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December
"Discussions academic at brewpub gatherings"
December 27, 2006
The
Spokesman-Review
... says it's hosting the "Science on Tap" programs as a way to acquaint
people with the important research being done at UI and Washington
State University and to ... Feb. 13: Breast cancer
research, by Sylvia Oliver, assistant director of the Health,
Research and Education Center at Washington State University...
"WSU to tackle youth obesity "
December 26, 2006
The
Spokesman-Review
...WSU faculty members Kenn Daratha and Ruth Bindler
learned recently that they are among the 15 percent of applicants whose
projects were approved recently by a program of the United States
Department of Agriculture...
Additional reporting available at:
Seattle PI
Moscow-Pullman Daily
News (subscription required)
KOIN.com
"Our View: High-tech economy
Legislation for modern growth needs
clear wording"
December 24, 2006
The
Spokesman-Review
...emphasizes problem solving and commercial applications in physical
sciences and engineering, strongly coupled to world-class fundamental
research at Washington State University."...all the institutions
have the potential to recruit top-flight scientists, engineers and
researchers who have grown weary of the hassles of big-city living. As
Barb Chamberlain, WSU's director of public affairs, explains: "We
are in the age of the second-tier city." ...
"All In A Good Day's Sleep"
December 20, 2006
Officer.Com
Bryan
Vila, professor of Criminal Justice at Washington State University
literally wrote the book on police officers and sleep. The author of
several volumes, including "Tired Cops: The Importance of Managing
Police Fatigue," Vila doesn't simply theorize about dead-tired cops from
a swivel chair in his office — he was one.
"Governor seeks boost in medical training
Plan would expand
program for first-year Spokane students"
December 15, 2006
The
Spokesman-Review
Pledging to boost rural health care, Gov. Chris Gregoire on Thursday
said she wants to expand Spokane-area training programs for first-year
medical and dental students, as well as a nursing doctoral program in
Spokane. "This is a cost-effective, common-sense way to address
significant shortages of health care professionals in our state,"
Gregoire said. The governor made her announcement flanked by Washington
State University President V. Lane Rawlins, University of Washington
President Mark A. Emmert, Eastern Washington University President
Adolopho Arevalo, Community Colleges of Spokane Chancellor Gary
Livingston and state Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown, D-Spokane…
"Night Owls Are More Creative"
December 12, 2006
Discovery Channel
Not a morning person? Take solace — new research suggests that "night
owls" are more likely to be creative thinkers. Scientists can't yet
fully explain why evening types appear to be more creative, but they
suggest it could be an adaptation to living outside of the norm. "Being
in a situation which diverges from conventional habit — nocturnal types
often experience this situation — may encourage the development of a
non-conventional spirit and of the ability to find alternative and
original solutions," lead author Marina Giampietro and colleague G.M.
Cavallera wrote in a study to be published in the February 2007 issue of
Personality and Individual Differences…Hans Van Dongen, associate
research professor at the Sleep and Performance Research Center at
Washington State University, helped to discover the biological
explanation behind morning and evening types…
"Incentive-Based Therapy Improves Outlook For Methamphetamine
Abusers"
December 9, 2006
National
Institutes of Health
New research suggests that offering methamphetamine abusers an
incentive-based behavioral therapy program called contingency management
(CM — also known as Motivational Incentives), along with psychosocial
therapy is more effective than psychosocial therapy alone. The study was
supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National
Institutes of Health, and is published in the November 2006 issue of the
American Journal of Psychiatry…Lead scientist Dr. John Roll, of
Washington State University, and his colleagues observed that
participants who received CM plus treatment as usual submitted
significantly more substance-free urine samples than participants who
received only usual treatment during the 12-week study. “Similarly,
participants who were part of the CM program were continuously abstinent
for almost five weeks, while those who received the usual treatment
documented continuous abstinence for less than three weeks,” he says....
