{"id":3613,"date":"2025-08-12T10:41:52","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T17:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spokane.wsu.edu\/news\/?page_id=3613"},"modified":"2026-10-15T11:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T18:48:10","slug":"wsu-spokane-news-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/spokane.wsu.edu\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"WSU Spokane News &amp; Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-container  wsu-position--relative wsu-width--full\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-hero wsu-width--full wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left wsu-spacing-after--none wsu-hero--size-xsmall \">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fill\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2025\/09\/2024-Fall-colors_19-scaled.jpg\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2025\/09\/2024-Fall-colors_19-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2025\/09\/2024-Fall-colors_19-scaled.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2025\/09\/2024-Fall-colors_19-scaled.jpg 792w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2025\/09\/2024-Fall-colors_19-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2025\/09\/2024-Fall-colors_19-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2025\/09\/2024-Fall-colors_19-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-spokane\/uploads\/sites\/456\/2025\/09\/2024-Fall-colors_19-scaled.jpg 198w\"\n\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\n\t\talt=\"Side view of Cougar Pride statue in the fall\"\n\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 25%\"\n\t\t\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wsu-overlay wsu-pattern-after wsu-overlay--dark-left wsu-pattern--none\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-eyebrow-header\">\n\t\t\t\tWSU Spokane\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 id=\"title-id-6ae0868ebe23f\" class=\"wsu-title wsu-hero__title\"><span>News &amp; Events<\/span><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption wsu-hero__copy\">\n\t\t\t\t<br><a href=\"https:\/\/lp.constantcontactpages.com\/su\/MOcwteM\"><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-decorator wsu-decorator--style-triangle-gray-top-left wsu-zindex--level-0\" style=\"top:100%;right:-10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-decorator wsu-decorator--style-triangle-gray-right\" style=\"bottom:0;left:-5%\"><\/div>\n\n<section  class=\"wsu-section wsu-width--full wsu-has-background--dark wsu-advanced-pattern-crimson-dark-gradient--add-pattern wsu-color-background--crimson-dark wsu-spacing-before--none wsu-spacing-top--none wsu-spacing-bottom--none wsu-zindex--level-2\"  >\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-section__inner wsu-width--content\">    \n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n    <\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section  class=\"wsu-section wsu-gradient-radial-light-gray-to-dark-gray--add-gradient wsu-width--full wsu-has-background--dark wsu-spacing-bottom--xlarge\"  >\r\n    <div class=\"wsu-section__inner wsu-width--content\">    \n<div class=\"wsu-container  wsu-position--relative wsu-width--full\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-decorator wsu-decorator--style-text wsu-custom-text--id-11 wsu-animate wsu-animate--action-fade-bottom\" style=\"top:3px;left:0;right:0;height:auto;width:auto\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center wsu-custom-outline-title\">Health Sciences <strong>Spotlight<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:75px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer  wsu-hide--tablet-medium\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-dropshadow--medium wsu-spacing-top--xmedium wsu-spacing-bottom--xmedium wsu-spacing-padding-left--xmedium wsu-spacing-padding-right--xmedium wsu-position--relative wsu-border--color-gray wsu-border--add-top\" id=\"health-sciences-spotlight-cards-area\">\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-container  wsu-position--relative wsu-zindex--level-2\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-card-wrapper wsu-card-wrapper--news wsu-spacing-after--none wsu-card-wrapper--per-row-4\">\r\n        <article class=\"wsu-card wsu-card--news wsu-card--id-265294 \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fixed-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.wsu.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/26\/three-wsu-faculty-members-receive-governors-outstanding-leadership-award\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/news\/uploads\/sites\/2797\/2026\/10\/governorsleadershipaward-1024x676.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/news\/uploads\/sites\/2797\/2026\/10\/governorsleadershipaward.jpg 1212w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/news\/uploads\/sites\/2797\/2026\/10\/governorsleadershipaward-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/news\/uploads\/sites\/2797\/2026\/10\/governorsleadershipaward-1024x676.jpg 1024w\"\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1212px) 100vw, 1212px\"\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Closeup of WSU faculty members David Makin, Radha Nandagopal, and Praveen Sekhar.\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.wsu.edu\/news\/2026\/10\/26\/three-wsu-faculty-members-receive-governors-outstanding-leadership-award\/\">\t\t\tThree WSU faculty members receive Governor\u2019s Outstanding Leadership Award\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t        \t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\">\n\t\t\t<time>October 26, 2026<\/time>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\n\t\t\t<p>Gov. Bob Ferguson recently recognized three WSU faculty members with the 2026 Governor\u2019s Outsta&#8230;\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<article class=\"wsu-card wsu-card--news wsu-card--id-265218 \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fixed-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.wsu.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/30\/first-palouse-trained-physicians-ready-to-serve\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/news\/uploads\/sites\/2797\/2026\/09\/Palousedoctors-1024x676.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/news\/uploads\/sites\/2797\/2026\/09\/Palousedoctors.jpg 1212w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/news\/uploads\/sites\/2797\/2026\/09\/Palousedoctors-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/news\/uploads\/sites\/2797\/2026\/09\/Palousedoctors-1024x676.jpg 1024w\"\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1212px) 100vw, 1212px\"\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Family medicine residency graduate Dr. Jeff Ward speaks at a podium bearing the Washington State University logo while Dr. Mohammed Younes stands nearby during a graduation ceremony.\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wsu-title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.wsu.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/30\/first-palouse-trained-physicians-ready-to-serve\/\">\t\t\tFirst Palouse-trained physicians ready to serve\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t        \t\t<div class=\"wsu-meta-date\">\n\t\t\t<time>September 30, 2026<\/time>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-caption\">\n\t\t\t<p>More than a decade after plans for a family medicine residency in Pullman began, WSU and Pullman &#8230;\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<article class=\"wsu-card wsu-card--news wsu-card--id-265192 \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fixed-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<a 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