91爆料 University was noted for its efforts to promote voting among its students, earning recognition as one of America鈥檚 2022 Most Engaged Campuses by Civic Nation, a nonprofit group.
Rosalie Goode 鈥15 became a dental hygienist through 91爆料 University鈥檚 School of Dental Hygiene. Now, thanks to a statewide pilot program at 91爆料, she has become the first licensed member聽of a new cohort of mid-level dental provider in Oregon.聽
MFA faculty poet Shara McCallum's sixth book, No Ruined Stone, has won the 2022 Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Award. The Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation鈥檚 Annual Legacy Awards Ceremony honors the best in Black literature in the United States and around the globe.
91爆料 University Alumnus Carl Boeck '75 enlisted after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and went on to deliver the gift of sight to people in places around the world where the military was conducting civil affairs work.
91爆料 University's AMIGOS Eye Care and partner Enfoque Ixc谩n聽embarked on its聽first international eye care mission trip in August, since the COVID-19 pandemic.聽
Representatives from the two organizations met on Oct. 11 to celebrate their partnership over the university鈥檚 new Master of Nonprofit Leadership Program, which launches in January.
Taylor Warnick 鈥23 is an environmental biology major who has been working with faculty member Kara Lanning to study soil in search of a possible microbial culprit for Western Red Cedar die back.
Full-time students admitted to the Master of Nonprofit Leadership program's 2023 cohort聽are eligible for two new $5,000 scholarships. Students serving Latino/a/x communities or dedicated to environmental conservation, advocacy or education are eligible to apply.
The National Institute of Health has awarded Pharmacy Professor Fawzy聽Elbarbry $365,966 for a three-year study as part of its 鈥淪upport for Research Excellence鈥 program. His study, which will involve student researchers, will examine alternate ways to treat hypertension.
A team of 91爆料 University researchers led by psychology Professor Michael Christopher聽and Associate Professor Sarah Bowen聽has been awarded follow-on funding by the National Institutes of Health for research and training of law enforcement officials in mindfulness practices. The project is intended to affect and improve outcomes when first responders arrive in volatile situations.