July 2008

UO E-clips, July 1

Top stories for July 1, 2008: UO discovery challenges beliefs about first humans -- the PBS/Jim Lehrer NewsHour segment (link provided) on research by UO archaeologist Dennis Jenkins; and nationwide coverage of the U.S. Olympic Trials continues with a NY Times piece on Monday's exciting 800-meters performance by the locals

UO E-clips, July 2, 2008

News stories for July 2, 2008: Downtown Eugene's pits could become apartments and offices, reports the Register-Guard with quotes from the UO's Greg McLauchlan; a guest viewpoint in the R-G looks at 'Sports giving: An offer they can’t refuse,' discussing private philanthropy; in a story titled 'Living canvas' about body art -- tattoos, etc. -- Newsweek quotes UO folklorist Daniel Wojcik; and the Associated Press wonders if after Eugene 08, could Eugene host a world track competition?

UO E-clips, July 3

Top stories for July 3, 2008: Nematodes have taste for calculus, reports The Oregonian in coverage of a Nature paper by UO biologist Shawn Lockery (story also covered by Science Daily); green sneaker maker END treads carefully, says The Oregonian in a story that quotes the UO's Kim Sheehan; KEZI-TV offers up footage of the first-ever running film festival that kicks today at the UO; the Register-Guard reports today that the UO is changing direction on arena parking; Bach festival ticket sales are a tickle to festival officials; Bowerman tribute concert an entertaining, eclectic mix of music, video, reports the Register-Guard; the Daily Journal of Commerce asks, in a headline in its coverage of a Portland issue, 'How high will hotel budget rise?', and quotes UO economist Tim Duy; Wi-Fi Planet reports on how the Olympic time trials are making wireless access widely available; OPB reports that hangers are on the move in 'Track Town U.S.A.'; the Daily Emerald reports that the location for the planned UO alumni center moves closer to new arena

UO E-clips, July 4-7

News stories for July 4-7, 2008: Bob Doppelt, director of the Climate Leadership Initiative at the UO, continues his series in the Register-Guard on climate change, and the R-G even writes about Doppelt's column in an editorial; the Register-Guard reports on how a grant, written by a UO language center, may benefit a Eugene immersion program;. 'Bring Constitution into the 21st century' is the headline above an R-G guest viewpoint by Ofer Raban, a UO law professor; Oregon wrestling supporters aim to save program in court, reported the Statesman Journal on Sunday about today's hearing in Salem (KEZI-TV also plugged today's hearing); Eugene 08's Olympic Trials pit multiple media rivalries, reported the Register-Guard on the intense coverage by media around the world; The New York Times also wrote about the trials, noting how the track at Hayward Field is built for speed; even potato chips feel the pinch of high gas prices, reported The Oregonian on Saturday, quoting UO economist Tim Duy; also in The Oregonian was a story about the UO's selection of Wendy Larson to be the UO's leader in Portland; and the Associated Press reported Saturday on a possible future in focus for OHSU waterfront property -- a life sciences institute that would include a UO presence

UO E-clips July 8

Top stories for July 8, 2008: a stay for UO wrestling still up to Marion County court, reports both the The Oregonian and Register-Guard; United Press International reports on how the UO's Shawn Lockery has found an important calculation center in worms that may be key to human taste and smell as well; The Oregonian reports on the monthly state economic index authored by the UO's Tim Duy, and it says Oregon, as of May, is in a mild recession; and National Public Radio's All Things Considered covered Tracktown USA (with a link to hear the story)

UO E-clips, July 9

News stories for July 9, 2008: Health coverage plans can delay care, report the Register-Guard and United Press International, based on two UO studies published Tuesday; there are signs of life (sciences) on the waterfront in Portland, reports The Oregonian; slim lane could be hefty issue for arena, according to the Register-Guard; the state appears to be in recession, reports the Register-Guard, citing the monthly economic index of UO economist Tim Duy

UO E-clips, July 10

Top stories for July 10, 2008: Three gifts totaling $3 million boosts UO’s study abroad programs, reports the Register-Guard; Eugene City Council may lower building heights, require more parking for new apartment construction near UO, says the Register-Guard; activist who holds tape of anti-pesticide rally in which police used a stun gun on a UO student says he won’t give it up despite order to do so, reports the Register-Guard; UO planners seek alley for new arena, reports the Daily Journal of Commerce; universities are mulling a new state ruling on patrolling dorms, reports Oregon Public Broadcasting; officials deny Title IX as reason for cutting wrestling at the UO, according to the Associated Press; and the Portland Business Journal reports on a UO study that finds problems found with consumer-directed health plans

UO E-clips, July 11

Top story for July 11, 2008: Developers are jockeying for downtown Eugene property, with UO and other area students among those who may benefit from more housing options, reports the Daily Journal of Commerce

UO E-clips, July 12-14

Top stories for July 12-14, 2008: UO football player Todd Lamar Doxey drowns in the McKenzie River, reports the Register-Guard and KVAL-TV; UO gets $3 million toward study abroad programs, say the Associated Press; state board boosts pay of Oregon university heads, including the UO’s Dave Frohnmayer, according to the AP; the Bend Bulletin quotes UO economist Tim Duy in a story about defaults in the that area’s housing market; and the Register-Guard features the work of UO researchers who are pursuing an interactive map of Rome based on an 18th century cartographer

UO E-clips, July 15

Top stories for July 15, 2008: Oregon Bach Festival sees record revenue, reports the Register-Guard; the state’s economic slowdown is hitting from a new angle, reports The Oregonian with comments from UO economist Tim Duy; and the UO’s Carla Gary is quoted in a Mail Tribune piece about how the newspaper and other media refer to Barack Obama as being black when he actually is half black and half white

