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Consolidating in Spokane: Pharmacy dean named health sciences vice provost

PULLMAN, Wash. – As Washington State University expands its health sciences campus in Spokane, Gary Pollack will assume the role of vice provost for health sciences in addition to continuing to serve as dean of the WSU College of Pharmacy.   For the past two years, Bryan Slinker has served as both dean of the [...]

Wheatland Express: University of Idaho, WSU decline to renew bus contract

MOSCOW, Idaho – After an extensive feasibility assessment, the University of Idaho and the Washington State University have decided to end their agreements with Wheatland Express. The Intercampus Shuttle was established between the University of Idaho and Washington State University in the early 1990s. The service has facilitated cooperative programs at Idaho and WSU. Both [...]

Nine positions eliminated: Legislative cuts force layoffs in WSU’s Capital Planning and Development

PULLMAN, WA – An unprecedented reduction in Washington State University’s capital allocation from the state has triggered the layoff of nine employee positions in the university’s Capital Planning and Development department, or roughly 14 percent of the department’s workforce. Eight of the eliminated positions were held by professional staff members, which include facilities project officers, [...]

Goin’ for the Gold

Back in the 1990s, when medical educators and residency program directors expressed the need to recognize internship and residency applicants with both outstanding clinical and interpersonal skills, the Arnold P. Gold Foundation listened. That led to the creation of the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS), which honors select medical students, residents, role-model physician teachers and [...]