WSU Spokane Campus
Bulletin
Issue 2001-34 (October
31, 2001)
IN
THIS ISSUE
·PERSONNEL DYNAMICS
·TIP SHEET
·MEDIA COVERAGE
·NOTEWORTHY
·EVENTS
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PERSONNEL DYNAMICS
Recruitments
Program coordinator (Parking),
Facilities Operations
Program assistant, Cooperative Extension, Extension
Family and Nutrition Education Program
Administrative assistant A,
Cooperative Extension
Searches
Professor and chair, Pharmacy
Practice
Assistant professor, Criminal Justice
Assistant professor, Health
Policy and Administration
Associate director, CPRC
TIP SHEET
Beefing up security: Since September 11, city
officials across the country have begun beefing up security and preparing for
possible bioterrorism threats. Dr. Colleen Terriff, an assistant
professor at Washington State University Spokane's College of Pharmacy, is
helping develop domestic terrorism preparedness policy and procedures with the
Spokane Citywide Disaster Committee. Terriff is an expert on infectious agents
such as anthrax, small pox, the plague, tularemia and botulism. She also works
as a clinical pharmacist for Deaconess Medical Center and serves as a liaison to
the hospital's emergency department. Terriff is available to speak about
infectious agents, antidotes, and what the city of Spokane is doing to prepare
for bioterrorism. She also can comment on the latest recommendations made by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For more information, contact
Terriff at 509.473.2364.
What happens when people do yoga? Heart
rate, oxygen uptake, energy expenditure and other physiological responses to the
practice of yoga asanas (postures) can be measured to assess yoga's value as an
exercise prescription for both healthy people and people with various diseases
or conditions. Sally Blank, associate professor of Exercise Science at
WSU Spokane, says Hatha yoga, practiced according to the Iyengar tradition, and
the increasingly popular power yoga can improve muscular strength and endurance,
flexibility and balance. But there are some cautions about technique for
practitioners to be aware of. Blank recently presented her research findings at
an invitation-only workshop at University of Cambridge, England, on
Indic-inspired approaches to health, medicine and wellbeing in the modern world.
For more information, contact Blank, 509.358.7633,
seblank@wsu.edu.
MEDIA COVERAGE
C.
Harold Mielke, director, Health Research and Education Center, is working
with Bio~OriGyn to develop a novel liquid storage system for banking fresh human
platelets through a Focused Technology Initiative (FTI) project funded by
Washington Technology Center (Washington Technology Center At-A-Glance,
Fall 2001).
Washington State University Spokane's
Interdisciplinary Design Institute is offering workshops on sustainable
design and construction. The workshops are designed to enable professionals in
the field to address emerging issues and attain professional certification.
Workshop topics include indoor environmental quality, HVAC and energy systems,
and water and wastewater management, among others. See more online: http://wsunews.wsu.edu/detail.asp?StoryID=580
"The
Human Genome Project: Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications" is the focus of a
public lecture, panel discussion, and other presentations for health
professionals and community members set for November 16-17 at the Sacred Heart
Medical Center Providence Auditorium, West 20 Ninth Avenue, Spokane. The events
are sponsored by the Washington State University Spokane Robert F.E. Stier
Memorial Lectures in Medicine in collaboration with the St. Stephen's
Lecture Series and the Spokane County Medical Society. See more online: http://wsunews.wsu.edu/detail.asp?StoryID=742
Featured
in the Terabyte Triangle newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 10: WSU Spokane
program information sessions (see also below under External Events) and the
award-winning Health Sciences Building design (see Bulletin of Oct. 3the
design won first place in the Outstanding Architectural Design Project category
(Washington) for the Northwest Construction Magazine Best of 2001
competition).
NOTEWORTHY
Danial
Baker, director and professor, Drug Information Center, published:
Budesonide Modified-Release Capsules. Rev Gastroenterol Disorders
2001;1(3):147-55. http://www.medreviews.com/pdfs/articles/RIGD_13_Article_4.pdf
SEND
YOUR NOTEWORTHY NEWS about staff, faculty, students, or graduates of WSU
Spokane to chamberlain@wsu.edu for inclusion in future editions of the weekly
campus bulletin and spokane@wsu.edu, the quarterly
newsletter.
UPCOMING EVENTS
INTERNAL EVENTS
Thursday, November 29:
Karen DePauw, Dean of the Graduate School, will visit Spokane for an open
dialog. Her schedule is as follows:
1:30 to 2:15 p.m.--Meet with the
Instructional Leadership Council
2:15 to 2:45 p.m.--Open session with Spokane
faculty and staff
2:45 to 3:15 p.m.--Open session with Spokane graduate
students
You are invited to attend the appropriate session. All
meetings will be held in the Phase I Classroom Building in the first floor
conference room.
