RESEARCHER PROFILES
Finding Common Ground: Susan Brennan and the Science of Collaborative Communication
American Association for the Advancement of Science Member Spotlight
Sept. 26, 2018
KIM COBB: Corals, Climate, and a Changing World
American Association for the Advancement of Science Member Spotlight
Jun. 19, 2018
PETER CLARK: Melting Ice, Rising Seas, and Climate Change
American Association for the Advancement of Science Member Spotlight
Jan. 29, 2018
HELEN MAYBERG’S STRANGE BIRD: The Neurology of Depression
American Association for the Advancement of Science Member Spotlight
Nov. 17, 2017
FROM MICE TO MUSEUMS: Karen Rader’s Study of the History of Science
American Association for the Advancement of Science Member Spotlight
Aug. 07, 2017
MICHAEL SHADLEN: Eyes, Angel Dust, Alan Turing, and Decision-Making in the Brain
American Association for the Advancement of Science Member Spotlight
Jul. 27, 2017
NAOMI ORESKES—Scientific Consensus, Climate Change, and the Merchants of Doubt
American Association for the Advancement of Science Member Spotlight
Apr. 21, 2017
YOLANDA MOSES Discusses Anthropology’s Sordid Affair with Race
American Association for the Advancement of Science Member Spotlight
Feb. 14, 2017
JILL TARTER: Searching for Extraterrestrial Contact
American Association for the Advancement of Science Member Spotlight
Sept. 21, 2016
LOUISE ROLLINS-SMITH, Investigating the Fungus Killing the World’s Frogs
American Association for the Advancement of Science Member Spotlight
Aug. 22, 2016
CAROL PADDEN, Unraveling the Grammar of Sign Language
American Association for the Advancement of Science Member Spotlight
Aug. 15, 2016
MICHAEL SKINNER, shifting the genetic paradigm with epigenetics
American Association for the Advancement of Science Member Spotlight
Jul. 08, 2016
CYNTHIA KUHN, understanding how age and sex factor in drug addiction
American Association for the Advancement of Science Member Spotlight
Jun. 29, 2016
MICHAEL POSNER, measuring the mind
American Association for the Advancement of Science Member Spotlight
May. 27, 2016
ALAN MIX, tiny shells and climate tipping points
American Association for the Advancement of Science Member Spotlight
May. 13, 2016
JANET FRANKLIN adds ecological complexity to the climate change map
American Association for the Advancement of Science Member Spotlight
Feb. 22, 2016
SAM WASSER, fighting to save Africa’s elephants
American Association for the Advancement of Science Member Spotlight
Dec. 16, 2015
KARIN RODLAND, surveying cancer’s biological landscape
American Association for the Advancement of Science Member Spotlight
Nov. 18, 2015
KIMI GRZYB is Shaping Bioenergy Education
American Association for the Advancement of Science Member Spotlight
Aug. 12, 2015
DEB NIEMEIER Turns Civil Engineering into Activism
American Association for the Advancement of Science Member Spotlight
Jun. 25, 2015
THE AMBER SARCOPHAGUS: Dinosaurs, Disease, and Drugs—and the Scientist Behind Jurassic Park
The Portland Mercury
June. 10, 2015
SPARKING CURIOSITY: William Catterall Examines Electrical Signaling and Autism
American Association for the Advancement of Science Member Spotlight
Feb. 4, 2015
ANDREW FOUNTAIN’S LOVE AFFAIR WITH GLACIERS
American Association for the Advancement of Science Member Spotlight
Dec. 17, 2014
ROBERT YEATS SOUNDS THE ALARM ON NORTHWEST EARTHQUAKES
American Association for the Advancement of Science Member Spotlight
Sept. 11, 2014
FEATURE ARTICLES
CATCHING FIRE: The Karuk indigenous tradition of burning forests is culturally and ecologically vital—and the Forest Service is starting to see the wisdom.
YES! Magazine
Spring 2017
A WORLD AFLAME: A UO research project explores the effects of climate change on Northwest Tribes
Oregon Quarterly
May 2016
CHANGES IN THE WIND: Science, collaboration and technology for ocean health
Terra
May 2016
THE FIRST FOUR MINUTES: A Timeline of Portland’s Upcoming Cataclysmic Quake
The Portland Mercury
Mar. 15, 2012
ALL TOMORROW’S BOVINES: The Science of Creating a Climate-Friendly Cow and Why Your Stupid Vegan Friends Might Be Right After All
The Portland Mercury
Mar. 19, 2014
QUAKING COMMUNICATIONS: Oregon’s Telecoms Aren’t Preparing for the Big One
The Portland Mercury
March. 20, 2013
DEATH WARMED OVER: A Cheat Sheet to Our Coming Climate Catastrophe
The Portland Mercury
Sept. 27, 2012
HYPOXIA: HOW IS IT AFFECTING OCEAN LIFE AND WHY?
Confluence Magazine
Nov. 2011
NEWS ARTICLES
THREAT OF SALMON EXTINCTION TURNS SMALL TRIBE INTO CLIMATE RESEARCHERS: As glaciers disappear, fish are expected to follow. But the Nooksack tribe of Washington state has a plan to keep nearby rivers and streams cool.
YES! Magazine
Sept. 06, 2016
THE BOTTOM LINE VS. THE FAULT LINE: Well-Connected Landlords Want the City to Pay for Mandatory Seismic Retrofits
The Portland Mercury
July 16, 2014
VEERING FROM THE LEARNING CLIFF: the unpopularity of STEM
Street Roots
Dec. 2, 2013
CODING FOR QUAKES: Novick’s Ready to Fight for Seismically Safer Buildings – Will It Be Enough?
The Portland Mercury
Oct. 16, 2013
SHAKING UP SALEM: Will Lawmakers Listen to Earthquake Warning?
The Portland Mercury
Feb. 06, 2013
CUTE ANIMAL DEATH WATCH: Do We Have the Stomach to Euthanize Invasive Squirrels, Possums, and Turtles
The Portland Mercury
Aug. 16, 2012
WYDEN’S GRID LOCK: Clean Energy Takes Hit From a Wyden-Sponsored Bill
The Portland Mercury
Jun. 21, 2012
SHAKING BEHIND THE SCENES: City Quake Tour Dances Around Fears Over Portland’s Harbor Wall–and Bridges
The Portland Mercury
May 24, 2012
GUESSING GAME: Oregon’s Quake Planners Take Aim at “Assumptions”
The Portland Mercury
Mar. 22, 2012
REVIEWS
DISASTER PRONE: Full Rip 9.0 Tells Us What We Already Know
The Portland Mercury
Jun. 9, 2013
