UO E-clips, Aug. 28

Top stories for Aug. 28, 2009: UO-Ems' deal dims hopes for Civic Stadium, says the Register-Guard editorial; in Canada, a court rules against environmentalists in bid to stop UO-led research, reports Victoria's Times Colonist; and the UO's Tim Duy is interviewed in KEZI' look at the Lane County economy

Hopes for Civic dimming: Ems' deal with the UO could seal the stadium's fate (Register-Guard, editorialJ): It's too early to sound "Taps" for Civic Stadium. But the announcement that the Emeralds and University of Oregon have agreed on a deal for Eugene's minor league baseball team to play the next 20 years at PK Park makes it hard to see how venerable Civic can be saved for future generations.

Court clears blasting of air guns in whale home (Times Colonist, Canada): Environmental groups have lost a bid to stop a U.S. research vessel from conducting seismic tests in a marine protected area off the coast of Vancouver Island. ... The blasts are part of a month-long study led by the University of Oregon geological sciences department to better understand and predict earthquakes. … The research ship arrived in the Endeavour area this week and started seismic tests Wednesday afternoon, said Doug Toomey, University of Oregon professor of geophysics, who is leading the research. Low-frequency soundwaves create images of the structure beneath the seafloor, said Toomey, noting the Endeavour region is the source of numerous earthquakes. "Many of the earthquakes -- which generate sound in the same frequency band as the RV Marcus Langseth seismic array -- are louder than the sounds we will produce."

County Forecast Shows Glimmers of Recovery (KEZI channel 9): Not much has changed for the second quarter of 2009's business index. University of Oregon economic department director Tim Duy said Lane County's overall business index declined 1.7 percent overall. Duy said the forecast shows we're heading toward recovery, but there are still a lot of unanswered questions since there has been so much government incentive programs. Highlights of the county's business index show unemployment continues to drop, home sales fell, while tourism and travel firmed. While the index shows slowing sliding overall, this is the 8th consecutive quarter to show a decline. Duy said the next county economic forecast will be out in mid-November. (Video)

Lag in college readiness draws interest from UO's David Conley, notes The Oregonian
The Oregonian's "Chalk it Up" blog on education notes that a new report finds that Oregon lags behind many states in crafting high school standards and graduation requirements that prepare students for both college and careers. Cited in the article are comments by David Conley, director of the UO's Center for Educational Policy Research and one of the nation's experts on college readiness. (Read blog)
UO scientists’ video on the brain featured by Register-Guard
It is the noodle in our thinking caps, the grey that really matters. And now, at last, it’s the star of its own show. Ladies and gentlemen, the Brain. … that's how the Register-Guard's Greg Bolt begins his coverage of Changing Brains, a DVD-production led by the UO's Helen Neville. (Read story)
Discovery News reports on hearing/brain study by UO's Michael Wehr
While we characterize silence as the absence of sound, the brain hears it as loud and clear as any other noise. In fact, according to a recent study from the University of Oregon, some areas of the brain respond solely to sound termination. Read the full story by the Web-based science news outlet.
Sustainable Cities Initiative scoring big in Gresham
NOTED in Sustainable Business Oregon: This year, the Sustainable City Year program at the University of Oregon is partnering with the City of Gresham to facilitate this process. Sustainable City Year is a university and city partnership (through the UO's Sustainable Cities Initiative) focused on city-identified sustainability projects. ... more than 250 future planners and architects from the UO are devoting an entire year to helping shape a more sustainable future for the city of Gresham. (Read Item)

UO E-clips, Aug. 28

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