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Eastern Washington University (EWU) and Spokane Hoopfest Association (Spokane Hoops) are teaming up to promote wheelchair basketball at all levels in the Spokane area. With EWU having recently launched a wheelchair basketball club team, and Spokane Hoops’ iconic 3on3 basketball tournament, Hoopfest, the partnership will create a bright future for para-athletics in the community. The…

Jenifer Walke, assistant professor of biology, has been researching the microbes (the bacteria and fungi) associated with honey bees and the impact they have on their health. Walke, a new faculty member to Eastern Washington University, has been working with the local beekeeping community, who provided samples for her research. Together, they have been working…

Eastern Washington University’s role as the primary tenant in the innovative Catalyst building will result in a $5 million gift from the two companies behind the innovative project in Spokane’s University District. The planned Catalyst building is funded by Avista Development and South Landing Building A, LLC, which includes two long-time McKinstry executives. As part of…

Last week, a team from EWU’s Engineering Department presented a 3-D-printed prosthetic arm to a fifth-grader at Spokane Public Schools. Rob Gerlick, PhD and assistant professor of mechanical engineering, engineering tech Frank De Abreu and engineering student Shannon Kellam visited Isaiah Strom’s classroom last Wednesday to custom fit his device and teach him how to use…

Eastern Washington University is excited to work with Microsoft to offer students a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Data Analytics, one of the fastest-growing and highest-demand professions in the world. Under this unique collaboration, courses from the Microsoft Professional Program (MPP) in Data Science will be integrated into the final year of curriculum for students…

EWU student Celiann “CeCe” George was born in Montrouis, Haiti, a struggling tourist destination that has little else to bolster its economy. Haiti’s history of devastating hurricanes and earthquakes has led to ongoing health issues, crime and the most extreme poverty of any country in the Western Hemisphere. Haiti’s weak educational system makes it difficult…

Jennifer Leaf’s journey to Eastern Washington University wasn’t the typical high school to college path. After earning her bachelor’s and master’s degrees, Leaf spent 14 years in the computer science field, working her way up through the ranks. Four of those years were spent at Microsoft as a senior program manager before deciding she needed…