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State Tipoffs Involving Oregon Newsletter for Sunday June 21, 2020 ( 23 items )  

A Message From Clackamas Community College President Cook on Recent Supreme Court Rulings
OREGON CITY, Oregon, June 19 -- Clackamas Community College issued the following statement by President Tim Cook: This week we learned of good news for many of Clackamas Community College's students and those living and working in our district. On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits sex discrimination, also protects gay and transgender workers. This means employers cannot fire workers for their sexual orientation or gender identity. This is a majo  more

COVID-19 Fast-Tracks Critical Care Model at Oregon Health & Science University Health
PORTLAND, Oregon, June 19 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release: Patients in an intensive care unit, or ICU, are critically ill and receive the highest level of care in a hospital. During a pandemic - whether to maintain isolation, preserve protective equipment or due to a shortage of health care workers - the traditional bedside care delivery model is not always possible. When the COVID-19 outbreak threatened to overwhelm the ICU bed capacity in Oregon, OH  more

Eastern Oregon University Names Melville as Executive Director
LA GRANDE, Oregon, June 18 -- Eastern Oregon University issued the following news: The Greater Oregon STEM (GO STEM) Hub is pleased to announce David Melville as the new Executive Director, replacing Michael Jaeger who served as Interim Director during the nationwide search. "David brings the ideal combination of experience, education, and interest to this position," Jaeger said. "His strengths in program development and delivery, and his ability to work with the spectrum of partners in the re  more

Lane Community College's Brenda Williams Named One of Four Student Advisors of the Year
EUGENE, Oregon, June 17 -- Lane Community College issued the following news release: Brenda Williams, a student advisor at Lane Community College, has been named a 2020 Advisor of the Year by the Oregon Academic Advising Association. She is the only community college person to win the award; three other advisors were recognized, all from Oregon State University. "Brenda is simply an extraordinary academic advisor. She consistently goes the extra mile to listen to, advise with expertise, encour  more

Lewis & Clark College: Seeing the Forest and the Trees
PORTLAND, Oregon, June 18 -- Lewis and Clark College issued the following news: Conducting field research in the Amazon rainforest sounds enticing on its surface. Perhaps you imagine spending your days immersed in the constant hum of insects as you trek through lush vegetation. Or maybe you visualize standing at the foot of a towering waterfall as exotic birds soar overhead. The reality, however, looks a little different. Every summer, Assistant Professor of Biology Margaret Metz travels to e  more

Oregon Gov. Brown Announces Klamath County Circuit Court Vacancy
SALEM, Oregon, June 18 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Governor Kate Brown announced that she is accepting applications for a judicial vacancy on the Klamath County Circuit Court created by the planned retirement of Judge Roxanne Osborne. The Governor thanked Judge Osborne for her dedicated judicial service, and announced that she will fill the position by appointment. Judge Osborne's retirement takes effect July 31, 2020. Interested applicants should mail or d  more

Oregon Gov. Brown Announces Plans for Face Covering Requirement, Outlines Next Steps in County Reopening Process
SALEM, Oregon, June 18 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on June 17: "Last week I issued a statewide pause on all county applications to move into Phase 1 or Phase 2. This meant holding off on reviewing the reopening applications from Hood River, Marion, Multnomah, and Polk Counties. "I instituted the statewide pause because of the rising number of cases in both rural and urban communities. I did this to give public health experts time to assess what factors are driv  more

Oregon Gov. Brown Calls Special Session to Improve Police Accountability and Address the COVID-19 Pandemic
SALEM, Oregon, June 17 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Governor Kate Brown will convene a Special Session of the Oregon Legislature at 8:00 am Wednesday, June 24, 2020 to take up proposed legislation to improve police accountability and address the COVID-19 pandemic. "We are at a unique moment in America," Governor Brown said. "I am calling a special session to take up two urgent issues facing our state: the COVID-19 pandemic and police accountability. Several   more

Oregon Gov. Brown Issues Face Covering Requirements for Indoor Public Spaces
SALEM, Oregon, June 20 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Governor Kate Brown issued updated guidance from the Oregon Health Authority regarding the use of face coverings in indoor public spaces for Multnomah, Clackamas, Washington, Marion, Polk, Hood River, and Lincoln Counties, effective Wednesday, June 24. The guidance applies to businesses and members of the public visiting those businesses. The full guidance document is available here https://sharedsystems.dh  more

Oregon Gov. Brown Proclaims June 19 as Juneteenth in Oregon and Will Introduce Legislation to Make It an Official State Holiday
SALEM, Oregon, June 19 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Governor Kate Brown announced that she is proclaiming June 19 as Juneteenth in Oregon--a celebration of Black American freedom and commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States--and will introduce a bill in the 2021 legislative session that would make Juneteenth a state holiday. Governor Brown also announced that she is creating a task force focused on statewide law enforcement training, standa  more

Oregon Gov. Brown Statement on Supreme Court Decision on DACA
SALEM, Oregon, June 19 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on the Supreme Court decision in Homeland Security Department vs. Regents of the University of California: "The U.S. Supreme Court took significant action to protect dreamers all across our nation. Dreamers, brought to the United States as children, embody the American dream. While the Supreme Court kept DACA in place for now, the president may still try to end the program. Oregon's 12,000 valued Dreamers serve   more

