The OHSU-PSU School of Public Health (SPH), a beacon of excellence in public health education and research, is delighted to introduce its first recipient of the prestigious Achievement Awards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation Oregon Scholar. Lynette Piña, an incoming Health Systems and Policy PhD student, has been selected to... Read more
Someone once said, “It takes a village,” and I have definitely felt the truth of that statement over the weeks since I assumed the presidency of ARCS Foundation Oregon on July 1.
I have so many people to thank for enabling a smooth transition for me from... Read more
Jayathi Y. Murthy, a national leader in higher education engineering teaching, research and service, began her service as Oregon State University’s 16th president on Sept. 9, 2022.
As OSU’s president, Murthy is committed to improving access to college for all learners; advancing student success, undergraduate graduation rates and inclusive excellence... Read more
John Karl Scholz is the 19th president of the University of Oregon. He began his tenure on July 1, 2023, after the UO Board of Trustees unanimously selected him as president on March 13, 2023.
Prior to joining the UO, Scholz was the provost at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a... Read more
Eric Walkingshaw, an ARCS alum who earned his PhD at Oregon State University, is cautiouslyexcited about AI (Artificial Intelligence) and very excited about his current role at Elemental Cognition. The company offers a way to make AI more accurate.
“The thing people are most excited about right now are... Read more
Katie Stelling has been awarded a National Science Foundation fellowship that provides graduate students with three years of funding over five years. The fellowship is awarded directly to the recipient so they can independently fund their own PhD, rather than being tied to funding from a specific grant/project led by... Read more
Michelle Ozaki is an ARCS scholar alum and ARCS Oregon member. Work to finalize her PhD in cancer biology at OHSU continues with a big boost, via a fellowship from the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health. Ozaki has been awarded a F99/KOO fellowship that will... Read more
Julie Branford has contributed her energy, leadership and organizational experience to the Oregon ARCS chapter since she joined in 2014. Julie became a member after attending an annual scholar luncheon and being wowed by the scholar speaker. (That scholar speaker was Julie Maxon, who now has her own lab at... Read more
The Oregon Legislature on Friday confirmed the appointment of six new members of the Oregon State University Board of Trustees. The new trustees, who begin their service July 1, are:
Stephanie Bulger, president, Lane Community College, Eugene.
Karla Chambers, vice president and co-owner of Stahlbush Farms, and a professional artist,
Sunil Joshi, M.D., Ph.D. Class of 2023, celebrated his graduation from the OHSU School of Medicine M.D./Ph.D. Program with his parents and family.
He received the Undergraduate Medical Education School of Medicine Diversity Equity and Inclusion Leadership Award for this award because of his passion and scholarly work in diversity in... Read more
