Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience

The Cougar Career Conference is expected to become an annual event and will feature a panel of nearly a dozen alumni, many of whom graduated within the past two years.

Dr. Shane Hentges takes over for Professor Steve Simasko, who has chaired the program since 2008. Hentges received her doctorate in neuroscience and bachelor’s degree in genetics and cell biology from WSU.

$1 million in upgrades to aquatic biology equipment and facilities made on WSU campus.

WSU’s fifth annual Research Week culminated with a celebration of faculty and staff who exemplify research excellence.

Olivia Willis and Jacob Foster, senior neuroscience students pursuing a pre-medicine track in Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience, are the 2021 recipients of the Peter A. Zornes Memorial Neuroscience Scholarship.

Foundational research is incredibly important because there are still so many unanswered questions.

“It’s a collaboration of AI, computer science and hardcore biology.”

“School and tennis are my top priorities,” Ly-Nguyen, of Canada, said.

Neuroscience student Taylor Waldron is on her way to becoming a clinical neuropsychologist.

Ginny Park hopes her research at Washington State University will create a better understanding of how chronic cannabis use affects the human brain.