EXTERNAL EVENTS
Thursday, November 1:
Technology Management Open House. Spokane Bookie, 410 E. Trent Ave.,
Riverpoint campus, 5:30 p.m. For more information go to
http://www.spokane.wsu.edu/news&events/infosessions01.html
Friday, November 2 & Saturday, November 3: Inland
Northwest Cancer Conference. Third Annual Inland Northwest Cancer
Conference, “Research and Clinical Practice: Bridging the Gap.” DoubleTree
Hotel, 322 N Spokane Falls City Center Court, Spokane. To register and for more
information call 509-335-3530 or visit http://capps.wsu.edu/programs/cancer01.htm.
Monday,
November 5: Interdisciplinary Design Institute Open House. Phase I Classroom
Building, Riverpoint campus, 668 N. Riverpoint Blvd, 5:30 p.m. For more
information go to http://www.spokane.wsu.edu/news&events/infosessions01.html
Monday,
November 5: “Security by Design: Insights and Best Practices” Virtual Symposium.
From 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the Phase I Classroom Building Auditorium
at the Riverpoint Higher Education Park, 668 North Riverpoint Boulevard,
Spokane. Free for WSU Spokane Interdisciplinary Design Institute faculty and
students with a valid identification card. General admission is $10 payable in
advance or at the door. All conference attendees must RSVP to AIA-Spokane by
2:00 p.m., Friday, November 2. To RSVP and for more information on learning
units, contact Evelyn Creager at
AIA-Spokane at 747-5498 or e-mail spokaia@mindspring.com.
Monday,
November 5, through Friday, November 30: “Palouse Farm Architecture:
Reinterpretations of Rural Landscapes”. Exhibit of student work from the
School of Architecture at the WSU Spokane Interdisciplinary Design Institute.
Riverpoint Higher Education Park, Phase I Classroom Building Gallery. Hours:
Monday Friday, 8:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.; Saturday, 8:00 a.m. 5:00
p.m. Open and free to the public. Call 358-7920.
Tuesday, November 6:
“Face to Face” Washington State University. Information night for
prospective students, 4:00 to 6:30 p.m. at the WestCoast Grand Hotel at the
Park, Spokane. Meet world-class faculty, academic representatives, and current
students and learn about the WSU community. Attend workshops on financial aid
and scholarship services and housing. To RSVP or for more information call
1-888-Go-To-WSU.
Wednesday, November 7: “Urban Centers that Support
Health Across Generations”. Presented by Bob Scarfo, Ph.D., associate
professor of horticulture and landscape architecture, Interdisciplinary Design
Institute. Lecture begins at 4:30 p.m., Community Building, 35 W. Main, Spokane.
Call 358-7920. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Thursday,
November 8: EDC Rally to Discuss Workforce Education. The EDC’s Fall Rally,
scheduled for 7:30 a.m. at Spokane Community College, will feature a panel
discussion on the evolving health care, high technology, and biotechnology
sectors and how these rapidly changing industries affect workforce development
and education.
Panelists include:
·Dr. Bill Gray, Campus Executive Officer and Dean, WSU
Spokane
·Dr. Mary Averett, Community Colleges of
Spokane
·Tom Zellers, Chief Operating Officer, Deaconess Medical
Center
·Kirk Wood-Gaines, Human Resource Manager,
Hollister-Stier
·Carol Moore, Human Resource Manager,
Telect
·Bill Kalivas, INTEC
The rally will be held in the SCC
Student Lair, 1810 N. Green Street. RSVP by Tuesday, November 6, by calling
624-9285 or e-mailing Pam Mackey at pmackey@edc.spokane.net.
Thursday, November 8: Real Estate Open
House. Spokane Bookie, 410 E. Trent Ave., Riverpoint campus, 5:30 p.m. For
more information go to
http://www.spokane.wsu.edu/news&events/infosessions01.html
Tuesday, November 13: Computer Engineering Open
House. Spokane Bookie, 410 E. Trent Ave., Riverpoint campus, 5:30 p.m. For
more information go to
http://www.spokane.wsu.edu/news&events/infosessions01.html
Friday, November 16, & Saturday, November 17:
“The Human Genome Project: The Ethical, Legal & Social Implications”.
WSU Spokane Stier Memorial Lecture along with St. Stephen’s Lecture Series
presents this public lecture and discussion series for health professionals and
community members, Friday, November 16, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., and
Saturday, November 17, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Medical
Center Providence Auditorium, W. 20 Ninth Ave., Spokane. Featuring
nationally recognized speakers, Victor A. McKusick, MD, university professor of
medical genetics at Johns Hopkins, and Albert R. Jonsen, Ph.D., professor emeritus of ethics in medicine. RSVP required,
call 509-358-7640 or e-mail ahec@wsu.edu. The lecture is approved for
continuing education units for health professionals for a $20 fee.
Send
corrections on event information to
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