ROSEBURG, Oregon, Aug. 4 (TNSres) -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release: * * * Community is new hub for Nutrition Oregon Campaign's fight against chronic disease * * * Douglas County is the latest community to partner with Oregon Health & Science University's Bob and Charlee Moore Institute for Nutrition & Wellness for a statewide effort to end chronic disease through healthy food. Called the Nutrition Oregon Campaign, the effort consists of a network of   more

LA GRANDE, Oregon, Aug. 9 -- Eastern Oregon University issued the following news on Aug. 8, 2023: More than 200 statewide industry leaders, politicians, businessmen, and businesswomen gathered at Eastern Oregon University (EOU) on Thursday and Friday of last week to participate in tours, listen to speakers, and attend discussion panels focused on the regional economy, federal and state legislation, program and industry updates. Eastern Oregon University was a title sponsor and host of the 2023  more

LA GRANDE, Oregon, Aug. 8 -- Eastern Oregon University issued the following news: Sixty percent of Oregon's school children are not reading at a fourth-grade level. Eastern Oregon University's Associate Professor of Education Ronda Fritz wants that to change and has been appointed by Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek to the Governor's Early Literacy Educator Preparation Council to lead the charge to improve reading outcomes in Oregon. "EOU has been on the radar for some time now, the word is out that stu  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 9 -- Epstein Becker Green, a law firm, issued the following announcement: Epstein Becker Green (EBG) is pleased to announce the arrival of Andrew Lichtenstein as a Member of the Firm in the Employment, Labor & Workforce Management practice in Los Angeles. He joins EBG from O'Melveny on the heels of recent West Coast additions in Oregon with a group of six attorneys in Portland last month. Lichtenstein's hire adds to the firm's strong West Coast labor and employment  more

NEWBERG, Oregon, Aug. 11 -- George Fox University issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: Renowned Christian author and teacher Richard J. Foster will present an award in his name to pastor and fellow author Dr. Joshua Choonmin Kang at a special September gathering on the campus of George Fox University. George Fox will welcome Foster, a 1964 alumnus, to its Newberg campus to present the award to Dr. Kang at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28, in the university's Canyon Commons dining ha  more

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 10 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news on Aug. 9, 2023: Today, Governor Tina Kotek announced that she is partnering with the Oregon Business Council to convene local elected, business, and community leaders to tackle issues impacting the economic future of Portland's Central City. Governor Kotek and Dan McMillan, President and CEO of The Standard, will co-chair the Portland Central City Task Force (PCCTF). The task force will focus on identifying next st  more

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 9 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news on Aug. 8, 2023: Governor Tina Kotek hosted a signing ceremony for six bills passed during the 2023 legislative session to address the behavioral health crisis in Oregon. "As your Governor, I'm fighting for a behavioral health system that supports healing and recovery no matter where you live," Governor Kotek said. "And to the friends and family who have watched a loved one struggle with an untreated mental health is  more

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 5 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news on Aug. 4, 2023: Today, Governor Tina Kotek provided a list of policy bill and line-item budget vetoes from the 2023 legislative session. Accompanying this list of vetoes are signing letters for bills passed in the final days of the legislative session. "I am grateful to the Legislature for advancing hundreds of bills that will improve the everyday lives of Oregonians, and I look forward to the work ahead to ensure e  more

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 9 -- The Oregon House Democrats issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023: Today, Oregon House and Senate behavioral health care champions joined Governor Tina Kotek as she signed multiple bills that strengthen Oregon's response to the behavioral health and addiction crisis impacting the state. During the 2023 Session, Democrats worked to address these crises on many different fronts. The legislation signed by the governor will expand access to behavioral health car  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 11 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: * * * Small, temporary changes are similar to those experienced after receiving a COVID-19 vaccination * * * A new international study finds that individuals with COVID-19 disease may experience small, temporary changes in menstrual cycle length. Researchers emphasize changes are minor and typically return to normal in next menstrual cycle. The study, published today in the   more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Aug. 11 -- Oregon State University issued the following university news: Oregon State University is launching an initiative to create seamless pathways to higher education for Black, Indigenous and Latino communities in the Portland area through collaborating with organizations serving these communities. Access OSU will launch with an event today at the OSU Portland Center. Leaders from community organizations, K-12 schools, higher education partners and elected officials wi  more

NEWPORT, Oregon, Aug. 10 -- Oregon State University issued the following university news on Aug. 9, 2023: Gray whales that spend their summers feeding off the coast of Oregon are shorter than their counterparts who travel north to the Arctic for food, new research from Oregon State University's Marine Mammal Institute shows. Both males and female gray whales in the subgroup known as the Pacific Coast Feeding Group are smaller than those in the larger group of Eastern North Pacific whales. The   more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Aug. 10 -- Oregon State University issued the following university news on Aug. 9, 2023: One hundred million years ago, as iguanodons and triceratops fled from hungry tyrannosaurs, another biological drama played out on the ground where the giant reptiles trod: Male beetles using their supersized antennae in combat for mates. Researchers have identified a new species of beetle from Burmese amber, a specimen with antennae nearly 8 millimeters long attached to a 2.3-millimeter  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 11 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release: The Oregon Nurses Association on Wednesday, Aug. 9, notified the Oregon Health & Science University bargaining team of their declaration of impasse, meaning that bargaining moves to the next phase. To be clear, a strike has not been declared. The bargaining teams have met regularly since December 2022 to work on a successor contract. The OHSU team will continue working in good faith toward a c  more

ROSEBURG, Oregon, Aug. 11 -- Umpqua Community College issued the following news: This fall term at Umpqua Community College, students will have the opportunity to get on the path to high-wage careers as they train to become medical assistants, paramedics, medical office managers, phlebotomists, dieticians, sports therapists, water quality specialists, robotics engineers, machine learning engineers, accounting, viticulturists, and more. Two new degrees and ten new certificates are now available   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 10 -- Western Seminary issued the following news release: The end of the summer semester coincides with the retirement of two longtime faculty members at Western Seminary: Gary Tuck, PhD and Norm Thiesen, PhD. These professors have faithfully taught and mentored Western students in and outside the classroom for a combined five decades. Tuck began teaching at Western's San Jose site as an adjunct professor in 1988. Not long after completing his PhD in Bible Exposition at   more