"Streetcars seen as possible boost to CdA"
December 2, 2006
The
Spokesman-Review
Streetcars remind many of days gone by, but a group of college students
sees them as part of Coeur d'Alene's transportation future. The
students, enrolled at Washington State University's Design Institute
in Spokane, are proposing a 6-mile electric streetcar loop
connecting the Riverstone development, North Idaho College, downtown
Coeur d'Alene, midtown and Kootenai Medical Center…
"Collaboration, growing pains create buzz in burgeoning Spokane"
December 1, 2006
Washington CEO Magazine
CLENCHING her coffee cup to her chest, the 30-something woman with
bobbed black hair speaks hurriedly, as if there isn't enough time to
explain why she left her job as an assistant television editor in Los
Angeles to move to Spokane with her husband, who was also working in
television. In actuality, she says, the question is asked so often of
her that her response feels routine…It simply means that Spokane misses
the mark - but not by much." Without as much tongue in cheek, David
Wang, a professor of architecture at Washington State University
(WSU) Spokane's Interdisciplinary Design Institute, commented on the
city's newest motto: "This can be paired with another oft-repeated
description of the city as ‘the second largest city between Minneapolis
and Tokyo.'"…
November
"Rewards for abstaining reduce methamphetamine use"
November 29, 2006
Scientific American
When patients are treated for methamphetamine abuse and participate in a
program that includes a "contingency management" strategy -- a system
that rewards abstinence -- they are less likely to use illicit drugs
compared with patients treated with usual care alone, investigators
report…Roll, from Washington State University in Spokane, and his
group therefore evaluated the efficacy of contingency management based
on a subanalysis of data from the Clinical Trials Network initiative of
the National Institute on Drug Abuse involving 113 patients dependent on
methamphetamine or other drugs…
"Students to offer plans for Riverpoint growth"
November 29, 2006
The
Spokesman-Review
The idea of developing a university district surrounding the
Riverpoint campus has drawn a lot of discussion, planning and
support in recent years. Now some college students are trying to push
the idea closer to reality. Students from Washington State University
and Eastern Washington University will present proposals for "smart
growth" in the university district at a public forum tonight. The event
comes in advance of a planned January visit by a team of Environmental
Protection Agency officials who will further promote mixed-use,
pedestrian-friendly development in the district…
"THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY'S MOUNT VERNON CAMPUS HONORS
ANNE BERKLEY SMITH AND NANCY BLOSSOM WITH 2006 ELIZABETH J. SOMERS
LEADERSHIP AWARDS"
November 23, 2006
Media Newswire
The George Washington University's Mount Vernon Campus on Foxhall Road
recently honored two Mount Vernon community members with Elizabeth J.
Somers Leadership Awards during the recent Mount Vernon Reunion Weekend.
Anne Berkeley Smith, MVC '56, received the Elizabeth J. Somers Alumnae
Leadership Award, and Nancy Blossom, received the Elizabeth J.
Somers Faculty Leadership Award. Blossom was an interior design faculty
member from 1987 to 2002 at Mount Vernon College and subsequently at The
George Washington University. She now is professor and chair of
Washington State University's interior design program, as well as
director of the WSU's Interdisciplinary Design Institute. A professional
designer for 25 years, Blossom is recognized as a leader in national and
international design associations…
"Hoping for power in Olympia
Spokane-area wish list includes $302 million in projects"
November 22, 2006
Spokane Journal of Business
Spokane-area business advocates say that as the next Washington state
legislative session nears, their top priorities will include more than
$302 million in capital projects, and they’ll be seeking funding for
job-training programs, health-care research, and education. In addition,
they’ll be urging legislators to find solutions to rising health-care
costs. Interest groups here also will seek funding for construction of a
new $10.8 million classroom building at Eastern Washington University,
in Cheney, and a $58 million biotechnology-life sciences research
facility at Washington State University’s campus in Pullman…
"WSU scientists examine the worth of herbal alternatives WSU
researchers warn of risks that can be associated with the popular
remedies"
November 16, 2006
The Daily Evergreen
With health-care costs consistently rising in the U.S., many
Americans have turned to an alternative – herbal medication.... Jae
Kennedy, an associate professor of health policy administration at
WSU Spokane, has spent the past three years analyzing the socioeconomic
factors that have contributed to herbal medications growing in
popularity. “There is a narrative going around that [this increase] is
about a disenchantment with conventional medicine,” Kennedy said.
....The biggest fear associated with herbal medication is that the
industry is largely unregulated, said Linda Garrelts Maclean, the
interim chair of pharmacotherapy at WSU Spokane. Unlike most drugs used
in conventional medicine, doctors’ prescriptions are not required for
herbs. Herbs have also often not been thoroughly tested through clinical
trials....
"WSU steps up efforts here to commercialize research
Spokane campus gets scientist to oversee intellectual property work"
Spokane Journal of Business
November 10, 2006
Washington State University at Spokane says it’s stepping up efforts
to commercialize research being done here by creating a new position to
oversee its intellectual property-related activities in the Spokane
area... WSU has hired Terri L. Butler, a scientist who has
experience in both biological research and technology commercialization,
to fill the part-time position of technology commercialization manager
here....WSU-Spokane research units include the Applied Sciences
Laboratory, the Health Research and Education Center, the Sleep and
Performance Research Center, and the Washington Institute for Mental
Illness Research and Training....
"Colleges here see gains again in enrollment
Most schools post record numbers, though some report fewer freshmen"
Spokane Journal of Business
November 10, 2006
Most colleges here are reporting record enrollment this fall,
though some have seen a slight dip in the number of incoming freshmen.
Eastern Washington University says it topped the 10,000 mark in
enrollment for the first time this fall, with 10,005 students enrolled
for the new academic year, up 137 students, or 1.4 percent from a year
earlier…Washington State University at Spokane enrolled 1,580
students this fall, up 45 students, or 2.9 percent, from the fall of
2005…
"Incentive-Based Therapy Improves Outlook For Methamphetamine
Abusers"
PRESSZOOM
November 7, 2006
New research suggests that offering methamphetamine abusers an
incentive-based behavioral therapy program called contingency management
(CM — also known as Motivational Incentives), along with psychosocial
therapy is more effective than psychosocial therapy alone.…Lead
scientist Dr. John Roll, of Washington State University, and his
colleagues observed that participants who received CM plus treatment as
usual submitted significantly more substance-free urine samples than
participants who received only usual treatment during the 12-week study.
