Dr. Marian Wilson, a second-year assistant professor at Washington State University Spokane, found in a study on chronic pain that women seem more open than men to participating in studies and sharing their symptoms.

The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, in Washington, D.C., has granted full accreditation to Gonzaga University's Doctor of Nursing Practice Program for the next five years. It's the first accreditation granted to the two-year old program.

Spokane Public Schools soon will solicit bids from contractors for the second phase of a $21.8 million expansion and modernization project at the Newtech Skill Center, at 4141 N. Regal.

Minds-i Inc., a five-year-old Liberty Lake company that started out researching and developing static, motorized, robotic, and remote-control toys, has ridden the recent wave of interest in robots and aerial drones to shift heavily into education.

International Service Learning, a nongovernmental organization that offers volunteers practical experience in medical, education, and community enrichment programs, has centralized its headquarters in downtown Spokane in a transition from years of remote