Groundbreaking Research Fuels Whitworth’s First Faculty-Led Startup

For the first time in Whitworth University’s history, two professors and a graduate student have teamed up to launch a startup company built on years of advanced research, with the university itself serving as the official licensee.

Robert Francis Named Visiting Scholar by Nation’s Leading Poverty Research Institute

Associate Professor of Sociology Robert Francis has been selected as one of four scholars nationwide for the 2025-2026 Visiting Poverty Scholars Program, administered by the Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.