Feb 2009

UO E-clips, Jan. 31-Feb. 2

Top stories for January 31-February 2, 2009: UO to reduce student fees because of enrollment surge, reports the Associated Press and Register-Guard: work by the UO's Greg Retallack suggests that soil may have influenced ancient Greek choices for temple locations, reports ThaindianNews.com; the UO's Dennis Howard is quoted in a Shine2010.com story about Chinese plans to turn Beijing's Olympic 'Bird Nest' stadium into a shopping and entertainment complex; Popular Science cites a UO survey that found players of John Madden's NFL football video games know their stuff; longtime UO political scientist James Klonoski, political mentor to many, dies at 83, reports the Register-Guard; the UO's Judith Hibbard is quoted in a Keene Sentinel (New Hampshire) story on how high-deductible medical insurance plans save on premiums, but come at a cost; and UO economist Tim Duy is cited in coverage by The Oregonian on Paul Krugman's dire economic forecast

UO E-clips, Feb. 3

Top stories for February 3, 2009: Tigard's downtown of the future gets help from UO grad students and faculty, reports the Daily Journal of Commerce; women earn fewer degrees, jobs in science industry, reports the Daily Emerald, with quotes from UO faculty; UO planning director Chris Ramey is quoted in a Register-Guard story on how economic stimulus dollars inspire dreams of possible local projects; and an Oregonian editorial says the UO scored in its fund-raising success

UO E-clips, Feb. 4

Top stories for February 4, 2009: Oregonian writer asks what Portland ad and PR folks should do about greenwashing in advance of a Friday forum featuring two UO professors; Canada.com is the latest media outlet to run a story referencing a UO study when asking 'Which came first, the belly or the stress?'; and KVAL-TV reports that tickets are already on sale for the 2009 Oregon Bach Festival

UO E-clips, Feb. 5

Top stories for February 5, 2009: Salem's Statesman-Journal is among several media outlets reporting on Tim Duy's monthly Index of Economic Indicators that says the state's recession has deepened; the Oregon Food Bank is besieged with record-level requests, reports the Statesman-Journal, again quoting from Duy and the Economic Index; a book by the UO's Lauren Kessler is the buzz in Lake Oswego, reports the Lake Oswego Review; and the UO's Lynn Kahle is quoted by the Washington Post in a story titled 'Old appetites die hard'

UO E-clips, Feb. 6

Top stories for February 6, 2009: UO to announce 'major gift' for new arena, reports the Associated Press; 'Knit, purl, medulla oblongata' is the partial headline a story about artwork on the brain in The Scientist in which the UO's Bill Harbaugh and Marjorie Taylor; the Salem Statesman Journal reports that the economy may sideline climate-change plan in a story covering a joint meeting of state Senate and House environmental committees in which the UO's Bob Doppelt talked about the cost of the state's taking no action; the nation's sour economy is not dampening moves toward green products and related jobs, reports the Washington Times in coverage of a UO event in Portland; KVAL-TV reports on state approval of a stimulus package, which will benefit the UO; and UO business instructor Tim Berry writes in U.S. News & World Report that the recession means we're back to bootstrapping basics

UO E-clips, Feb. 7-9

Top stories for February 7-9, 2009: the Register-Guard, Oregonian and Associated Press all provide coverage of Saturday's official groundbreaking for the new UO arena; UO professors figure prominently in a column by The Oregonian's Shelby Wood titled 'What marketers say about greenwashing may help you not get fooled'; New York's Sustainable Business reports that consumers continue to buy green despite the battered U.S. economy; the Register-Guard features a story on a UO course being taught by 87-year-old Yakama elder Virginia Beavert on her native American Indian language Yakama Sahaptin; the UO's Paul Slovic is quoted by The New York Times in a story titled 'The toxic paradox,' which focuses on the risk of exposure to poisons in the environment; the UO's Steve Mital is part of a Register-Guard story about the GreenLane Sustainable Business Network; and Oregon Public Broadcasting reports on the higher education board's approval Friday of higher GPA standards for automatic admission to the UO

UO E-clips, Feb. 10

News stories for February 10, 2009: UO environmental law professor Mary Wood is quoted by the Seattle Times in a story about Columbia salmon back in federal court, and the next Olympic Trials at UO could be a much shortened-event, reports The Oregonian

UO E-clips, Feb. 11

Top stories for February 11, 2009: UO's journalism dean is quoted in an Oregonian story about a Web site reopened by Portland's mayor; UO law professor Ofer Raban is quoted by the Register-Guard in a story about peace activists trying to keep Oregon's National Guard at home; UO music professor Robert Kyr is mentioned in a Willamette Week story about home-grown music; UO President Dave Frohnmayer praises the late Randy Pape in the Register-Guard's coverage of the United Way bestowing top honor on Papé

UO E-clips, Feb. 12

Top stories for February 12, 2009: UO business instructor Tim Berry, writing in U.S. News and World Report, says 'no thanks' to a stimulus for small business; UO's new baseball park is a go for 'play ball' later this month, reports the Register-Guard; UO author Kessler draws a crowd for reading, reports the Lake Oswego Review; Eugene Weekly reports on the call to tighten the strings on shoe companies and agents at the U.S. Olympic Trials in reference the drawn-out Eugene 08 on campus; PPOL News cites the UO's stats on bicycling in story about Clif Bar's encouraging bicycling to fight climate change; Oregon governor pushes ‘green’ expertise, including efforts at the UO, to lure greenbacks, reports the Register- Guard; and UO economist Tim Duy is quoted in an Oregonian story on how the state's exports soared in 2008 until year-end world economic woes took hold

UO E-clips, Feb. 13

Top stories for February 13, 2009: KATU-Portland picks up via the Associated Press version of the Register-Guard's feature on a UO course on Yakama Sahaptin, a native course taught by Virginia Beavert of the UO's Northwest Indian Language Institute; state union proposes furloughs, some raises, for state employees it covers, including UO classified staff, reports the Register-Guard and KVAL.com; UO's Vin Lananna says shorter Olympic Trials no problem, reports the Register-Guard; the Sacramento Bee quotes the UO's Paul Swangard in a story on the NBA's Kings coming new arena; Swangard also is quoted in a Reuter's story saying that Nike is likely to make cuts in its marketing efforts amid the recession; and Illinois county commissioner seeks energy solutions for his county's economy via renewable energy by attending a meeting in Oregon, where an approach by Oregon BEST (which includes the UO) was discussed, reports the Illinois Valley News