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UO E-clips, July 24
Top stories for July 24, 2008: Signed, sealed, delivered is the word on the UO's sports marketing agreement totaling $67.1 million, reports the Register-Guard today; the Olympics is all about the dominance of, er, shoes, reports Forbes.com, quoting the UO's Paul Swangard; New York's Democrat and Chronicle quotes the UO's Marjorie Taylor in its story titled 'Strong museum scholars find their work in play'; Vermont's Rutland Herald mentions the UO in its commentary on the 'Demise of a corrupted reading program'; the announced closing of Hynix computer chip plant in Eugene is a significant economic loss to the region, the UO's Tim Duy tells the Register-Guard
UO E-clips, July 23
Top stories for July 23, 2008: Live Science covers the research of UO biologist/neuroscientist Shawn Lockery and his discovery of the calculus-performing neurons in roundworms; Market Watch quotes material from the UO's Climate Leadership Initiative in coverage on CLIF(R) BAR's 'Bike Once a Week to Fight Climate Change'; UO's president on the visit list today for the chairman of Hynix Semiconductor, the South Korean parent company of a computer chip plant in west Eugene amid rumors of coming change, reports the Register-Guard; and UO economist Tim Duy is quoted in today's Christian Science Monitor in a story on the 'rising costs of financial turmoil'
UO E-clips, July 22
Top stories for July 22, 2008: Arena backers, including UO officials, coaches and athletes, rally for the alley at Monday night's City Council hearing, reports the Register-Guard; Attendees at a UO Climate Leadership Initiative ponder the future to come to southern Oregon because of climate change, reports the High Country News; KPIC Channel 4 reports on a 15-year-old Brazilian girl who wowed a Douglas County crowd with piano, noting the UO's desire to enroll the girl; and, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports on the funeral of UO football player Todd Doxie, a former southern California high school superstar
UO E-clips, July 19-21
Top stories for July 19-21, 2008: Public hearing on UO arena is tonight, KVAL reports; and, in baseball news, the Register-Guard today featured a story on the future of Civic Stadium, home of the Ems; the UO's Bob Doppelt continues his climate-warming guest-commentary series in the Register-Guard; high school students are learning their craft at UO summer band camp, reports the Register-Guard; the UO's Anita Weiss is quoted in a story from Georgia on a Pakistani man's murder of his own daughter to "save face'; the Salem Statesman Journal reports that UO football players have established a memorial fund for their fallen teammate; and, in San Diego today, football player's Todd Doxie's funeral was covered by NBC-San Diego
Research News Releases
For the latest science news, see PMR's Science and Innovation gateway for the latest press releases on research findings. Also available are features on various scientific endeavors and updates on the UO's efforts in regards to technology transfer and related advances that are designed to provide added value to the economy of the state of Oregon, the region and the nation.
We provide RSS feeds on a number of subjects:
* General News, museum news, various schools and department news and campus events
* Science News Releases