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UO E-clips, April 8

News stories for April 8, 2008: The Informative Post Web site covers a UO news release about Jim Hutchison’s concerns about nanotechnology, asking “How safe is it”; Iowa’s Des Moines Register mentions work by the UO’s Gordon Lafer in story about how to slow rising state prison costs by revamping sentences; the Vancouver Sun reruns The Oregonian’s coverage of Sunday’s ceremony at the UO, giving honorary degrees to Japanese Americans ousted during WWII; the publication Occupational Hazards reports on the work of UO’s Bob Bussel, who reviewed 100 years of labor in Oregon; and the Oregon governor, at Autzen Stadium, declares April 7th Bobby Doerr Day

Nanotechnology: How safe is it? (Informative Post): Nanotechnology impacts our lives in a positive way and will likely improve the medical care you receive, the aircraft you fly, the car you drive, clothes you wear, and even your home computer on which you are reading this. Currently, nanotechnology can be found in a wide variety of consumer products ranging from cosmetics to vitamin supplements. But how safe are nanoparticles, really? ... University of Oregon chemist, Jim Hutchison, believes that scientists should work now to resolve any potential future problems involving nanotechnology.

Slow spending on state prisons by revamping sentences (Des Moines Register): In Iowa's booming prison economy, there are winners and losers. Inmates face financial ruin and state taxpayers lose, too -- about $26,000 per year, per inmate. Prison entrepreneurs, for whom each inmate is a government-subsidized business opportunity, are the big winners. ... Cheap labor: While U.S. laws prohibit importing products made by prisoners in other countries, Gordon Lafer, a University of Oregon professor, reports that about 80,000 U.S. inmates work in 30 states where laws permit private firms to use convict labor.

Japanese Americans receive honorary degrees (Oregonian, appearing in the Vancouver Sun): Robert Yasui was a freshman pre-medical student at the University of Oregon when Executive Order 9066 was issued in the spring of 1942. Yasui and 19 other Japanese-American students were expelled from the university, swept up in the mass roundup during the Second World War that sent about 120,000 Japanese-Americans, most of them U.S. citizens, to internment camps. That put an abrupt end to Yasui's ties to the university, and for the past 66 years, while he built a successful life as a surgeon in Williamsport, Pa., nothingcconnected him and the school that he attended briefly as a young man.

Study highlights 100 year history of Oregon worker protections (Occupational Hazards): In a 100-page study, a University of Oregon professor examines how eight state Bureau of Labor Industries (BOL) leaders influenced workplace safety in Oregon throughout the last century, demonstrating that the state government can play a prominent role in ensuring the protection of workers' rights and interests. The study, "BOL: One Hundred Years of Service to Working Oregonians," examines the issues various commissioners have faced over the years, beginning with O.P. Hoff, who held office from 1903 to 1919.

Governor declares April 7th Bobby Doerr Day (KVAL 13 News, with similar story by the Associated Press, appearing in the Register-Guard and KGW.com): Governor Ted Kulongoski has declared April 7th Bobby Doerr Day. Kulongoski made the announcement Monday in a proclamation ceremony at the Stadium Club at Autzen Stadium. Doerr was a second baseman for the Boston Red Sox from 1937 to 1951 and played with baseball greats like Ted Williams. Doerr lives in Junction City. University of Oregon President David Frohnmayer was also on hand. Frohnmayer said he credit's Doerr's name for helping bring baseball back to the university. Doerr graciously accepted the honor that comes on the eve of his 90th birthday. "This is just wonderful," said Doerr. "It seems like the older I get, the more nice things are happening. I never dreamed anything like this would happen." Doerr first came to Oregon 72 years ago. He said he was in heaven the first time he stepped foot in the Beaver State and he's been in heaven ever since.

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Why, oh why, do people live in the danger zones?

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A writer for the National Science Foundation went "behind the scenes" to ask why anyone would live in terrain vulnerable to natural disasters, such as the California wildfires in 2007. The resulting, colorful story about the choices people make to do so focuses on the research of the UO's Paul Slovic. (Read Story)

Welcome new UO alumni ... 66 years after their expulsion

Honorary degree from UO

The University of Oregon on Sunday, April 6, honored Japanese Americans who had been students at the UO when World War II broke out. The students -- including Alice Kawasaki Sumida, shown above with UO President Dave Frohnmayer (photo by Dave Martinez, Oregon Daily Emerald) -- were expelled under a federal order and their education cut short. Frohnmayer told the group that "we are proud to claim you as alumni." Read the coverage:

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UO physicist creates a laser trap, which acts as a one-way gate to collect atoms

Daniel Steck mugPhysicists, including the UO's Daniel Steck, have created a laser barrier that lets atoms through only in one direction -- the barrier stuffs the gas into a smaller volume with only a minute increase in its temperature. The Science News, online, presents feature coverage of Steck's work, which was published in the June 20 issue of the journal Physical Review Letters. (Read Story)

Turns out great dads make a big difference, reports the R-G

Scott Coltrane mugScott Coltrane isn't on the job yet as the new dean of the UO's College of Arts and Sciences, but he drew media attention on Father's Day. Coltrane, a sociologist who studies the role of fathers, was featured for his research that shows that both moms and dads are happier individuals when the dads get involved in the workings of their households. (Read story)

2006 Clark Honors grad gets leading role in new 'Breakthrough Generation'

Jesse Jenkins, Clark Honors College gradBreakthrough Generation, a new national youth organization sponsored by the Breakthrough Institute, has officially launched, and one of its associate directors is Jesse Jenkins, a 2006 graduate of the University of Oregon's Robert D. Clark Honors College. (Official announcement)

Sun Power: Vignola quoted in Oregon Business cover story

Ore Business June 2008 coverIn the cover story "Here Comes the Sun," on "the rise of the solar industry" in the June issue of Oregon Business, UO physics professor is quoted. He says "two thirds of Oregon receives more solar radiation than does Florida, and even soggy Astoria gets more sunlight than Germany, which leads the world in solar installations." (Read the story)

By ocean 70,000 years ago? UO's Jon Erlandson featured in Discover magazine

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Mug-Jon ErlandsonPopular science magazine Discover recently spent time with the University of Oregon's Jon Erlandson. The result, a long feature story about Erlandson's research on ancient Ice-Age mariners. (Read the story)

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Indian Country Today features teacher ed program

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A University of Oregon teacher education program designed in collaboration with the nine federally recognized tribes of Oregon was featured recently in Indian Country Today. The master's program in the College of Education is open to students with a bachelor's degrees who are members of federally recognized tribes or are descended from members. Students receive tuition and a monthly living stipend as well as book and computer allowances. The program's grads must teach at tribal or Title VII-funded schools. Click HERE to read the story.

 


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