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UO E-clips, Dec. 13
Top stories for December 13, 2007: Eugene gets on fast track for five years of big meets, is the way the Oregonian displayed its coverage of Wednesday's announcement that Track Town USA will continue to get national finals and Olympic Trials through 2012 (news that by Wednesday night had traveled around the world via coverage of the Associated Press); several science-news Web sites have picked up on a PMR release, an example is Science Daily's coverage called "Inflammatory bowel diseases: zebrafish study shows key enzyme in gut is a peacemaker"; and a loan company that has been under scrutiny ends ties to colleges, including the UO, according to a story today in the Oregonian
Eugene gets on fast track for five years of big meets (The Oregonian): Eugene became "Track Town USA" in more than name Wednesday when the city secured the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials for track and field, and the U.S. championships in 2009 and 2011 in a single, bold stroke. Craig Masback, head of USA Track & Field, announced the decision in a news conference at the Bowerman Family Building, adjacent to the University of Oregon's newly-refurbished Hayward Field. Eugene and UO already had been awarded the 2008 Olympic Trials, to be held June 27-July 6, and the 2010 NCAA Division I championships.
Inflammatory bowel diseases: zebrafish study shows key enzyme in gut is a peacemaker (Science Daily): University of Oregon scientists, using zebrafish to study the gastrointestinal tract, say that an enzyme long assumed to be involved in digestion instead is a detoxifying traffic cop, maintaining a friendly rapport between resident gut bacteria and cells. A deficiency of the enzyme, intestinal alkaline phosphatase (Iap), said Karen Guillemin, a professor of molecular biology, appears to change the playing field inside the gut. Without Iap, an endotoxin called lipopolysaccharide (LPS), which resides in abundance on the gut, gains strength. The UO pioneered the use of zebrafish as a model biological system for studying vertebrates, opening research windows on a growing list of human diseases. These new findings, reported in the December issue of the journal Cell Host & Microbe, are based on manipulations made in young, germ-free zebrafish and build upon key developmental discoveries involving the zebrafish gut that were published in 2006.)
Loan company ends ties to colleges (The Oregonian): The loan company that came under fire for allegedly engaging in misleading marketing practices -- including using universities' athletic logos -- agreed Tuesday to end its lending arrangements with 63 colleges, including Oregon and Oregon State. The agreement was part of a settlement with New York State attorney general Andrew Cuomo, who has been investigating the loan industry. Cuomo alleged that University Financial Services of Clearwater, Fla., used universities' athletic logos and colors to steer students to consolidate their loans with the company. In return, UFS paid athletic departments kickbacks of up to $15,000, Cuomo said.