Oct 2008

UO E-clips, Oct. 1

Top stories for October 1, 2008: Time Magazine quotes the UO's Paul Slovic, and expert on risk, in its story 'Why aren't Americans buying the bailout'?; UO arena approval by the city of Eugene is back in the news, with coverage from the Associated Press and Register-Guard; and the new generation of college-aged students, says the UO's Deborah Morrison in AdWeek, are digital, message savvy, global and green

UO E-clips, Oct. 2

Top stories for October 2, 2008: Eugene neighbors see progress in the UO arena plan, reports OPB News; the Lake Oswego Review previews an upcoming talk on business building by UO President Dave Frohnmayer to an event sponsored by the Lake Oswego School District Foundation; UO economist Marc Thoma is quoted in a story by the online newspaper Huffington Post about who's to blame for the nation's economic troubles; and the Voice of America in its ongoing "Foreign Student Series: Public or Private?" discusses the University of Oregon

UO E-clips, Oct. 3

Top stories for October 3, 2008: Vancouver agency AHA! has a Yahoo! moment, reports The Oregonian, quoting the UO's Patricia Curtin; also in The Oregonian, the latest UO Index of Economic Indicators, compiled by UO economist Tim Duy, says 'mild recession' at least is the forecast; Oregon's land use plan is working, reports the Daily Journal of Commerce; UO economist Mark Thoma is quoted by Dallas Morning News in a story titled 'Law for poor didn't cause meltdown'; KVAL-TV asks, referring to a UO economist, 'do recession-proof jobs exist?'; and the UO's Bob Bussel is quoted in a San Jose Mercury News story about a University of California program that is begging for its survival amid that state's financial woes

UO E-clips, Oct. 4-6

Top stories for October 4-6, 2008: The UO's Richard Taylor's studies of Jackson Pollock's art are back in the news, this time in a report by the Pasadena, Calif., Star News on what has become a controversial art exhibit now open at Azusa Pacific; the UO's Tom Bivins has gone 'face to face with a sense of purpose,' which he witnessed at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas; a columnist in the Daily Gleaner, a Canadian publication, writes about a UO study in Science from more than a year ago -- on how it feels good when giving to charity; Lokey boosts gift to Stanford to build stem cell facility, reports the San Francisco Chronicle; subprime mortgage defaults rise in Salem, reports the Salem Statesman Journal, also citing UO economist Tim Duy's monthly economic index; the Associated Press story on Eugene planners giving an OK to the UO arena appears in the Corvallis Gazette Times; 'How sweet can an economic bailout fix get?' is the headline in The Oregonian accompanying a guest opinion piece by Merle H. Weiner of the UO School of Law; both UO psychologists Paul Slovic and Ellen Peters are quoted by a Wall Street Journal columnist who urges investors to 'summon your courage and buy stocks'; KEZI News 9 in Eugene reports that the Frohnmayer family and scientists are meeting in Eugene to continue the fight for a cure to Fanconi Anemia; and UO journalism professor Kyu Ho Youm is quoted in The Oregonian's coverage of the debate now raging since a political blogger three months ago insisted that he has the right, as a member of the media, to sit on executive sessions of the Lake Oswego City Council

UO E-clips, Oct. 7

Top stories for October 7, 2008: In ancient Greece, soil was scare, reports Discovery.com and citing work by the UO's Greg Retallack; the UO's James Mohr is quoted in a story by the Argus Leader about an abortion-ban proposal on the ballot in South Dakota; and in day-old reports KPTV-12, KGW-TV 8 and College OTR did brief stories on the UO Portland opening

UO E-clips, Oct. 8

Top stories for October 8, 2008: UO arena in the news, with The Oregonian reporting 'plan faces 'doable' time crunch' and the Register-Guard saying 'Neighbors want UO arena terms verified in print -- then a permit'; Innovations Report and PhysOrg.com run a UO news release headlined 'fuzziness on the road to physics Grand Unification Theory'; and the UO's Ellen Peters is quoted in The New York Times for a second time in less than a week in coverage on the global financial situation

UO E-clips, Oct. 9

News stories for October 9, 2008: Science News magazine online and HealthDay via U.S. News & World Report and Washington Post online are the U.S. publications to report on work by the UO's Scott Frey that found that the brain of a hand-transplant patient is rewiring itself; 'Global credit blaze: Greed goes, fear wins,' reports ComodityOnline.com, quoting the UO's Paul Slovic

UO E-clips, Oct. 10

Top stories for October 10, 2008: Science Daily picks up a National Science Foundation news release about Alaskan stickleback fish in which the work of the UO's William Cresko is noted; the Register-Guard quotes the UO's David Frank, dean of the Clark Honors College, in a story about colleges working to get students registered to vote; UO student investors are beating the market, reports KVAL News 13; and some University of Oregon dorms lack overhead fire sprinklers, reports KVAL News 13