UO E-clips, July 16-17

Top stories for July 16-17, 2008: The State Board of Higher Education has approved the construction budget request for a the proposed Life Sciences building on Portland’s South Waterfront, where the UO would have access to space, reports the Daily Journal of Commerce

UO E-clips, July 18

Top stories for July 18, 2008: The UO's Christopher Minson talks about perception and sensitivity in a story on how personal body temperature wars heat up in the summertime, reports KVAL-TV in a story also picked up by KATU-TV, Portland; the online science magazine Symmetry Breaking mentions work by the UO's Robert Schofield in a story called 'Fangs, claws and jaw pack metal'

UO E-clips, July 19-21

Top stories for July 19-21, 2008: Public hearing on UO arena is tonight, KVAL reports; and, in baseball news, the Register-Guard today featured a story on the future of Civic Stadium, home of the Ems; the UO's Bob Doppelt continues his climate-warming guest-commentary series in the Register-Guard; high school students are learning their craft at UO summer band camp, reports the Register-Guard; the UO's Anita Weiss is quoted in a story from Georgia on a Pakistani man's murder of his own daughter to "save face'; the Salem Statesman Journal reports that UO football players have established a memorial fund for their fallen teammate; and, in San Diego today, football player's Todd Doxie's funeral was covered by NBC-San Diego

UO E-clips, July 22

Top stories for July 22, 2008: Arena backers, including UO officials, coaches and athletes, rally for the alley at Monday night's City Council hearing, reports the Register-Guard; Attendees at a UO Climate Leadership Initiative ponder the future to come to southern Oregon because of climate change, reports the High Country News; KPIC Channel 4 reports on a 15-year-old Brazilian girl who wowed a Douglas County crowd with piano, noting the UO's desire to enroll the girl; and, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports on the funeral of UO football player Todd Doxie, a former southern California high school superstar

UO E-clips, July 23

Top stories for July 23, 2008: Live Science covers the research of UO biologist/neuroscientist Shawn Lockery and his discovery of the calculus-performing neurons in roundworms; Market Watch quotes material from the UO's Climate Leadership Initiative in coverage on CLIF(R) BAR's 'Bike Once a Week to Fight Climate Change'; UO's president on the visit list today for the chairman of Hynix Semiconductor, the South Korean parent company of a computer chip plant in west Eugene amid rumors of coming change, reports the Register-Guard; and UO economist Tim Duy is quoted in today's Christian Science Monitor in a story on the 'rising costs of financial turmoil'

UO E-clips, July 24

Top stories for July 24, 2008: Signed, sealed, delivered is the word on the UO's sports marketing agreement totaling $67.1 million, reports the Register-Guard today; the Olympics is all about the dominance of, er, shoes, reports Forbes.com, quoting the UO's Paul Swangard; New York's Democrat and Chronicle quotes the UO's Marjorie Taylor in its story titled 'Strong museum scholars find their work in play'; Vermont's Rutland Herald mentions the UO in its commentary on the 'Demise of a corrupted reading program'; the announced closing of Hynix computer chip plant in Eugene is a significant economic loss to the region, the UO's Tim Duy tells the Register-Guard

UO E-clips, July 25

Top stories for July 25, 2008: Hynix's presence had made the UO a magnet for Korean students, says the contributor of a guest viewpoint in today's Register-Guard; student group, including UO members, gets advance look at lost Chinese art to be promoted during the Beijing Olympics, reports New American Media; U.S. News and World Report cites the work of UO archaeologist Dennis Jenkins in Oregon's Paisley Caves as critical evidence in reconsidering the arrival point of the first Americans; and ScienCentral reports on the green nanotechnology initiative being pushed by the UO's Jim Hutchison

UO E-clips, July 26-28

Top stories for July 26-28, 2008: The University of Oregon is one of just 11 colleges to receive the highest possible score in the Princeton Review's first 'Green Rating,' reports The New York Times, Trading Markets and King5.com; South Africa's Personal Finance reports on the 10 things you should know about giving and quotes UO research by Bill Harbaugh, Ulrich Mayr and Dan Burghart; and UO economist Bruce Blonigen is quoted in a Saturday Register-Guard story about how Hynix's closing has refueled debate on incentives to businesses

UO E-clips, July 29

Top stories for July 29, 2008: UO's sustainability presence puts campus in The Princeton Review's Green Rating Honor Roll, reports the Register-Guard and numerous other publications nationwide; the Portland Business Journal quickly picks up on Dennis Howard's appointment as new UO business dean; the source of oil matters, writes the UO's Bob Doppelt in a Register-Guard guest viewpoint; and, in another guest viewpoint, John Evans, president and executive director of the Oregon Bach Festival, writes that the Bach festival worth trip halfway around the globe

UO E-clips, July 30

Top stories for July 30, 2008: The Register-Guard reports on Dennis Howard's accepting the role as dean of the UO business college; and a 2004 study by the UO's Marjorie Taylor is recalled in a feature in today's San Francisco Chronicle

UO E-clips, July 31

Top stories for July 31, 2008: From anxiety to action for parents with high school kids looking at college, a story in the Acorn, a California publication; Clean Technica reports on nuclear power systems that are not extra large, mentioning UO research; Medical News Today reports on a UO study examining high-deductible, consumer-driven health plans; and the Detroit Free Press features Olympic athletes, one of whom has been living in Eugene and training in the UO's human physiology environmental chamber