Articles by Evan Ellis

The Lauren McCluskey Run for Campus Safety fundraiser has moved online this year. The virtual campaign will use the Map my Run mobile app.  The online fundraiser will go for a week starting on Saturday.  Runners will have a week to complete their 5K. Proceeds will benefit the Lauren McCluskey […]

University of Idaho engineers are developing a new 3D-printed respirator mask and a sterilization station to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. Faculty in the UI College of Engineering are finalizing an improved design for a 3D-printed filtering facepiece respirator mask.  The engineers say the new design allows the wearer to […]

A new case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Whitman County.  That brings the total number of cases of coronavirus in the county to 11. According to a Whitman County Public Health press release, the patient is a female between the age of 45 and 64.  She is stable and […]

Whitman Hospital and Medical Clinics in Colfax has established a coronavirus testing hotline.  A registered nurse will screen the calls.  If a test is needed then an appointment will be made for testing.  Hospital officials in Colfax are only allowing coronavirus testing by appointment.  The WHMC Coronavirus Hotline in Colfax […]

Washington State University has named a new dean for its College of Nursing in Spokane.  Mary Koithan comes to WSU from the University of Arizona where she was an associate dean in the college of nursing.  Koithan will begin her new job in July. She replaces former WSU College of […]

University of Idaho Provost John Wiencek has been named provost at the University of Akron. Wiencek is scheduled to start his new job next month.  He had been passed over 3 times after being named a finalist for other provost jobs around country dating back to the Fall of 2018. […]

Pullman Regional Hospital has cut employee pay by 25% to try to deal with a significant drop in revenue caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Washington Governor Jay Inslee has ordered hospitals to suspend elective surgeries and limit outpatient procedures to increase healthcare capacity for a possible coronavirus surge.  The order […]

A University of Idaho student who was recently on campus in Moscow has been diagnosed with coronavirus. UI officials announced that the 18-year-old student moved out of the residence halls on Sunday and was confirmed with coronavirus on Wednesday.  He is now recovering at home in Southern Idaho with mild […]

Pullman Regional Hospital officials say they are prepared for a coronavirus surge if it occurs locally.  The PRH Commissioners received a coronavirus update during their monthly meeting Wednesday night which was conducted remotely. Staff informed the board that they have been working for weeks to prepare for a possible local […]