Aziz Inan, Shiley School of Engineering, had his brain teaser, “Letter: Alex Trebek by the numbers,” published in the August 20 edition of The Columbian.
Bob Butler, professor emeritus of environmental studies; Jenda Johnson, Earth Sciences Animated; and Wendy Bohon, IRIS education specialist, published “Jamaica – Tectonics and Earthquakes” and “Hispaniola – Earthquakes and Tectonics.” These animations explore plate tectonics, historic earthquakes and tsunamis, and earthquake hazards of Jamaica and Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles region of the Caribbean Sea. See the Jamaica animation using this link and the Hispaniola animation at this link.
Kristin Sweeney, environmental science, had her article, “Linking geomorphic process dominance and the persistence of local elevation” (with Joshua Roering, David Furbish) published in Journal of Geophysical Research – Earth Surface, doi: 10.1029/2020JF005525, August 2020.
Vice president for marketing & communications Michael Lewellen was interviewed for KATU’s “Your Voice, Your Vote” segment, where he discussed the city of Portland’s nearly three consecutive months of protests against systemic racism.
Diane Sotak, Jane Scott, and Tillia Griffin, Clark Library, published “Affordable education with a little help from the library,” Reference Services Review, Vol. ahead-of-print.
SimonMary Asese Aihiokha, theology, gave a talk titled “Racism, Colonialism, and Slavery.” Event organized by Stand Up to Racism – Scotland and Orkney Oot Wae Racism. Via Zoom to audiences in Britain. Held on Thursday, August 20, 2020. Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJtx94mWPgc