Summer 2022
Weeding out drug clash
New research shows cannabis and some OTC and prescription drugs definitely don’t mix. » More ...
Health Sciences
Spring 2022
Who’s been sleeping?
Bears are great at doing nothing. That may provide answers for our own fitful nights. » More ...
Spring 2022
Bear videos and stories
Watch the the bears at the Washington State University Bear Research, Education, and Conservation Center, a one-of-a-kind facility providing information and understanding for bear conservation.
The bears also provide invaluable insight into human health because of their ability to regulate insulin and avoid muscle atrophy during hibernation.
Watch the bears at the WSU Bear Center:
Bear Conservation and Research
Bears digging a den
October enrichment for the bears
A key to human heart disease could lie with hibernating grizzly bears
More photos and videos of the grizzlies at the WSU Bear Center
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Winter 2021
Bad Medicine
Review of novel Bad Medicine by James B. Cohoon » More ...
Fall 2021
COVID-19 research at WSU
COVID-19 spurred a lot research around Washington State University. The stories below represent some highlights of that research.
Read a quick round-up of more WSU research around COVID-19.
Bat research critical to preventing next pandemic
The current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has a likely connection to bats, and the next viral outbreak probably will too, unless scientists can quickly learn more about the thousands of viruses carried by one of the most diverse mammals on the planet.
Bracing for the next pandemic
Inside his laboratory at WSU, Michael Letko is determined to give the world a leg up … » More …
Fall 2021
COVID reveals jail “cracks”
Jails connect to their entire communities. COVID-19 showed how vulnerable they are. » More ...
Fall 2021
A viral timeline
Key events at WSU during the COVID-19 pandemic » More ...
Fall 2021
Mimicking mother nature
Manufacturing biological components to fix broken bodies is no longer a science fiction. » More ...
Fall 2021
Research—a review
The COVID-19 pandemic spurred innovation in research topics and methods at WSU. » More ...
Fall 2021
Videos: Eye control research at Microsoft
Eye-controlled wheelchairs and other devices can help people with neurodegenerative diseases, such as ALS, communicate and connect.
Watch how engineer Jon Campbell (’03 Comp. Sci. & Comp. Eng., ’05 MS Comp. Sci.) and the Microsoft Research Enable Team are developing eye control technology.
Read more about Campbell and eye-control technology.