CORVALLIS, Oregon, Nov. 17 -- Oregon State University issued the following news release: * * * Acceptance, lack of negativity are keys for passing parenting styles on to the next generation * CORVALLIS, Ore. - The children of people who grew up with parental acceptance and lack of negativity tend to struggle less with their own parenting, a new analysis indicates. The study by researchers at Oregon State University and Utrecht University in The Netherlands also shows that the parenting peo  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 17 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * Accolades: Awards, honors and appointments November * Philip Adeniyi joins African Brain Journal editorial board Philip Adeniyi, Ph.D. (OHSU) Philip A. Adeniyi, Ph.D., a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Stephen Back, M.D., Ph.D., was invited to join the pioneer editorial team of the African Brain Journal, or ABJ, established by the Society of Neuroscientists of Africa. This appointment  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Nov. 19 -- Oregon State University posted the following news release: * * * Calcite deposit from southern Nevada cave reveals 580,000 years of climate history * CORVALLIS, Ore. - Climate history recorded in a calcite deposit in a southern Nevada cave indicates that the hot, arid southwestern United States experienced significant shifts in temperature and rainfall over the last 580,000 years. The findings, just published Link is external in the journal Nature Communicatio  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Nov. 20 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN's College GameDay Built by The Home Depot returns to Oregon for a Top 25 Big 10 showdown as No. 7 Oregon hosts No. 15 USC * * Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota to serve as this week's guest picker * Oregon head coach Dan Lanning joins the set live * Fans are encouraged to arrive early for the chance to enter Pat McAfee's Kicking Contest ESPN's College   more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Nov. 17 -- Oregon State University issued the following news release: * * * Floating solar panels show promise, but environmental impacts vary by location, study finds * CORVALLIS, Ore. - Floating solar panels are emerging as a promising clean energy solution with environmental benefits, but a new study Link is external finds those effects vary significantly depending on where the systems are deployed. Researchers from Oregon State University and the U.S. Geological Surv  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 21 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * New OHSU program honors rich American Indian and Alaska Native heritage * For college students in the new Tilikum Summer Health Experience program, the message from Shandee Dixon, M.S., Ph.D., (Apache) is clear: "Once you are part of this program, you become part of the NNACoE community you have a place at Oregon Health & Science University." Dixon, assistant professor in the OHSU-PSU School o  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 17 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * OHSU research finds persistent racial disparities in cesarean births * Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University's Center for Women's Health have identified recent national trends in cesarean births, noting significant racial and ethnic disparities. The study, published today in JAMA Network Open, found that despite a slight decrease in the overall rate of cesarean births in the Unite  more

ASHLAND, Oregon, Nov. 19 -- Southern Oregon University issued the following news: * * * Open textbook report: 11,000 SOU students, $1.9 million saved The most recent report from Open Oregon Educational Resources, a statewide initiative that promotes textbook affordability for students at Oregon colleges and universities, shows that a total of 71 different faculty members at SOU have taken part in the program since 2015, enabling more than 11,000 students to save an estimated $1.9 million. The  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 17 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * Study: Body's circadian rhythm may increase overnight cardiovascular risk in people with sleep apnea * New research suggests that the circadian system in people with obstructive sleep apnea may disrupt blood vessel function overnight, which may help explain the higher risk of nighttime heart attacks in people with sleep apnea. The research from Oregon Health & Science University suggests the   more