August 2008

UO E-clips, August 1

Top stories for August 1, 2008: KEZI punts on deal to broadcast some Ducks games, reports the Register-Guard; UO history professor Daniel Pope recalls, in a commentary piece in the Seattle Times, how nuclear power for the Northwest imploded 25 years ago; Chinese immersion school in Massachusetts lands a federal $1.5 million grant that includes a partnership with the UO for teacher assistance, reports the Amherst Bulletin; and the UO takes a bow for sustainability practice, reports The Oregonian

UO E-clips, Aug. 2-4

Top stories for August 2-4, 2008: Beijing Olympics will be an Oregon affair, reports KTVZ and the Register-Guard; Olympic runners face heat and pollution, reports the Detroit News with a mention of how one marathoner has been training in the UO's environmental chamber; the Seattle Times gives an overview of some summer book reading opportunities, including one by the UO's Barbara Corrado Pope; Quoting UO faculty members Richard Kraus and Paul Swangard, respectively, The Oregonian says the upcoming Olympics could be the most controversial since the Cold War while the Chicago Tribune says the athletes of 2008 are worth pulling for; the Register-Guard quotes the UO's Rhonda Stoltz in a story headlined 'Malls join with emerging companies to find best fit'; and the Associated Press quotes the UO's Jessica Greene about how patients are turning to advocates for help navigating the medical system

UO E-clips, Aug. 5

Top stories for August 5, 2008: Oregon remains in mild recession, according to UO economist Tim Duy's monthly economic indicators, report the Associated Press, Portland Business Journal and others; and 'folklore gets it wrong on love matches,' reports the New Scientist in a magazine article that quotes UO psychologist Sanjay Srivastava

UO E-clips, Aug. 6

Top stories for August 6, 2008: Skin, sex, indecency and, yes, television news, a tale of intrigue at an Oregon TV station by Willamette Week, with a quote from the UO's Tim Gleason; and OPB reports on how building "green" is helping China recover from its recent earthquake (story mentions the UO)

UO E-clips, Aug. 7

News stories for August 7, 2008: Museum of Natural and Cultural history breaks ground for new wing, report the Associated Press and Register-Guard; and, the same two media outlets provide coverage on new solar awnings are being erected at University of Oregon

UO E-clips, Aug. 8

Top stories for August 8, 2008: Let the Olympics Begin! -- USA Today quotes the UO's Paul Swangard in a story that shows how consumers now dictate the marketing and coverage in a story titled 'Faster, higher, stronger and digital'; the Wall Street Journal talks with UO neuroscientist Nathan Tublitz in a story called 'Raising Bob Costas: Is memorizing sports trivia good for the brain?'; and two more media outlets in Oregon pick up on Tuesday's groundbreaking for a new wing on the Museum of Natural and Cultural History

UO E-clips, Aug. 9-11

Top stories for August 9-11, 2008: College fans may get gear, spirits in one-stop shopping, reports the Register-Guard; the UO's Anita Weiss discusses Pakistan in a guest viewpoint in The Oregonian; and 'Art Olympics' at UO museum features 'pointed recreation'

UO E-clips, Aug. 12

Top stories for August 12, 2008: Hey, that's a big tomato that nobody saw, so says a story in today's Register-Guard about a cattleman's attempt to set up at Autzen Stadium, without proper clearance, to promote the Oregon State Fair; and Web-based science sites, including Science Daily and Genetic Engineering News quickly picked up on UO news release about research on evolutionary diversity by biologist Jessica Green

UO E-clips, Aug. 13

News stories for August 13, 2008: The UO's David Conley is quoted today in The Oregonian's coverage of recent ACT results for Oregon's high schoolers; Sustainable Industries online and Green Biz report that 19 major industry leaders are looking beyond organic by forming an association that has roots at the UO; a kiosk going up today, thanks to a collaboration that included archaeologists from the Museum of Natural and Cultural History, will honor Native Americans, reports the Salem Statesman Journal; the Register-Guard quotes the UO's Jim Meacham in a story about a map maker going 3-D; and KEZI reports that Eugene City Council today takes up the alley-vacating issue that could get construction started on the UO arena

UO E-clips, Aug. 14

Top stories for August 14, 2008: UO gets city's OK/green light on alley plans to allow for the UO arena, report the Register-Guard, The Oregonian, KEZI and KVAL; and the UO begins first phase of history museum improvements, reports the Daily Journal of Commerce in a news brief

UO E-clips, Aug. 15

Top stories for August 15, 2008: Phelps' marketing power depends on more than those gold medals, reports the Chicago Tribune, quoting the UO's Paul Swangard; another UO marketing expert, Lynn Kahle, is quoted by the Sherwood Gazette in a story about Hummer sales dropping because of both gas prices and cultural changes; United Press International and NewsBlaze.com report on the Department of Energy's multi-institutional funding award for fund hydrogen storage projects, including for work at the UO; and WESH-TV, Orlando, Fla., reports on a collaborative project, which includes the UO, that is providing an online glimpse at Chinese culture

