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UO E-clips, Jan. 24-26
Top stories for January 24-26, 2009: the Daily Journal of Commerce writes about the UO's graduate certificate in ecological design; UO geologist Ray Weldon is quoted as an outside expert on a study reported by several media outlets on southern California's being overdue for a strong earthquake; in Eugene, the future of Civic Stadium (to be vacated by the professional Emeralds when the UO baseball park opens) comes up tonight at City Council, the Register-Guard reports; the UO's Aliya Saperstein's research on race is mentioned in a Salem Statesman-Journal article on race and politics; and NPR cites a UO study in a story involving the economy and unions taking pay cuts
UO offers graduate certificate in ecological design (Daily Journal of Commerce): A new graduate certificate program for ecologically sensitive design is being offered through the University of Oregon’s School of Architecture and Allied Arts. The Ecological Design Certificate is an interdisciplinary program that focuses on integrating the built environment with local and regional natural ecosystems. The program is currently open to graduate students in architecture, historic preservation and planning, and will eventually be open to any UO graduate student. The program requires students to complete 24 credits of classes in a variety of departments, including architecture, biology, historic preservation, public policy and others.
Strong earthquake overdue in S California: study (China View, Los Angeles Times, numerous other media): Southern California could be overdue for a strong earthquake on the notorious San Andreas fault line which has had a major temblor about every 137 years, a new study has found. … "Even moderate earthquakes on the San Andreas can cause considerable damage, so the overall hazard and risk has gone up," said Ray Weldon, a University of Oregon geologist who was not involved in the research.
Future of Civic awaits scoring run (Register-Guard): They don’t have money or specific plans. But they do have ideas and hope. Members of the grass-roots group Save Civic Stadium on Monday will ask the City Council to help them preserve the historic ballpark in south Eugene. The future of the 71-year-old stadium is uncertain because its main tenant, the Eugene Emeralds minor league baseball team, is likely to play its last season at Civic this summer. Emeralds and University of Oregon officials have discussed but not yet finalized plans for the Ems to move next year to a new UO baseball stadium near Autzen Stadium.
Obama campaign 'vital' to race (Salem Statesman Journal): The campaign that brought Americans of diverse races and ethnicities together to elect the nation's first African-American president does not mean the eradication of racial tensions and discrimination in the United States. … A recent study by experts at the University of Oregon and the University of California at Irvine found that how individuals perceive themselves and the way they are perceived by others often are based on the person's social position or status.
How about unions taking a pay cut? (National Public Radio): One old man’s solution to Oregon’s and other bankrupt states’ financial woes: follow Governor Kulongoski’s recommendation when he first ran for office many years ago. He wanted to serve the people by creating new jobs and cutting government costs. What happened? At that time, Oregon’s government pay scale was near national average, about 25th, according to a University of Oregon survey.