Military and Veteran Stories

50 years after the Bunker Hill mine fire caused one of the largest lead-poisoning cases in US history. Assistant Professor of Nursing Martin Schiavenato wrote in "The Conversation" about how lead still contaminates the soil across Idaho's Silver Valley, and continues to wash down tributaries and into the Coeur d'Alene River and Lake Coeur d'Alene. Many people in this fast-growing region are unaware of the risks.

There are myriad reasons first-year students and transfers choose Gonzaga, but throughout Welcome Weekend the disparate backgrounds and separate educational and career goals give way to a sense of community and mission that is both palpable and undeniable.

As medicinal and recreational cannabis continues to expand across Washington and around the country, GU's Center for Lifelong Learning is preparing to launch two certificates geared toward providing vital health care and compliance training.

Learn how Don Pearson ('66) is honoring his parents' impact through an ultimate, multi-million-dollar act of generosity and care for Gonzaga students.

Pending approval by the Board of Trustees, the School of Nursing and Human Physiology will soon shift to being called the School of Health Sciences, and Julie Wolter will be named as its new dean.

Gonzaga law student Spencer Jacobs donated his bone marrow profile to a group called Be The Match on a whim. He recently met with a woman who might not still be alive today if he hadn't.

"I started off as human physiology and never switched majors, and I never questioned it," graduating senior Rhys Heenan says. "I knew that the department was a perfect match for me."

KHQ Nonstop Local reported on a special night at the UW-GU Health Partnership building.

How the Reisenauer family's generosity is helping lead the way in advancing Jesuit tech education and opportunities for Gonzaga students, regional businesses, and more.

If 1% of COVID-19 cases result in death, does that mean you have a 1% chance of dying if you catch it? A mathematician explains the difference between a population statistic and your personal risk.

Stress is stopping students from enrolling in and staying in college. According to a recent survey of over 12,000 adults in the U.S., 63% of those 18 to 24 who had never attended college said emotional stress is one of the biggest reasons why they are not currently enrolled.

Cardinal Michael Czerny, Pope Francis' appointee to lead the church's efforts to become a better caretaker of the planet, will travel from Rome to Spokane to speak March 9 at GU. Czerny will speak on "caring for our common home."

Hospitals and emergency services in the Los Angeles region are clearly in crisis as COVID-19 cases surge, yet state and county officials have yet to formally make what is known as a declaration of crisis standards of care.

Gonzaga's new Assistant Vice President, HR Operations Lisa Schwartzenburg is the subject of a new story on AmericanHealthCareLeader.com.