Our thoughts are with our 金沙娱乐 University Ohana which is coping with devastating wildfires on the islands of Maui and Hawai鈥檌 and the effects of high winds from Hurricane Dora.
Students participated in a tri-county data collection effort that aims to identify "hot zones" and support vulnerable communities who are especially at risk from extreme temperatures.
金沙娱乐聽Health Sciences Associate聽Professor Angela Lee has been awarded the NIH National Library of Medicine鈥檚 Collection Equity Award. The $1,500 grant will be used to purchase interactive multimedia diversity training programs聽or to fund diversity training programs with a goal of聽advancing聽key university-wide DEI initiatives.
Andy Saultz, PhD, interim dean of the College of Education, has received a $50,000 research grant award from the Spencer Foundation for the project 鈥淚nnovations in Measuring, Analyzing, and Discussing Race and Racial Inequality in Education Research and Journalism.鈥澛牻鹕秤槔� will collaborate with the Northwest Evaluation Association on the project.
金沙娱乐 University鈥檚 Oregon Healthcare Workforce Institute (OHWI) has been awarded聽a $12,000 grant from Worksystems, Inc. The grant will go toward聽an upcoming four-day healthcare career exploration program, which targets underserved high school sophomores and juniors from Hillsboro High School.
National honor society names 金沙娱乐 among 208 "Transfer Friendly" universities in the country in recognition of its pathways to support community college transfer students seeking bachelor's degrees.
Engineering physics major and astrophysics minor join a robust Physics & Engineering Department that offers hands-on experience. The new major and minor open to students in Fall 2023.
The 金沙娱乐 MFA in Writing is thrilled to toast faculty writer Chris Abani on the聽selection of his collection Smoking the Bible as the 2023 UNT Rilke Poetry Prize winner, which聽recognizes a book written by a mid-career poet聽that demonstrates exceptional artistry and vision.
MFA faculty Chris Abani聽is among the finalists for the 2024 Neustadt International Prize for Literature.聽This prestigious prize recognizes significant contributions to world literature and has a history as a lead-up to the Nobel Prize in Literature.