“Similarly, participants who were part of the CM program were
continuously abstinent for almost five weeks, while those who received
the usual treatment documented continuous abstinence for less than three
weeks,” he says....
October
"Ready to AWAKEN"
Spokane Journal of Business
October 27, 2006
After two years of groundwork that included securing funding, hiring
staff members, and construction of a lab, the Sleep and Performance
Research Center here will launch its first study next week. The
center, operated by Washington State University Spokane and
located in the Riverpoint Higher Education Park, plans to launch several
studies in the next year, all aimed at improving safety, productivity,
and health in the workplace…
"A Foundation for Change
'New' Inland Northwest Community Foundation begins rebranding effort"
Spokane Journal of Business
October 27, 2006
Too many people think Foundation Northwest is the best kept community
secret. That, says Mark Hurtubise, its president and CEO, is why it’s
changing its name to the Inland Northwest Community Foundation, is
unveiling a new logo, and is launching a campaign to become more
visible…The largest fund held by the foundation is the $7 million
Leuthold Fund. The largest corporate fund is the Premera Blue Cross
fund, which exceeded $1 million this year. It benefits Washington
State University’s Intercollegiate College of Nursing and its
People’s Clinic in Spokane…
"Behind the design: Student shares how she made an award-winning
plans One interior design student shares her vision for a children’s
clothing store and about creating an atmosphere."
The Daily
Evergreen
October 24, 2006
When Susan Schreibe talks about lighting techniques, she
constantly falls back on words like “cool,” “amazing” and “fascinating.”
Schreibe, a WSU Spokane graduate student in the interior design
program, indulged in her fascination for lighting to create “Sõl,” a
design that took third place in the National Institute for Store
Planners Student Design Competition. The title references the sun. “It’s
based on this idea that light will pull people into the space, like
moths to a flame,” she said…
"Study revives debate over LAPD's 3-day workweek Response
times are found to be longer and overtime costs are up, but the schedule
is hugely popular with rank-and-file officers."
KTLA
October 23, 2006
Los Angeles Police Officer Joe Dewey protects and serves the
residents of North Hollywood Division three days a week, 12 hours a day,
which means more days decompressing aboard his boat at Lake Havasu.
Devonshire Division patrolman Stephen Knight, who has the same schedule,
spends some of his extra days off on the soccer field, coaching his
8-year-old son's team, the Green Hawks…"Research repeatedly has linked
sleep loss to poor decision-making, accidents and ill temper," said
Vila, a criminal justice professor at Washington State University,
Spokane…
"WSU Spokane breaks ground for new building"
The Daily Evergreen
October 23, 2006
Native tribal rituals and public figureheads highlighted the
groundbreaking ceremony on Friday for a new building at the WSU Spokane
campus. WSU’s Intercollegiate College of Nursing will move its
operations to the Riverpoint campus in about two years. The ICN is a
joint program involving Eastern Washington University, Gonzaga
University, Whitworth College and WSU…
"Lasting home design means avoiding fads"
Detroit Free Press
October 22, 2006
You wash your hands in a vessel sink, pull a bottle of New Zealand
sauvignon blanc from a brushed-steel refrigerator and place it on a
gleaming granite countertop. As you stand on an ecologically correct
bamboo floor, you fill your wineglass (stemless, of course) and sit back
to savor your of-the-moment style… "A youthful market is driving us, and
they are the ones who are most capricious," says John Turpin,
a
professor of interior design at Washington State University, Spokane...
"Nursing School to break ground"
The
Spokesman-Review
October 20, 2006
Ground is expected to be broken today on a $34 million nursing school
in Spokane, a project intended to help address a shortage of nurses when
it opens in 2008. The new Washington State University Intercollegiate
College of Nursing building will cover 87,000 square feet on the Riverpoint campus. Today's groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled to start
at noon at the site of the new building, next to the Health Sciences
Building…
"New law targets chronic neglect
Measure may save children's lives"
The Spokesman-Review
October 17, 2006
Washington's child welfare system
was well-acquainted with the troubles plaguing the Hanley family. Over
the course of 41/2 years, the state's Child Protective Services received
a dozen referrals expressing concern about the welfare of the three
children of Mathew T. and Barbara Hanley, who lived in Deer Park. The
family's file contained numerous allegations of drug abuse, as well as
concerns about physical abuse and gun safety in the home. In two
instances, the agency conclusively determined the Hanleys had neglected
their children…"The system hasn't really changed for 30 or 40 years,"
said Roy Harrington, a former state administrator now with the Child
and Family Research Institute at Washington State University in Spokane.
