Two researchers in the WSU College of Medicine’s Sleep and Performance Research Center are quoted in a Spokesman-Review article highlighting a new sleep study. In the article, faculty members Hans Van Dongen, PhD, and Jason Gerstner, PhD, discuss the association between sleep regularity and cognitive decline.
Researchers at Washington State University are exploring the possibility that today’s high rates of obesity could be linked to epigenetics rather than just diet and exercise.
The article highlights new abortion access data in Washington state and research by Dawn Kopp, MD, MPH, the vice chair for OBGYN at the College of Medicine.
The student-led Health Equity Circle at the WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine was recently featured on the Spokane radio program, This Won’t Hurt a Bit.
Cole Allick, PhD, a research manager and outreach liaison for IREACH, graduated in August with his doctorate in Indigenous health from the University of North Dakota. He was part of the program’s inaugural class, which was featured by CNN.
Several residents working in the WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine residency program in Everett were featured in a story by KING 5 News in Seattle.
Michael McDonell, an associate professor of community and behavioral health at the WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, is quoted in a recent NBC Health article addressing treatment for cocaine and meth addiction.
In the article, Dean James Record, MD, JD, FACP, discussed his background, the inspirations that led him into a career in medicine, and his involvement with the college from the very beginning.
Despite a record-breaking year for donations at some local universities, many institutions are facing a decline in donor numbers. It’s a national trend not only for higher education but for philanthropy in general.
The Public Health Spotlight, published by the Washington State Department of Health, promotes the work of community health leaders and researchers across the state.