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Stephanie Salomone, mathematics, presented “Roundtable: The REFLECT Project: Spreading Evidence-Based Teaching in STEM” (with co-presenters Tara Prestholdt, Valerie Peterson, Eric Anctil, Heather Dillon, and Carolyn James) at the National Network of STEM Education Centers Meeting, Columbus OH, June 2018. Simon Aihiokhai, theology, wrote “Trinity and Christian Discipleship as Relationships” for Wakeup Lazarus Blog, May 27, 2018. He […]

Jacquie VanHoomissen, biology, just returned from a very successful 2018 conference this past week at Ohio State University, where she organized and facilitated a workshop titled, “Diversity, Inclusion and Culture in the Human Anatomy and Physiology Course.” Her talk provided guidance and ideas for incorporating these themes into the traditional curriculum in a content-heavy biology course in order […]

Eddie Contreras, studies abroad, co-pesented a session titled, “Promoting Inclusion in International Education in a Climate of Exclusion” on June 1, 2018, at the annual NAFSA Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with Heather Barclay Hamir, president/CEO of the Institute for Study Abroad, Butler University, and James Lucas, assistant dean of global education and curriculum, Michigan State […]

Melanie Gangle, accessible education services, and Karen Eifler, Garaventa Center, had their essay “What Do I Need to Know About and Do For Students With Learning Disabilities?” included in The College Teacher’s Handbook: A Collection for New Faculty, published this month by Magna Publications. A Kindle version is available at this link. Eli Goldwyn, mathematics, received a Center for […]

Vail Fletcher and Jennette Lovejoy, communication studies, have published their book, Natural Disasters and Risk Communication: Implications of the Cascadia Subduction Zone Megaquake (with Bradley Adame, Bob Butler, Ashleigh Day, Yianni Doulis, Chris Goldfinger, Julie Homchick Crowe, Do Kyun Kim, Kai Kuang, Hiroaki Matsuura, Claude Miller, Julie Novak, Keiichi Sato, and Kathryn Schulz) through Lexington […]

Jessica Wode, residence life, had her article, “Identifying the Factors That Motivate Students to Choose Off-Campus Housing,” published in The Journal of College and University Student Housing, vol. 44, no. 2 (2018). See the article at this link. Peter Pappas, education, has published his latest iBook, Tech Tips For Teachers, at the conclusion of his […]

Amber Vermeesch, nursing, received the Integrative Nursing Faculty Fellowship, University of Arizona College of Nursing, March 2018. She presented “Road Less Traveled: Stressors & Coping Strategies of Undergraduate Nursing Students,” a poster presentation at Western Institute of Nursing’s 51th Annual Communication Nursing Research Conferences, Spokane, WA, April 11-14, 2018, with Halina Barber and students Sarah Fenner and Laura McDonagh. She also […]

According to Sr. Angela Hoffman, chemistry, five UP students presented research at the national American Chemical Society meeting in New Orleans on March 19th: Madeline Otto: “Isolation of antibacterial and antifungal activity of ancient soil sediment actinomycetes;” Siva Ho: “Purifying potential cancer-inhibiting compounds in basket plant (Callisia fragrans);” Coyla Munson: “White turnip peroxidase enzymatic stability with calcium chloride […]

Valerie Peterson, mathematics, presented at the American Mathematical Society’s Western Sectional meeting, held at Portland State University the weekend of April 14-15. Her talk, “The REFLECT Project: Spreading Evidence-Based Practices in STEM,” described ongoing NSF-sponsored work with Stephanie Salomone, mathematics; Eric Anctil, education; Heather Dillon, engineering; Carolyn James, mathematics; and Tara Prestholdt, biology, that aims […]

Alice Gates, social work, served on the planning committee for Social Work Day on the Hill, sponsored by the Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy (CRISP).  The two-day conference took place in Washington, DC, March 21-22, 2018, and including lobby visits with the Oregon congressional delegation on Capitol Hill. Two social work students, Danielle […]