"There hasn't been any overall focus on child neglect from any state.
(The law) puts Washington as a leader in looking at this. That's a
really sad statement."…
"Applied Sciences lab looks ahead WSU project adds scientists,
seeks partnerships"
The Spokesman-Review
October 5, 2006
The Applied Sciences Laboratory, operated by Washington State
University, is adding two more scientists to its research roster and is
increasing efforts to find partnerships with area companies. Launched in
2004 with $6.5 million in federal funds, the ASL is the Spokane-based
applied research division of the WSU Institute for Shock Physics, based
in Pullman…
September
"Lawmakers question cost of new school
Senators wonder about wisdom of spending money in Spokane"
The Spokesman-Review
September 26, 2006
A long-hoped-for proposal to train first-year medical and dental
students in Spokane is giving some Western Washington lawmakers sticker
shock. Lawmakers got a look at the bill Monday, during the first of two
days of Senate hearings at the Davenport Hotel. In a joint presentation
to the Senate's education committee, officials from several universities
pegged the startup cost of the program at nearly $21million over the
next two years... Under the plan, 20 medical students and eight dental
students would study for their first year at Washington State
University's Riverpoint campus in Spokane. They would then move to
the University of Washington's Seattle campus to continue their
education…
Additional reporting available at:
The Columbian
"Building can't be fixed at profit, report says
Preservationists have advocated renovations at historic Jensen-Byrd"
The Spokesman-Review
September 23, 2006
A report commissioned by Washington State University concludes that
renovating the historic Jensen-Byrd Building on the east end of downtown
Spokane would not be profitable. The six-story, 172,000-square-foot
building was built in 1909 and is the centerpiece of a five-acre
property WSU would like to lease for redevelopment. When WSU announced
plans to lease the land, with the possibility the building could be
demolished, historic preservation advocates protested. The university
responded by commissioning the study on the economic feasibility of
restoring the building…
"Enrollment up – off campus"
The
Spokesman-Review
September 13, 2006
Numbers down at WSU, UI hubs Shawn Vestal Staff writer For the first
time in several years, overall enrollments at the Palouse campuses of
the University of Idaho and Washington State University have dropped.
But rising enrollments on branch campuses have offset that trend at
least a bit, with increases in students attending Spokane's WSU
programs, Coeur d'Alene's UI campus and others...
"Jet crash spotlights controllers' shifts"
"FAA's method of scheduling is questioned"
USA Today/AZCENTRAL
September 1, 2006
Democratic lawmakers are demanding an investigation into the practice
of allowing air-traffic controllers to work two shifts in 24 hours, a
practice denounced by sleep experts. The shift option, in place for
years, is an issue after it was revealed that a controller who cleared a
regional jet for takeoff Sunday in Lexington said he had two hours of
sleep between eight-hour shifts…"That is a bad schedule from a
human-performance point of view," said Gregory Belenky, director
of the Sleep and Performance Research Center at Washington State
University…
August
"Choice for dean backed out for raise, promotion at old job"
The
Spokesman-Review
August 24, 2006
The Texas man who abruptly backed out of the dean's job at the
Washington State University Intercollegiate College of Nursing was
offered a hefty pay raise and a promotion to stay in El Paso, officials
said. Robert L. Anders, 59, will receive a nearly
$27,000 annual raise and a position as dean of a standalone School of
Nursing at the University of Texas at El Paso. ...
"Anders backs out of WSU dean's job
Had been chosen for nursing college"
The
Spokesman-Review
August 23, 2006
The newly named dean of the Washington State University Intercollegiate
College of Nursing has backed out of the job, breaking a contract and
stunning Spokane officials who hailed him as the key to attracting
prestigious faculty and funding. Robert L. Anders, 59, cited
personal reasons for his last-minute decision to remain at the
University of Texas at El Paso, WSU officials said Monday. ...
"Rawlins, Bates outline top budget issues for 2006"
The
Daily Evergreen
August 22, 2006
WSU administrators are preparing to work this year with the University
of Washington to get more money from the state Legislature for “high
priority” academic areas. Engineering, construction, life sciences and
nursing are among those subjects that need considerable expansion, WSU
President V. Lane Rawlins and Provost Robert Bates said
Monday at a news conference at Lighty Student Services. Increased
student and donor interest in those disciplines has contributed to the
necessity of growth. ...Workers will also break ground in October on a
new Intercollegiate College of Nursing building at WSU Spokane, and a
biotech building is already under construction at the Tri-Cities campus,
which will begin admitting freshmen in fall 2007. ...
"WSU gets contract to help rebuild higher ed in Afghanistan"
The Associated Press
August 15, 2006
Washington State University has won a $12 million contract from the
federal government to help rebuild higher education in Afghanistan. The
five-year contract is from the U.S. Agency for International Development
and went to WSU Extension's Center to Bridge the Digital Divide.
The grant begins with an initial obligation of $3 million this fiscal
year. "The USAID award is evidence of the growing leadership of
WSU Extension in connecting with the world and connecting the world to
WSU," said Bill Gillis, center director. Maria Beebe,
director of the center's global initiatives, will lead the project. ...
