GU Department of Human Physiology

09/16/2026

HPHY Student-Athlete Spotlight: Anika Jones
Meet one of our HPHY cross country runners. Swipe to see cross country’s 2026 schedule. Let’s get out and support our HPHY community.

Read more below about how being and HPHY major changed the way Anika thought about her own training and recovery.

Anika: “Being an HPHY major has played a big role in my journey as an athlete at Gonzaga. Courses like Exercise Physiology and Biomechanics have given me insight into how to train and recover more effectively than I used to. For instance, ever since learning that our skeletal muscle elevates glucoses uptake during and after training, I always make sure to consume carbs immediately after finishing a difficult workout. Plus, the benefits go both ways - I usually have an easier time remembering content from class if I apply it to my real life as an athlete.”

09/10/2026

Welcome back HPHY!🫀We hope everyone’s first week back went well! Ever wonder what your professors get up to over the summer? 👀

Swipe to see what some of our HPHY professors did over the last couple months! From research and professional development to traveling and spending time with family, our professors made the most of their summer. ☀️

08/12/2026

Patiently waiting for our lab spaces to look like this again…..👀🔜

07/23/2026

We loved welcoming local high school students to our Catalyst Day in Human Physiology! Students explored anatomy through pig heart and kidney dissections, learned how ultrasound is used to visualize the human body, and toured our teaching and research labs. Thank you to everyone who joined us—we hope to see you on campus again soon!

07/17/2026

Halfway through summer and our Human Physiology students have been making the most of it! ☀️ From hiking trails and fishing to studying abroad and taking some well deserved time to relax, it’s been fun to see what everyone is up to.

05/29/2026

Congratulations to our graduating seniors!! We are so proud of everything you’ve accomplished and can’t wait to see where your next chapter takes you. Once a Zag, always a Zag❤️💙

03/21/2026

About This Event
Ellen Schur, MD, is professor of medicine at the University of Washington's Division of General Internal Medicine at Harborview Medical Center. A pioneer in obesity medicine and founder of the medical weight management program, she will explore how brain inflammation affects appetite and provide essential context on the revolutionary new class of weight-loss medications. Schur conducts research on brain regulation of appetite and also teaches and mentors medical students, physician fellows and graduate students in clinical research on obesity.



Part of the Next Generation Medicine Lecture Series Presented by the UW-GU Health Partnership

https://www.gonzaga.edu/news-events/events/2026/4/2/next-gen-lecture-on-weight-loss

03/21/2026

Need help finding our building, we are just South of the Gonzaga University main campus and even closer to No-Li Brewhouse, the best place to catch the Gonzaga Men's Basketball & Gonzaga Women's Basketball games.

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03/21/2026

Check out our first media campaign to promote Gonzaga School of Health Sciences & GU Department of Human Physiology

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01/29/2026

Last week, Human Physiology Department represented Gonzaga at Jefferson Elementary’s STEM Fair. Our faculty and students loved sharing hands-on activities about the bones and muscles, even showing them a real human brain from our labs!🧠🩻