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February 8, 2021 WSU Health Sciences Spokane Office of Research presents Picture a Scientist on Thursday, February 11. Picture a Scientist is a feature-length documentary film chronicling the groundswell of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists. A biologist, a chemist and a geologist lead viewers on a journey deep into their own experiences in the sciences, overcoming brutal harassment, institutional discrimination, and years of subtle slights to revolutionize the culture of science. From cramped laboratories to spectacular field stations, we also encounter scientific...

The Steve Gleason Institute for Neuroscience is renovating a building on the WSU Spokane campus.   Avista Development owns the building, which is located south of WSU Health Sciences, at 325 E. Sprague Ave. Avista leases it to the institute for a nominal fee, according to the WSU Health Sciences Spokane website. The pandemic has slowed the renovation progress, but the building is nearing completion. Renovations started last summer, and should be finished in three to four months, said Andrea Lazarus, executive director of the Steve Gleason Institute for Neuroscience.   Upon completion, the ...

February 1, 2021 WSU Health Sciences Spokane Office of Research presents Picture a Scientist on Thursday, February 11. Picture a Scientist is a feature-length documentary film chronicling the groundswell of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists. A biologist, a chemist and a geologist lead viewers on a journey deep into their own experiences in the sciences, overcoming brutal harassment, institutional discrimination, and years of subtle slights to revolutionize the culture of science. From cramped laboratories to spectacular field stations, we also encounter scientific...

‘Rise to the challenge’: WSU nursing, pharmacy students volunteer to administer COVID-19 vaccine By Greg Mason, The Spokesman-Review Published: January 26, 2021, 10:30am Share: John McLain has had his share of practice with flu shots as a student at the Washington State University College of Nursing. The COVID-19 vaccine, however, is “just such a bigger caliber,” he said. “It’s a historic thing,” said McLain, who is among upward of 100 WSU nursing and pharmacy students to date helping vaccination sites administer coronavirus vaccines throughout the region. WSU is...

Monday’s annual commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life should be a soul-stirring call to deeply examine, reflect on, and—most importantly—act to change systemic injustices that have long tarnished widely espoused American ideals about freedom, equality, and opportunity for all. MLK’s call for action more urgent than ever January 15, 2021 Dear Faculty, Staff, and Students: Monday’s annual commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life should be a soul-stirring call to deeply examine, reflect on, and—most importantly—act to change systemic injustices that have ...