"Nursing college taps Texan for new dean"
The Spokesman-Review
August 10, 2006
A Texas nursing administrator with a long and lucrative history of
research grants has been named the new dean of the Washington State
Intercollegiate College of Nursing. Robert L. Anders
has received national grants totaling nearly $6 million in the past few
years, according to the resume of the University of Texas at El Paso
professor. ..."He will be a connector, a networker in involving many of
his faculty in research," said Brian Pitcher, the WSU chancellor
who was part of the search team that chose Anders. "With his experience,
he can bring a professional perspective from a national level. … This is
a very good hire for the college and the community." ...
"Expert warns of mining industry sleep deprivation dangers"
ABC Western Queensland
August 8, 2006
An international expert on the effects of sleep and sleep loss on
workplace performance says he has been surprised by a shift work roster
used in north Queensland's mining industry. Dr Greg Belenky
from Washington State University is a keynote speaker at the Queensland
Mining Industry Health and Safety Conference this week. He says shift
work can have a major impact on the health and productivity, and he
thinks one shift in particular could be leaving workers vulnerable. ...
"WSU police won't patrol dorms
WSU drops beat after court rulings"
The
Spokesman-Review
August 7, 2006
Students will return to the dorms at Washington State University in a
couple of weeks, but the police won't – at least not without a warrant
or an invitation. ... David Brody, an associate professor
and director of the criminal justice program at WSU-Spokane, said
federal courts have tended to define dorm hallways as public spaces, but
that some case law in Washington leans toward defining them as private.
...
Additional reporting available at:
Seattle Times
Seattle PI
The Olympian
The News Tribune
The Lewiston Tribune
The Chronicle of Higher Education
"Our View: Head of the class
WSU's retiring president has cultivated the school"
The
Spokesman-Review
August 2, 2006
"Location, location, location." That may be the cardinal rule for real
estate, but not for higher education. Not any more at least. V.
Lane Rawlins, who will step down next year as president of
Washington State University, has been stressing that point in his tenure
as top Cougar, and the result has to be regarded as working to the
Spokane area's advantage. And not at the expense of any other region.
... In Spokane, the Riverpoint campus has blossomed in the past
few years, the most recent addition being a $33.8 million academic
center to be shared by WSU and EWU, steadily giving shape to a
university district that will harness higher education and research with
the city's health care community. In 2008, when a new nursing education
center is expected to open on the 53-acre Spokane campus, the first
batch of first-year University of Washington medical and dental students
will come for classes taught by WSU faculty. ...
"WSU-Spokane's next chapter
Riverpoint campus library gets new digs in anticipation of significant
growth"
The Spokesman-Review
July 25, 2006
"Leaves of Grass" took a little trip Monday. So did "Recent Advances in
the Study of Dental Calculus." One by one, every volume in the
library at the Riverpoint campus – a shared venture of Washington State
and Eastern Washington universities – is being hauled through the heat
from the old library to the new one – the centerpiece of the new
Academic Center. In the next couple of days, workers will
have moved more than 10,000 books and 10,000 journals. For the first
time, the Spokane campus will have a "real" library instead of
retrofitted office space. Officials said it's a significant step in the
campus's steady 17 years of growth. ...
"Legislature will decide on university expansion"
The Associated Press (reported in The Olympian)
July 23, 2006
The Legislature will be asked to pay to expand University of Washington
medical and dental education programs here, university presidents say.
The presidents of Washington State University, the UW and Eastern
Washington University said Friday they will ask for the funding when the
Legislature meets in January. If approved, the plan calls for 20
more medical students and eight dental students to be admitted each year
to the University of Washington programs. First-year students would take
classes at Riverpoint, WSU’s Spokane campus. ...
Additional reporting available at:
Seattle PI
Spokesman-Review
National Public Radio
"Legislature takes a closer look at conservatorship
More frequent visits by court investigators part of possible changes"
Inside Bay Area
July 23, 2006
The plight of California's aging population has caught the attention of
state officials, who are in the process of reforming how
conservatorships are run. The California Legislature is considering a
package of bills aimed at increasing oversight and protecting elderly
conservatees. "The Public Guardian should be a passive recipient
of an appointment by the court. They shouldn't be in a position to seek
guardianship," said Winsor Schmidt, professor and chair of the
department of health policy and administration at Washington State
University who has written books on the subject.
"Medication Use and Older Adults"
US
Food and Drug Administration
July-August 2006
A brown paper bag may hold the key to safer use of medications,
according to health experts. ... The checkup involves putting all of
your medications and over-the-counter products in a brown paper bag and
bringing them into your doctor's office. The bag should include any
over-the-counter or prescription drugs, herbs, vitamins, dietary
supplements, and topical treatments such as ointments and creams. ...
