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Home sensors can detect opioid withdrawal signs at night

Some smart home technology could help curb opioid overdose. A Washington State University pilot study showed that a set of noninvasive home sensors could provide accurate information about overnight restlessness […]

Education Scholars Program (ESP)

The Collaboration for Interprofessional Health Education Research & Scholarship (CIPHERS) initiative is thrilled to announce the launch of its inaugural Education Scholars Program (ESP), a longitudinal faculty development program aimed at […]

Rural suicide a focus of WSU research, outreach

The suicide rate in rural America is higher than in urban America. #WSU is working on new approaches to address the issue. Janessa Graves, an associate professor at the College […]

How the Pacific Northwest is combating heat and smoke

“If you have built your infrastructure dependent on electricity, and there’s a power outage during more extreme events, you kind of set yourself up for a catastrophic event,” said Claire […]

Eye test could help screen children for autism

WSU faculty Dr. Georgina Lynch and Dr. Stephen James PhD have developed an eye test to help screen children for autism. Measuring how the eyes’ pupils change in response to […]

Kay Olson honored for work in vaccination clinics

Congratulations to Teaching Assistant Professor Kay Olson, who received the WSU President’s Award for Health for her work organizing COVID-19 vaccination clinics throughout the region. Through her efforts, she “advanced […]

Kay Olson

Two WSU faculty named fellows in nursing’s leading academies

Associate Professor Connie Nguyen-Truong has been named an Academy of Nursing Education Fellow (ANEF) by the National League for Nursing.

Professor Catherine Van Son has been named a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN).

Catherine Van Son and Connie Nguyen-Truong

Nursing faculty land WSU health equity research projects

Health equity means something different to Spanish-speaking agricultural workers, suburban children of color, and Asian families and Pacific Islander families. Yet all these groups face challenges of health equity – […]

Helath Equity Sign

Pulse oximeters more useful in COVID screening for older adults  

A new commentary by WSU College of Nursing Associate Professor Catherine Van Son and Clinical Assistant Professor Deborah Eti proposes that taking a temperature is a less useful indicator of infection in older adults and that a pulse oximeter be used instead.