WSU lab in Kenya to focus on East Coast fever
EMMA LEDBETTER, Evergreen reporter
October 1, 2020
WSU’s Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health received $6 million to establish an Animal Health Innovation Lab in Nairobi, Kenya, aimed at solving food insecurity and malnutrition problems. Researchers at the lab will focus on improving vaccinations and diagnostic testing for East Coast ...
Wording of vaccine ads matter, WSU alumna says
BRADLEY GAMBLE, Evergreen reporter
June 15, 2020
Words matter for any organization trying to reach an audience. The same goes for vaccine ads, according to a new WSU study. A recent WSU alumna and an associate professor conducted the first experimental study on how social normative messages in vaccine ads affect consumer behavior. Xizhu Xiao, stra...
Science Explained: How do vaccines work?
EMMA LEDBETTER, Evergreen reporter
June 10, 2020
As many states begin to reopen, the development of a COVID-19 vaccine has been an important topic of discussion, but many people wonder: what exactly is in a vaccine that helps humans develop immunity? Types of vaccines Felix Lankester, assistant professor for the Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal...
Two females over 80 years old have died from COVID-19, which brings Whitman County’s total deaths to 16. Thirteen individuals tested positive for...