Stephen Setter, Pharm.D., associate professor of pharmacotherapy at
Washington State University in Spokane, says doubling up on therapy is
another common problem. "Someone may be taking two products containing
acetaminophen," which raises the risk of liver damage. Other common
problems include expired medications and medications that are no longer
needed, but were never reevaluated. ...
June
"Medical school might expand
WSU Spokane may add 20 students"
Spokesman-Review
June 9, 2006 If legislators agree they can afford the plan, Spokane will
become home to first-year medical students in the fall of 2008.
Officials at the University of Washington School of Medicine confirmed
Thursday the school would add 20 first-year students in Spokane. The
program would be a joint effort between the UW and Washington State
University Spokane. ... Three years ago Spokane-area business and
economic-development leaders visited Seattle, urging the medical school
to offer first-year courses in Spokane as it already does in Pullman and
in Moscow, Idaho. The UW spent more than a year studying the Spokane
option. A formal announcement by WSU and UW officials in late July will
spell out the full scope of the expansion, said Norris. ...
May
"Local talents, resources could light sustainable path"
Spokesman-Review
May 23, 2006
Sustainability could be an idea whose time has come, again. ... Now,
with oil at $70 a barrel, sustainability has returned. Back-to-back
workshops last Wednesday explored sustainability's potential in Spokane.
...Washington State University Professor Melissa Ahern helped
organize a daylong community sustainability forum that used the prospect
of persistent high energy prices as a jumping-off point for discussions
on local agriculture, light rail, housing, even health care. Ahern
teaches health policy and administration, with a focus on the connection
between community and health. She says she became more interested in
sustainability issues as it became clear to her that high energy prices
would force communities to become more self-reliant. ...
"Plan for Jensen-Byrd property evolves
Five-phase development would also include three buildings, parking
garage"
The Journal of Business
May 18, 2006
The joint venture chosen to redevelop the former Jensen-Byrd warehouse
property in the Riverpoint Higher Education Park is working on a master
plan that now includes erecting four new structures in addition to
rehabilitating the big warehouse. Work on the first new building could
get started by next spring. Called Riverpoint Plaza LLC, the
joint venture was formed by Robert B. Goebel General Contractor Inc. and
Northwest Architectural Co., both of Spokane. It was selected in April
from among four applicants that sought to redevelop the five-acre
property, located south of Spokane Falls Boulevard and east of Pine
Street. Riverpoint Plaza initially had proposed building seven new
buildings there, but in its tentative new 10-year plan, it now intends
to build four somewhat larger ones, says Bruce Blackmer, president of
Northwest Architectural. ...
"A New Kind of Chop Suey: China’s Contemporary Urban Architecture"
Washington State
Magazine
May 2006
Story and photos by David Wang, Associate Professor of Architecture,
WSU
Visiting China’s cities in recent years is like watching time-lapse
photography. Consider: the city of Shanghai had one skyscraper in 1985;
now they are legion. ...
"Preparing for the Next stage
For performers, a healthy expression
Show is therapy for people with mental illness"
Spokesman-Review
May 5, 2006
If you go What: A performance by On Stage!, a theater group that raises
awareness about mental illness. When: 7 tonight. Where: Lair Auditorium
at Spokane Community College, 1810 N. Greene St. Cost: $10 donation
recommended. The lights dimmed, and the piano keys twinkled. Offstage,
Annita Powell took a deep breath, squared a black cowboy hat on her head
and sauntered into the spotlight. ..."Think about what it takes to get
on stage and do this," said Donna Douglass, founding director of
the program and a music therapist. "We develop the skills to get people
back into jobs or into school." The theater group will host its eighth
annual show at 7 tonight at Spokane Community College's Lair Auditorium.
The group receives funding from the Washington Institute for Mental
Illness Research and Training at Washington State University and a
private family foundation. ...
April
"Habitat for Humanity goes green with straw
Alternative material helps save energy"
Spokesman-Review
April 23, 2006
About 40 people showed up to help Habitat for Humanity build a home for
another low-income Spokane family on Saturday. ...But what really
brought out the volunteers on Earth Day was Kelly Lerner, the
head honcho of environmentally friendly construction in these parts,
having built three schools and hundreds of homes out of straw. ...That
teacher was Lerner, a professor of architecture at Washington State
University, who received the World Habitat Award at the United Nations
World Habitat Day celebration in 2005 for her work with Adventist
Development in China. ...Design of the 1,400-square-foot, four-bedroom
home was chosen by a panel of judges composed of professors, Habitat
officials and Northwest EcoBuilding Guild members from a competition
among 16 WSU architecture students. The winner, Carson Schultz,
21, was on hand Saturday to help with construction. ...It is the first
time the WSU School of Architecture has joined with Habitat for
Humanity, Preston said.
"McMorris tackles meth issues
Washington State among top producers of methamphetamine in the country"
Statesman-Examiner
April 19, 2006
Back from a short tour of Iraq where she met with American troops, U.S.
