Education & Talent

School projects spur uptick in design work

Firms report healthy flow thanks to ballot measures

November 5, 2015

Several local architectural and engineering firms here say voter approval of bonds and levies earlier this year have helped spur added work for them in the form of school projects.

O'Hanlon relishes her new role as founding dean of EWU's health sciences college

Administrator looks to raise awareness of EWU offerings

October 22, 2015

Kim Crompton

Even though she's the founding dean of Eastern Washington University's recently created College of Health Science & Public Health, which began operating last fall on the higher-education campus east of downtown Spokane, Laureen O'Hanlon doesn't fe

Gonzaga University graduates said to be highest paid 10 years after attending school

Online search tool lists data on salary, costs, debt

October 22, 2015

LeAnn Bjerken

Gonzaga University alumni lead all other Eastern Washington and northern Idaho colleges in average earnings 10 years after graduating from their respective schools, according to data from the U.S. Department of Education's online tool College Scorecard.

Gonzaga's Hemmingson Center attains gold LEED rating

$60 million building uses green energy exclusively

October 8, 2015

Staff Report

Gonzaga University's John J. Hemmingson Center has received a gold certification from the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system.

Women are more likely to talk about pain, study finds

WSU researchers say new approach reduces pill use

October 8, 2015

LeAnn Bjerken

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.

EWU takes reins of program promoting rural health care careers

AHEC previous operated by WSU

September 24, 2015

LeAnn Bjerken

Eastern Washington University has taken over management of the Area Health Education Center programs on its Spokane campus this fall as part of an effort to promote exposure and exploration of health professions for students in rural areas. AHEC is a n

Young Gonzaga nursing program attains full accreditation

More than 130 health professionals enrolled

September 10, 2015

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.

School district to bid out skill center's second phase

Graham recently finished first part of $21.8 million job

August 27, 2015

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.

Manufacturer educates teachers on drone technology

Minds-i sales being driven largely by school districts

August 13, 2015

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.

Adapting first aid, CPR training to be used on infants

Providence instructor finds strong demand for classes

July 30, 2015

Kim Crompton

Providence Health Care class instructor Clair Bennett says an infant/child first aid and CPR class she proposed and then launched about a year and a half ago with the Spokane-based health care system's blessing is attracting the strong interest that she