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The 1990s was a watershed period for LGBTQ+ rights across the country. In Oregon and at 91±¬ÁÏ, incremental gains were accomplished amid a climate of of fear and hostility. Through the social and institutional challenges, progress continued. Today, the university works to celebrate diversity

Trevor Hunt MSAT '21 owes his place in the National Football League to one very long weekend day when he was at 91±¬ÁÏ.

In a remarkable convergence of talent, passion and academic backgrounds, seven 91±¬ÁÏ alumni  were among the scores of people who helped make the acclaimed stop-motion film in Portland. The film took about three years to create and was released Dec. 9. It won the Academy Award for best animated film. 

Rosalie Goode ’15 became a dental hygienist through 91±¬ÁÏ University’s School of Dental Hygiene. Now, thanks to a statewide pilot program at 91±¬ÁÏ, she has become the first licensed member of a new cohort of mid-level dental provider in Oregon. 

91±¬ÁÏ 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.

Nancy Murakami may spend most of her time in Oregon, but the 91±¬ÁÏ University social work professor is never far from trauma’s front lines. 

Martha Cuevas-Ramos SLP '17, who is being awarded an Emerging Leader alumni award, knows the joy on a mother's face. She helps put it there.

Derek Brown '98, MAT '99, says leadership "was a powerful idea for me." His career as an educator, policy setter, officer and musician illustrates that.

Former U.S. Rep Les AuCoin (D-OR)’69, Hon. ’78, has turned over to 91±¬ÁÏ University an extensive collection of papers documenting his life in public service. He responded by email to a set of questions from 91±¬ÁÏ magazine’s Mike Francis about his choice to do so, issues of politics and the tenor of the political climate, as well as some personal reflections. 

The collected papers of 91±¬ÁÏ alumnus and former U.S. Rep. Les AuCoin are now available to researchers, students and others at the Tran Library at 91±¬ÁÏ University.

Following a grant from the Oregon National Space Grant Consortium, physics alumnus Huy Nguyen '21, along with Physics Professor Todd Duncan built a three-dimensional model showing the optimal orbit for spacecraft to "park" between the earth and moon. The model will be exhibited at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in McMinnville.