Congresswoman Cathy McMorris spoke to a sizeable crowd last Thursday on
issues pertaining to methamphetamine production and use in Washington
State. ...According to Dr. John Roll, Assistant Director of the
Washington Institute for Mental Illness Research and Training at
Washington State University, damage to the brain due to meth is
equivalent to damage seen from Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, and
Parkinson’s disease. ...
"Keep access open to life-saving medicines"
Seattle PI
April 13, 2006
Last month, Washington state received a "D" grade from NAMI, the
national organization that works on behalf of the mentally ill, for its
treatment of those who struggle with real-life consequences and stigma
associated with serious mental illness. Unfortunately, our state is
considering action that could make the climate for these patients and
their families -- one in five Washington residents -- even worse. ...
Lawrence J. Cohen is a board-certified psychiatric pharmacist and
chairman and professor of the Department of Pharmacotherapy at
Washington State University College of Pharmacy in Spokane.
"Don't Lose the Snooze: Tip Sheet, Story Ideas From Washington
State University's Sleep and Performance Research Center"
AScribe Newswire
April 6, 2006
You're not a college student pulling all-nighters any more, so you're
getting enough sleep -- right? You don't have apnea, insomnia or
narcolepsy, so there's nothing to worry about as far as your sleep
habits -- right? Being a little short on sleep doesn't hurt anything
anyway -- right? Wrong. If you short your sleep cycle to
seven hours per day or less, you may be among the one-third of U.S.
citizens who are chronically sleep deprived, and it's affecting your
performance. Whether you're a sleepy airline pilot, a sleepy emergency
room physician or a sleepy freeway driver hurtling across two lanes of
traffic and the median thanks to a half-second of inattention, it
matters. ...
March
"Program encourages healthy habits in students"
Spokesman-Review
April 4, 2006
The Spokane Tribe and Washington State University Spokane CityLab are
establishing an after-school and summer program to encourage physical
education and good nutrition for Native American elementary students.
With the help of a $29,000 grant from the Group Health Community
Foundation, CityLab and the tribe will implement "Full Court Press:
Creating Healthy Champions" to train community youth leaders, implement
physical education and nutrition programs and engage parents as
participants in their children's eating and exercise habits. ...
"Book club designed for stroke patients"
Spokesman-Review
March 28, 2006
Because no one should have to give up the joy of reading, the University
Hearing and Speech Clinic at the Riverpoint campus is offering a book
club for stroke patients. The speech clinic, a cooperative program
of Washington State University and Eastern Washington University, has
designed the book club to support the needs of those who have difficulty
reading because of neurological impairment. "We saw a need to serve
adults who have read all their lives but have lost that capability due
to stroke," clinic director Doreen Nicholas said. ...
"WSU plans study of Jensen/Byrd"
Spokesman-Review
March 22, 2006
Washington State University officials have this message for historic
preservation advocates: We heard you. Historic preservationists launched
a letter-writing campaign after hearing that the Jensen/Byrd Building,
built in 1909, could be torn down as part of the redevelopment of 5
acres WSU owns east of downtown Spokane. Last fall, WSU issued a request
for proposals from companies interested in redeveloping the land. WSU
now is planning to commission a study of the building to determine its
cultural and architectural significance, along with its economic
feasibility. ...
"Campus moves to next phase
WSU selects developers for Riverpoint job"
Spokesman-Review
March 18, 2006
A partnership made up of two Spokane companies has been picked to
develop five acres of land just east of downtown Spokane on the
Riverpoint higher education campus. Northwest Architectural Co. and
Goebel Construction make up Riverpoint Plaza LLC, the company Washington
State University has selected to develop the land, said Gerald
Schlatter, WSU's executive director of capital planning and
development. ...The five acres stretches southeast from the intersection
of Pine Street and Spokane Falls Boulevard and holds several structures,
most notably the six-story Jensen-Byrd building, built in 1909. State
and local historic preservation groups, in addition to the faculty of
WSU's Interdisciplinary Design Institute, have urged WSU to preserve the
historic structure as the property is redeveloped. ...
"Scientist's help worth a million
Institute for Systems Medicine a go"
Spokesman-Review
March 18, 2006
Spokane leaders rarely can float an idea to state legislators and come
away with a million dollars in funding. But that's what happened
during the last session in Olympia – with significant help from a
renowned West Side scientist. The Spokane proposal landing $1 million in
development money was the recently hatched Institute for Systems
Medicine, a private research center backed by the area's universities
and hospitals. The man who made a critical difference in getting the
startup money was Dr. Leroy Hood, founder of the Institute for Systems
Biology, based in Seattle. ...Brian Pitcher, chancellor of
Washington State University Spokane, credits Hood with playing a primary
role in landing the million dollars for the ISM. The money was set aside
for WSU, which will be the fiscal agent for the state funds, said
Pitcher. ...
"Melbourne police put more officers on street
Annexations lead to need for more patrols"
Florida Today
March 9, 2006
...Bryan Vila, a criminal justice professor at Washington State
University-Spokane, has performed studies on police fatigue and work
schedules. He said 12-hour shifts are a growing nationwide trend, but
the jury is still out on their physical and mental impacts. Vila said
12-hour shifts typically reduce overtime and give officers an extra day
a week to spend with their families. But lack of sleep can lead to mood,
cardiovascular and metabolic disorders. ...
