Up to 60 students will be accepted into the program, which the university provides through an $89,380 grant from Startalk, a federally sponsored program intended to foster interest in less commonly taught languages.
Robbie Paul, a member of the Nez Perce tribe, personally recruits Native American students to enroll in WSU's health sciences programs through the university's annual Na-ha-shnee Health Science Institute summer camp.
"GUmbie" and "Spike509" now are the scientifically recognized names for two of the six viruses, known as mycobacterial phages, that Gonzaga students discovered and conducted DNA analysis on as part of a multi-year research project involving about 70 universities.
KXLY asked 22 top students in the region how to succeed in school. Their advice will begin airing Sunday and profiles of the students will be posted on the TV station's website.
A statement released by the national Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity Saturday states that 44 of the 58 members of fraternity’s chapter at Eastern Washington University have resigned their memberships.
Baxter Hershman is a sophomore at Gig Harbor High School. Madaleine Osmun, a junior at Mt. Spokane High School in Mead, has served as Eastern Washington's student representative on the board since last year.
Catherine Brazil, a former aide to U.S. Sen. Slade Gorton who has served as public affairs director for the Cowles Co. since 2001, will coordinate government, business and community relations efforts from the university’s new center in downtown Spokane. She’s expected to take an active role in building and maintaining community relationships as the