences Update episodes focus on medical school, pharmacy college and nursing research
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The latest batch of Health Sciences Update episodes are now available and can soon be seen on Comcast channel 17 in Spokane at 8:00 a.m., noon and 8:00 p.m.
When the college students are away, K-12 students come to play
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It’s been a little quieter since our health sciences students left town last month for summer break.
In their place, however, are students of a younger age.
STCU: ‘Here for Good’
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(This story appears in the latest edition of the WSU Spokane Magazine)
By Terren Roloff
“Here for good” is a statement of purpose for STCU, defining its relationship to credit union members, and their communities.
It also speaks to the permanence of a credit union that was founded during the Great Depression.
Ignite Northwest propels entrepreneurs
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(This story appears in the latest edition of the WSU Spokane Magazine)
By Kevin Dudley
The entrepreneurial ecosystem in Spokane now has a business accelerator that helps established businesses find investors: Ignite Northwest.
Research shows prescription assistance reduces trips to hospital
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Dr. Samuel Selinger, a retired cardiovascular surgeon, is dedicated to helping others as a Prescription Assistance Network activist and volunteer.
(This story appears in the latest edition of the WSU Spokane Magazine)
By Lorraine Nelson
The research study group was small, but it demonstrated what Dr. Samuel Selinger figured it would:
If you help low-income patients obtain free or low-cost prescription medications consistently, their visits to the emergency room and admissions to the hospital decrease.
Lean initiative serves dual purpose on campus
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HPA instructor Anna Franklin, center, is the project coach and mentor for students Michelle Le, right, and Elyse Brokaw, left, on the Lean Six Sigma project to improve a process on campus.
(This story appears in the latest edition of the WSU Spokane Magazine)
By Sarah Schaub
A student-led “Lean” project is helping streamline campus operations at WSU Health Sciences Spokane while preparing graduate students for leadership roles in health care management.
Anticipation builds for opening of new teaching clinic
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(This story appears in the latest edition of the WSU Spokane Magazine)
By Lorraine Nelson
The new Spokane Teaching Health Clinic is creating excitement for the students and professors in health sciences programs on the WSU Spokane and Eastern Washington University Spokane campus.
WSU Spokane researchers look at autism, sleep schedules, pharmacist care and more
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(This story appears in the latest edition of the WSU Spokane Magazine)
By Judith Van Dongen
Here is a roundup of the latest research news at WSU Spokane.