UO E-clips, Aug. 16-18

Top stories for August 16-18, 2008: the Wall Street Journal again quotes the UO's Paul Swangard in another story on Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps and his eight gold medals; Swangard also appears in a story in the Oregon Daily Emerald on his plans to incorporate the Madden video game into a business course; UO economist Tim Duy is quoted by the Bend Bulletin in a weekend piece on the Central Oregon economy; the UO athletic department hands out raises to keep pace, and, in a second story by the Register-Guard, UO athletic director says he plans to stay beyond his current contract; the Denver Post quotes UO Coach Vin Lananna in a story titled 'Getting America on the right track: USA boss trying to restore public's faith'; Swangard is quoted by the Los Angeles Times in a story on about Olympic gold medalists being eyed for their sales potential; Kilkenny christens Oregon's new stadium (named in his honor), reports the Register-Guard; Chicago Business quotes Swangard in a story on how Chicago, which wants to host the 2016 Olympics, wants to cash in on Olympic gold; KVAL-TV had a weekend story on how the UO is helping give old grainy movies new life; a 19th Century structure is unearthed in Charleston at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, reports KCBY-TV in North Bend; and UO political scientist Joseph Lowndes is quoted by the Washington Independent in a story headed 'Threat of law: Strategy of 2008?'

UO E-clips, Aug. 19

Top story for August 19, 2008: Is there a stumbling American (company) in Beijing? The Oregonian today wonders if Nike's laces are coming undone on the big stage, and the UO's Paul Swangard is quoted

UO E-clips, Aug. 20

Top stories for August 20, 2008: UO economist Mark Thoma is quoted in a USA Today story on how government building projects are at record levels in a down economy; Business Week talks to Paul Swangard in its coverage of asking how someone should pick a sport-management program; and near Salem, a new sign honors ancient civilization, reports the Statesman Journal, noting the project involved UO archaeologists

UO E-clips, Aug. 21

Top stories for August 21, 2008: The Daily Journal of Commerce reports on the recent UO groundbreaking for the new baseball park and The Associated Press quotes the UO's Paul Swangard in a story on how Nike sees basketball as a bright spot at the Olympics

UO E-clips, Aug. 22

Top stories for August 22, 2008: In a news brief, The Oregonian says the "UO takes a bow for sustainability practice' and the New Britain Herald of Connecticut picks up the USA Today story on the economy with a quote from the UO's Mark Thoma

UO E-clips, Aug. 23-25

Top stories for August 23-25, 2008: UO professor Carl Falsgraf is quoted in a Bend Bulletin story about Sisters' students trying to China's official language; the UO is one of only two institutions in the state that train speech therapist, and there's a shortage, reports Medford's Mail Tribune; Reynolds schools boss, a UO adjunct education professor, is put on leave after board's vote, reports The Oregonian; and AdAge.com and the Wall Street Journal both report that Speedo and Puma run circles around Nike in Olympics advertising, quoting the UO's Paul Swangard

UO E-clips, Aug. 27

Top stories for August 27, 2008: UO archaeology rules today: 1) Science Daily and Archaeology.org use the UO release on Greg Nelson's study involving a review of skeletons and how they refute earlier reports of hobbit-like dwarfs in Palau, Micronesia; and 2) KVAL-TV, the Register-Guard, Associated Press and KEZI cover Tuesday's news briefing at the UO on findings by UO researchers regarding gravesites found at the Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend campus in Springfield. In other news, the Christian Science Monitor features a guest viewpoint from the UO's Bob Doppelt on the need to overcome "systems blindness" to battle climate change , and the Register-Guard reports on a television deal that locks up UO sports

UO E-clips, Aug. 26

Top stories for August 26, 2008: FinancialPlanning.com notes a study co-authored by the UO's Johan Chalmers in its story on investing approaches, and the Seattle Times quotes the UO's Jeremy Piger in a column about the city's suffering local economy

UO E-clips, Aug. 28

Top stories for August 28, 2008: UO law professor Mary Wood is going green through "atmospheric trust litigation," reports UTNE.com, the Seattle Times uses the Associated Press story on UO archaeological findings from the Springfield, Ore., hospital site; Pacific Magazine in Hawaii reports on the Palau research of Greg Nelson, a UO archaeologist who has refuted claims of little people on the island chain; Eugene police are getting ready for UO football, or at least ready to target tail-gate drinkers, reports KEZI-TV; and KVAL remembers the turmoil of the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, interviewing retired UO sociologist Steve Deutsch

UO E-clips, Aug. 29

Top stories for August 29, 2008: UO economist John Chalmers was part of a study looking at whether financial advisers are really needed by investors, reports Business Canadian; and UPI reports on Greg Nelson's study refuting Hobbit-like little people on Palau