UO E-clips, Oct. 11-13

Top stories for Oct. 11-Oct. 13, 2008: UO political science professor Daniel Tichenor is quoted by the San Francisco Chronicle in a story on how McCain and Obama are avoiding the immigration issue; in a short story, the Daily Journal of Commerce reports on Friday’s $10 million pledge by the Lewises for a new UO science building; don't worry, parents, imaginary friends actually good for kids, reports the Chicago Daily Herald, referring to work by the UO’s Marjorie Taylor; UPI covers a survey by UO-related researchers on fears about the U.S. economy; the UO’s Tim Duy is quoted in a story by the Tehran (Iran) Times about why there is the greenback on a tear; the student Daily Emerald reports on the search for a replacement for UO President Dave Frohnmayer; UO labor historian Marcus Widenor is quoted in a Vancouver Columbian story on how local unions still have key roles in local politics; panic prevails on Wall Street, reports the Delaware Online referring to the UO study, above, on fears on the economy; ‘Aafter hand transplant, patient's brain adapts,’ reports National Public Radio in a story about findings by the UO’s Scott Frey; and the UO’s Robert Hardin is quoted by the Taiwan News about how Taiwanese students flocked to a U.S. Education Fair

UO E-clips, Oct. 14

News stories for October 14, 2008: The University of Pennsylvania's MedPage Today, an online continuing education publication, featured the hand-transplant/brain-mapping research of the UO's Scott Frey as a continuing medical education lesson titled 'Amputation-Induced Changes in Sensory Processing Found Reversible After Decades'; Bulgaria's Science Centric published an NSF news release on recent stickleback fish research that mentioned the UO's William Cresko; and KGW-TV Channel 8 Portland reports that a changing sign (the UO's White Stag one) is just about words

UO E-clips, Oct. 15

News stories for October 15, 2008: 'Why women have bad teeth' is the headline of a story by LiveScience.com on research by UO anthropologist John Lukacs; climate matters, writes the UO's Bob Doppelt in a guest commentary in the Salem Statesman Journal; the UO is complaining about noise from homeless feedings under Portland's Burnside Bridge, according to blog posting in the Portland Mercury; technology of new university athletic training centers, such as the one at the UO, could trickle down to clubs, reports FitnessBulidingClubPro.com; and KEZI News 9 in Eugene reports that the Oregon University System is looking for public input about a new UO president

UO E-clips, Oct. 16

Top stories for October 16, 2008: The Honolulu Star Bulletin mentions the UO's Priscilla Southwell in a story on Hawaii's need for a vote-by-mail system; Paul Swangard is quoted by Canada's Globe and Mail in a story on how Wall Street's woes are forcing NASCAR to wave yellow flag; UO's Joseph Lowndes explains the crazy differences in the presidential polling in an interview with KVAL-Channel 13; parks, recreation plan in the works, with quote from the UO's Bethany Johnson in the Appeal Tribune and Statesman Journal; 'The brain knows what the body's up to' is the headline for The Oregonian story on Scott Frey's research involving a transplanted hands connection with the brain; MSNBC uses the Livescience.com story on the UO's anthropological study asking why women are more prone to cavities; and 'It's easy being GREEN' writes the Columbus Other Paper in Ohio, quoting the UO's Kim Sheehan in a story asking if the green bandwagon is a little too crowded

UO E-clips, Oct. 17

Top stories for October 17, 2008: UO researchers Eric Stice and Cara Bohon and their non-UO colleagues drew extensive international coverage of their research, published in today's journal Science, on how a particular brain region and a faulty gene can combine to raise the risk of obesity -- among media covering the story were the Register-Guard, The Oregonian, National Public Radio, Associated Press, Ciencia Hoje in Brazil; Newsweek, HealthDay, ABC's Good Morning America, Agence France-Presse and Reuter (a sampling of the coverage is included in today's clips; the UO's Ken Merrell is quoted in the Associated Press story 'Experts question benefit of school time-out rooms'; UO economist Mark Thoma is quoted in 'Nudging ventured, nudging gained,' a story in the Evening News and Tribune of Indiana; the UO's Julie Haack is quoted by the New Scientist in a story headed 'Advertising feature: Catalyst for change,' focusing on green chemistry; PharmaLive.com quotes the UO's Judith Hibbard in their story asking 'How Engaged Are American Consumers in Their Health and Health Care?'; and Hibbard is quoted again in coverage by HULIQ.com on hospital 'report cards'

