{"id":34120,"date":"2025-07-21T14:07:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T21:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicine.wsu.edu\/news\/?p=34120"},"modified":"2025-07-21T14:07:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T21:07:46","slug":"students-present-research-at-national-sleep-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicine.wsu.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/21\/students-present-research-at-national-sleep-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Students Present Research at National SLEEP Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Several Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine students presented work at the recent Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS) meeting in Seattle, Washington. 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