Preventing the next pandemic
WSU researchers study the connection between bats and viruses.
The physician’s journey begins
New WSU medical student Martha Oberg will continue a family tradition.
Secret lives of wasps
WSU doctoral student Megan Asche seeks out wasps and other insects to learn more and teach others.
Passion beyond the classroom
Amoje Moody mentored fellow students, organized events, and hosted his own radio show at WSU.
Let this work heal
Esteban Herevia, a staff member at the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, helps lead the Pride movement in Spokane and the region.
BUTCH STEPS UP
Former Butch T. Cougar and ASWSU President Zach Wurtz helps test a potential vaccine for the novel coronavirus.
- Combatting the pandemicIncreasing COVID-19 testing for Native populations With a $4.4 million NIH grant, researchers will examine challenges to testing and vaccinating American Indian and Native Alaskan people.
- Celebrating safelyHow to stay safe this Halloween Trick or treating and, to a greater extent, indoor house parties, increase the likelihood of contracting and spreading COVID 19.
- Leading researchDetecting Alzheimer’s disease earlier WSU scientists have developed a method to detect biomarkers for the disease that is 10 times more sensitive than current blood testing technology.
- “Superhabitable” planetsSome planets may be better for life than EarthResearchers have identified two dozen planets outside our solar system that may have conditions more suitable for life than our own.
- Health breakthroughDiscovery enables adult skin to regenerate like a newborn’s Identification of a genetic factor holds implications for treatment of skin wounds, as well as for preventing some of the aging process in skin.
- Pest managementEradicating an invasive snail Working with the Port of Tacoma and the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA), WSU scientists are using steam to eradicate the invasive Mediterranean vineyard snail.
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