When the Boxers take to the gridiron Sept. 2 to kickoff the 2017 football season, they will be among the first of Pacific University’s athletic teams to compete on the newly named Ledbetter Field.The state-of-the-art artificial turf playing field at Hanson Stadium in Lincoln Park was resurfaced this summer as it hit the end of its original lifespan.
The Pacific University College of Health Professions held annual commencement exercises for six of its eight schools on Saturday, Aug. 12, on the Marsh Hall East Lawn at the Forest Grove Campus, highlighted by the awarding of the university's first-ever research-focused doctoral degree, a PhD, or doctor of philosophy.In all, nearly 250 students from the schools of Audiology, Dental Hygiene Studies, Graduate Psychology, Healthcare Administration and Leadership, Occupational Therapy and Physician Assistant Studies participated in the ceremony and celebrated with their families and friends.
On Aug. 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse will sweep across America for the first time in 99 years.Time to do your homework to prepare for this much-anticipated celestial show!Pacific University's faculty experts in physics, biology and optometry are here to help, answering practical, eclipse-related questions and exploring the deeper meaning of what's likely to be a once-in-a-lifetime event for many people.
Pacific University Press, the publishing arm of the 168 year-old higher education institution based in Forest Grove, Ore., is proud to release its second book, a well-researched chronicle of how Oregon Health & Science University revitalized itself and became a national leader in medical education, health care, and research.
Pacific University Handball wrote the latest chapter in its illustrious history with yet another stellar performance at the annual United States Handball Association National Collegiate Championships, held Feb. 22-26 at Arizona State University.The Boxer women successfully defended their team national championship in the A Division, as did the combined men’s and women’s team in the A Division.
A Pacific University alumnus is among just 129 selected from more than 2,700 candidates as a 2017-2018 Schwarzman Scholar at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. Jordan Kronen '14, who graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree politics and government and went on to teach in Malaysia through a Fulbright award, is Pacific's first honoree in the two-year-old Schwarzman program, modeled after the University of Oxford's Rhodes Scholarship.
A new study led by Pacific University biologist Chris Templeton demonstrates that the alarm calls of songbirds are dramatically impaired by road traffic noise. Research by Templeton and colleagues has shown that signals critical for the survival of animals are compromised when birds live near even moderately busy roads.
Pacific University (Ore.) will celebrate more than 60 years of its Hawaiian tradition with a series of historic events on the Islands Sept. 15-17, culminating with the Boxers’ first-ever football game in Hawai’i. The game is also believed to be the first-ever NCAA Division III game held in the state.When the Boxers meet Occidental (Calif.
Less than a year after its founding, Pacific University Press celebrated the release of its first book to much fanfare on Thursday, June 23.The launch of When the Rewards Can Be So Great: Essays on Writing and the Writing Life, edited by Kwame Dawes, marked the Press’ successful debut with a reception in honor of the book’s contributors: Dawes’ fellow faculty within the university’s thriving Master of Fine Arts in Writing low-residency program.
Pacific University alumnus and current Board of Trustees member Douglas R. (Doug) Weberling '72, OD '74 has been named the sixth recipient of the Kamelia Massih Prize for a Distinguished Optometrist. Dr. Weberling received the honor at Pacific University's professional programs commencement ceremony on May 21."I look at honorees who have received this award previously and I am humbled to be recognized as they have been," Weberling said.
Verso Books has published the latest book by Pacific University Politics & Government professor Jules Boykoff, a critically acclaimed scholar in the areas of international sport and its social implications.Now available in bookstores and online, Power Games: A Political History of the Olympics chronicles the modern games, their checkered political history and corresponding impact on both a global and local scale.
The university's seventh annual Give Kids A Smile day on Saturday, Feb. 7 provided more than 100 children of low-income families with critical dental care, including comprehensive evaluations and necessary restorative procedures.
Three MarCom-produced projects were cited for excellence at the annual District VIII Conference of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education held in Seattle Feb. 4-6.
School of Pharmacy associate professor Ben Chavez, Chavez conducted research with colleague Mary Bridgman of Rutgers University, supports the belief that Febuxostat is an effective alternative drug for patients who are intolerant of a therapy known as allopurinol.
Dr. JP Lowery is one of hundreds of optometrists across the country who provide free comprehensive eye exams to infants as part of a nationwide program. The exams can detect eye problems early enough to prevent vision loss and learning disabilities.