A collection of local scientists team up to promote the truth behind Yakima’s ongoing battle against COVID-19. The Facts: Face coverings are very effective at reducing infections. Studies have shown an 85% reduction in viral transmission when masks are worn. The face masks being used by community members allow for the flow of gases, like…Continue Reading Fact vs. Fiction: Face Masks
Centuries of racism have fostered deep-rooted attitudes and problems in America which remain with us today. In recent weeks, our communities, our country, and the world have experienced great pain, anxiety, and fear arising from witnessing the torturous death of George Floyd, and the video of Ahmaud Arbery being hunted down and killed in cold…Continue Reading PNWU Statement on Racism and Social Inequality
This week, eight influential members of our health sciences community will graduate — not from PNWU, but from the Mount Adams School District. They may not be doctors (yet), but each of the graduates has already succeeded in shaping the future of health care in rural and medically underserved areas throughout the Northwest. As participants…Continue Reading Eight Roots to Wings Students Graduate