UO E-clips, Oct. 24

No Fulbright Scholars named from UO for 2007-08 (Daily Emerald): For the first time in at least 18 years, no University faculty were named Fulbright Scholars for the academic year. The number of recipients at the University has declined during that period; from 1990 to 1998 an average of 4 faculty members received awards each year, while the average number of Fulbright recipients declined to 2.5 annually from 2000 to 2008. There are no records available to the public prior to the 1990-91 academic year indicating which faculty were Fulbright scholars. The Fulbright Scholar Program is designed to promote cultural understanding between the United States and other nations. There are six different exchange programs within the Fulbright Scholar Program, but the main one -- the traditional Fulbright Program -- sends approximately 800 scholars and professionals abroad annually and brings about the same number to the U.S. from other nations.

New marine running suits tested in UO laboratories (Daily Emerald) In a matter of minutes, the University's human physiology department can turn cold, wintery weather into a hot, humid climate -- or just about any type of climate in between. That power led to the University helping the U.S. Marines select a clothing maker for thousands of running suits troops will use in 2008. The U.S. Marine Corps needed to test prototype running suits that troops will use starting this winter, but clothing suppliers couldn't deliver the suits until summer. The University helped the Marines test the suits in winter-like weather - similar to what is felt at Marine bases where the suits will be used. The University's human physiology department houses a chamber in Dellinger Hall in which humidity, temperature and oxygen levels can be controlled.