Oregon Gov. Brown Statement on Supreme Court Decision Protecting LGBTQ Workers From Discrimination
SALEM, Oregon, June 17 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on June 15 on the Supreme Court decision protecting LGBTQ workers from discrimination: "In a landmark 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court took significant action to protect LGBTQ workers from discrimination. Many individuals have feared getting fired simply because of who they are or who they love. Today's decision marks a historic and necessary change to ensure equality and inclusion for all workers. "This Su  more

Oregon Health & Science University Addiction Medicine Fellowship Gets Federal Backing
PORTLAND, Oregon, June 19 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release on June 18: Little more than a decade ago, addiction medicine wasn't even recognized as a distinct specialty in health care. Today, with a deadly national opioid epidemic persisting in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Oregon Health & Science University is among 44 centers across the nation to be awarded federal funding to enhance training of health care professionals to treat people with subs  more

Oregon Health & Science University Applauds Supreme Court Decision to Uphold DACA
PORTLAND, Oregon, June 19 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release on June 18: The very foundation of OHSU's public mission to serve all Oregonians is built on the many members who demonstrate integrity, compassion and scholarship every day through a shared commitment to health care, education, research and service, in a safe and inclusive environment. OHSU remains committed to the principles of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy and celebrates t  more

Oregon Health & Science University: Protecting Transgender, Gender-Nonconforming Communities
PORTLAND, Oregon, June 15 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following statement by President Danny Jacobs: The federal government's decision June 12 to reverse civil rights protections for transgender, gender-nonconforming, gender nonbinary and gender diverse people is antithetical to OHSU's values. By defining the word 'sex' as being biologically determined as male or female, transgender patients will once again be exposed to discrimination by health care providers, hospitals   more

Oregon State University Expands Coronavirus Prevalence Study to Newport
NEWPORT, Oregon, June 16 -- Oregon State University issued the following news on June 15: TRACE-COVID-19, the groundbreaking Oregon State University project to determine community prevalence of the novel coronavirus, is expanding to include two days of sampling in Newport on June 20-21. The addition of Newport to the study follows the positive tests of more than 120 workers at Pacific Seafood, which operates five processing facilities in the city. In Newport, the TRACE-COVID-19 project will i  more

Oregon State University President Ray Issues Statement on Supreme Court DACA Decision
CORVALLIS, Oregon, June 19 -- Oregon State University issued the following statement on June 18 by President Edward J. Ray about the opinion by the Supreme Court regarding the future of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program: The case is known as Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California: "We are strongly supportive and appreciative of the court's opinion, which sustains DACA - an essential protection for approximately 700,000 DACA recipients nation  more

Oregon State University: Honeybee Lives Shortened After Exposure to Two Widely Used Pesticides
CORVALLIS, Oregon, June 17 -- Oregon State University issued the following news: The lives of honeybees are shortened - with evidence of physiological stress - when they are exposed to the suggested application rates of two commercially available and widely used pesticides, according to new Oregon State University research. In a study published in the journal PLOS ONE, honeybee researchers in OSU's College of Agricultural Sciences found detrimental effects in bees exposed to Transform and Siva  more

Oregon State University: Study Finds Oregon's Gender-Affirming Health Care Looks Good on Paper, But Still Lacking in Practice
CORVALLIS, Oregon, June 20 -- Oregon State University issued the following news: While Oregon ranks highly nationwide for its gender-affirming policies and health care for transgender women, many of those polices are not fully realized in practice, a recent study from Oregon State University found. Monday's Supreme Court decision barring employment discrimination against LGBTQ people brings national law more in line with laws that have been in place in Oregon for several years -- laws that hav  more

Portland General Electric, Pacific Power Join West Coast Utilities in Planning for an Electric I-5
PORTLAND, Oregon, June 18 -- Portland General Electric, is a fully integrated electric utility, issued the following news release: Portland General Electric and Pacific Power joined other electric utilities in Washington and California in announcing the results of a study of how to support electric trucks on I-5. The West Coast Clean Transit Corridor Initiative (https://westcoastcleantransit.com/), a study commissioned by an unprecedented collaboration among the utilities, recommends adding ele  more

Southern Oregon University Board Condemns Racial Injustice, Pledges Action
ASHLAND, Oregon, June 20 -- Southern Oregon University issued the following news: The Southern Oregon University Board of Trustees voted unanimously - on Juneteenth, a significant date in the history of Black and African Americans - to condemn racial injustice and pledge to take action as the nation searches for solutions. "We must seize these opportunities, and while acknowledging the challenges, we must assure our students and colleagues that we see them, hear them and stand with them agains  more

Study Finds Oregon State University's Gender-Affirming Health Care Looks Good on Paper, But Still Lacking in Practice
CORVALLIS, Oregon, June 19 -- Oregon State University issued the following news: While Oregon ranks highly nationwide for its gender-affirming policies and health care for transgender women, many of those polices are not fully realized in practice, a recent study from Oregon State University found. Monday's Supreme Court decision barring employment discrimination against LGBTQ people brings national law more in line with laws that have been in place in Oregon for several years -- laws that hav  more

University of Nevada Las Vegas: Juneteenth Celebration Goes Online
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 19 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release on June 18: Growing up in Las Vegas, Kevin Wright just assumed that Juneteenth was celebrated across the country. Then he went away to college in 2010, spending the next eight years living in Flagstaff, Arizona; Portland, Oregon; Cincinnati; Indianapolis; and Burlington, Vermont where he pursued his bachelor's degree, master's degree, and career in higher education. Over the next decade,   more