UO E-clips, Oct. 18-20

Top stories for October 18-20, 2008: The UO's loan program of abandoned bikes is Associated Press news in Seattle; another UO program, the law school's Competition Not Conflict draws coverage by the Register-Guard; another R-G story looks at 'brave souls give it their all to sing at Mac Court'; an AP story covering the recent dental research by UO anthropologist John Lukacs appears in The Oregonian and many other media over the weekend; FoodConsumer.org reports on the study done at UO looking at the possible connection between the brain and obesity; the Roseburg News Review reports that the UO's Sarah Mazze, coordinator of the Climate Master program, will speak Wednesday at a Douglas County Global Warming Coalition event; the UO's Ken Merrell is quoted in the Kansas City Star's coverage on a story titled 'Some question the use of school timeout rooms'; and the San Francisco Chronicle quotes the UO's Paul Swangard in a story about how the economy is even affecting ticket sales for the usually high-drawing Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA, who are playing before sparse pre-season crowds

UO E-clips, Oct. 21

Top stories for October 21, 2008: The UO's Ken Merrell's name continues to appear in newspapers across the country, including today's AP story in USA Today, in a story about how some experts are calling classroom 'time outs' a form of abuse; UO historian Daniel Pope is quoted in the Seattle Times today in a story about where Obama and McCain stand on energy issues; KOHD News reports on a new UO-Oregon State green chemistry center just funded by the National Science Foundation; and the bike wheels keep turning -- the story about how abandoned bikes at the UO are being turned into loaners, with several broadcast reports, including one by KATU TV Channel 2 Portland

UO E-clips, Oct. 22

Top stories for October 22, 2008: Bach Festival in 2009 to expand its horizon, reports the Register-Guard; the Daily Journal of Commerce reports on the new UO-OSU-ONAMI Center for Green Materials Chemistry; the UO's Paul Swangard is quoted in a Los Angeles Times column about, finally, the arrival of baseball's World Series and how an overhaul is needed; OHSU is pondering guns for its security guards, reports The Oregonian; and recent research on dental caries in women by the UO's John Lukacs is featured by the ScienceNOW Daily News

UO E-clips, Oct. 23-24

Top stories for October 24, 2008: Two UO economists (Stephen Haynes and Joe Stone) project the presidential winner, based on incomes by state, the Register-Guard reports; Sarah Mazze discusses her UO-based Climate Master program in a talk in Roseburg, the News Review reports; UO vegetarian food options score well in a survey reported by PETA.org; and the UO is among universities that will take part in a conference in Salem that aims to unite rural-urban interests, Salem-News reports

UO E-clips, Oct. 25-27

Top stories for October 25-27, 2008: Public buildings could benefit by the use of wood heat, according to a UO report cited by the Register-Guard; hard times can be good times for some businesses, reports the Bend Bulletin in a story that quotes UO economist Tim Duy; Western states to discuss cutting greenhouse gases in meetings in Eugene, reports the Register-Guard, which notes that one speaker will be the UO’s Bob Doppelt; Eugene online testing company spans the globe, reports the Associated Press, focusing on Avant Assessment and quoting the UO’s Carl Falsgraf; UO getting $3.2 million in climate change grants, reports the Associated Press; the AP also reports on a National Science Foundation grant to OSU and the UO for a green chemistry center; and the Register Guard in a story titled “Slimy pickings’ cites a UO sustainability program’s project that is benefiting an elementary school’s recycling efforts

UO E-clips, Oct. 28

News stories for October 28, 2008: The Associated Press reports on the UO report that says public buildings could use wood heat; The Oregonian’s story about the UO study looking at obesity and the brain using fMRI is carried by the Cleveland Plain Dealer; two Portland TV stations use the AP story on the $3.2 million in two federal grants to the UO for climate change research; economists, including the UO’s Tim Duy see little optimism in state’s economy, reports TCMnet.com; and the Coos Bay World runs the AP brief about the newly funded NSF center for green chemistry produced materials

UO E-clips, Oct. 29

Top stories for October 29, 2008: the UO guidebook touting wood boilers for heating buildings draws coverage by the Daily Journal of Commerce; UO's nixing of wrestling broke no rules, judge rules, reports the Register-Guard; The Oregonian questions the UO's Judith Hibbard in a story titled 'Remembering to put quality into health care; and KEZI reports on construction progress of the UO's new baseball park

UO E-clips, Oct. 30

News stories for October 30, 2008: Phil Knight and wife, major donors to the UO, have given $100 million to Portland's OHSU, reports the Associated Press and the Chronicle of Higher Education; the UO and police are aiming for a safe, treat-only Halloween Friday night in and around campus, reports the Register-Guard; and a UO professor loves to play with Styrofoam, reports College on the Record

UO E-clips, Oct. 31

Top stories for October 31, 2008: Frohnmayer, Kulongoski dispute ad, say they do endorse Green, reports the Register-Guard; and UO sociology professor John Bellamy Foster writes about capitalism and climate change -- and how it's time for action -- in the Monthly Review