February
"WSU branches blossom More growth seen at regional campuses"
Spokesman-Review
February 26, 2006
For more than a century, when people have thought of Washington State,
they've thought of Pullman. But over the last 15 years, WSU has been
planting its flag all over the state – in Spokane, in the Tri-Cities, in
Vancouver. ...WSU's growth in Spokane has been most noticeable to Inland
Northwest residents. The Riverpoint campus – which includes shared
facilities and governance between WSU and Eastern – opened in 1989 and
its enrollments have doubled three times since. The equivalent of 1,272
full-time WSU students enrolled in Spokane this spring. WSU-Spokane will
open a new classroom building in the fall, and expects to begin building
a new nursing building about the same time. The nursing center is
scheduled to open in 2008. ...
January
"OT overdone? Some cops at Port double their pay"
Seattle Times
The King County Sheriff's Office isn't the only law-enforcement agency
whose officers are boosting their pay — and retirement benefits — by
working long overtime hours. In recent years, several Port
of Seattle police officers have worked up to 2,000 hours of overtime a
year, an average of 38 hours of overtime a week, and more than doubled
their salaries and pensions. ...Bryan Vila, a criminal-justice
professor at Washington State University who studies fatigue, said
officers who work 1,700 hours of overtime a year are in the "higher
range" of departments he has surveyed across the country. ...
"Marr seeks to become first Dem in 60 years in West's old seat"
The Associated Press
January 19, 2006
Spokane businessman Chris Marr announced he will run for the state
senate seat once held by former Senate majority leader Jim West - a seat
that hasn't been held by a Democrat in more than 60 years. Marr, a
managing partner in Foothills Auto Group and Washington State
University regent, likely will face Spokane's 6th District incumbent
Brad Benson, a Republican who succeeded West in 2004 when West ran for
Spokane mayor...
"Two finalists chosen for WSU Riverpoint parcel"
Spokesman-Review
January 18, 2006
Washington State University has selected two finalists from among a
group of four applicants vying for the opportunity to develop five acres
of land just east of downtown on the Riverpoint higher education campus.
Gerald Schlatter, WSU's executive director of capital planning,
said the two finalists are American Campus Communities, a national
student housing builder, and Northwest Architectural Co. of Spokane. ... WSU, which is offering a 55-year ground lease, expects
to select a developer by March. The land stretches southeast from the
intersection of Pine Street and Spokane Falls Boulevard and holds
several structures, most notably the historic Jensen-Byrd building...
"WSU faculty urges preservation of building Interdisciplinary
Design Institute cites importance of historic preservation"
Spokesman-Review
January 14, 2006
The faculty of the Interdisciplinary Design Institute at Washington
State University Spokane is asking the school not to allow an historic
building to be demolished when five acres of WSU property is developed.
They said in a letter that to do so would contradict what the university
teaches its students and would set a bad example. At issue is the
Jensen-Byrd building, constructed in 1909, which sits on five acres of
land just east of downtown Spokane that WSU recently offered for
lease...
"Building-permit totals shoot up in Spokane area
More than $900 million in work went ahead in ’05; home construction
soared"
Spokane Journal of Business
January 12, 2006
Spokane-area building-permit values surpassed $900 million in 2005,
easily shattering records set the previous year. ... The figures don’t
include some large projects that were in the planning stages last year,
but for which major permits haven’t been issued yet. Such projects
include the $54.8 million Rogers High School addition and expansion, on
Spokane’s North Side; the $34.6 million Washington State University
Intercollegiate College of Nursing, at the Riverpoint Higher Education
Park; and the Davenport Towers & Residences hotel, a high-rise structure
planned in the city’s core...
"The ABZZZs of sleep—WSU research center
hopes to help workers and businesses"
Spokesman-Review
January 8, 2006
The frantic, always-on, 24/7 workplace has created the need for either
better-rested workers or smarter robots. Greg Belenky and Hans
Van Dongen, researchers at Washington State University Spokane, are
hard at work on the first option. The two head WSU Spokane's Sleep
Research and Performance Center, launched in 2004 with $4.5 million in
federal money. Funding for the center was obtained in large part by
former Congressman George Nethercutt as an economic development
initiative...
"Rousing the mysteries of sleep—Spokane
researchers hope center aids quest to understand slumber"
Spokesman-Review
January 8, 2006
When you climb into bed tonight, you'll be courting one of life's great
mysteries. Everybody sleeps, and no one really knows why. Scientists
measure metabolism and read the reflected light of brain waves, yet the
answer remains elusive. They've hypothesized about chemical buildup and
synaptic connections. "None of the theories that have been proposed have
actually held up," said Hans Van Dongen, associate research
professor at Washington State University's Sleep and Performance
Research Center in Spokane…
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