Topic: environment
Conference to bring together animal law experts from around the world
6 October 2008
- Advancing Knowledge
- Engaging our World
- Living Portland
(Portland, Ore.)—Legal issues involving animals—from pet food contamination to wildlife habitat protection—frequently appear in national and international headlines. Such issues are waking up the world—everyone from average pet-owners to professionals working in all sectors—to the immense scope and reach of the field of animal law. Leading animal law experts will convene at the 16th annual Animal [...]
Researchers explore Oregonians’ connection to nature and concepts of utopia
29 September 2008
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- Engaging our World
- Living Portland
(Portland, Ore.)—Language and imagery used to convey nature generally project a dichotomy between two vastly differing futures: a dystopian land of total destruction due to climate change or a utopian world of humans living in harmony with nature. Both scenarios may be improbable but are possibly related as they capture some of our greatest hopes [...]
Integrating science and art, senior speaker captivates campus
6 May 2008
- Advancing Knowledge
- Living Portland
(Portland, Ore.)—Meagan Nuss, an environmental studies major, with a concentration in art, will be this year’s senior speaker at the 2008 College of Arts and Sciences Commencement this weekend. Nuss says she hopes her speech will remind graduating seniors that, despite their diverse backgrounds and the innumerable journeys they will take in the future, their shared [...]
Environmental Law Program receives top ranking by U.S. News & World Report
2 April 2008
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- Engaging our World
(Portland, Ore.)—Lewis & Clark Law School’s Environmental Law Program ranks No. 1 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2009 annual rankings of law schools. This is the eighth time that the environmental law program has taken top honors in this field since 1997. The ranking was produced through a survey of faculty from across the [...]
Bringing immigration policy to life: Students document a Mexican migration experience
12 March 2008
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- Engaging our World
(Portland, Ore.)—While thousands of college students will spend their spring break at the beach, a group of students taking an immigration history course, U.S.-Mexico Borderlands, will be exploring the migration route between the two countries, documenting Oaxacan immigration to Oregon. The alternative spring break project, from March 22 to March 29, was collaboratively developed by Associate [...]
First-of-its-kind partnership to reduce college’s carbon footprint
15 February 2008
- Living Portland
(Portland, Ore.)—In an effort to expand its use of alternative energies, Lewis & Clark is partnering with Honeywell International, a technology and manufacturing company, to supply the campus sports facility with solar power. Under the agreement, Honeywell will install solar panels on the roof of the Pamplin Sports Center and sell to the college the [...]
Nature: The remedy for holiday stress
19 December 2007
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- Living Portland
(Portland, Ore.)—A lot of attention is paid to the environmental impact of living in a global economy and consumer-centric culture but the psychological impact of a consumer-driven culture is often ignored. Thomas Doherty, an adjunct faculty member in counseling and psychology and practitioner of eco-based therapies, talks about the negative affects the holidays can have [...]
Focus the Nation at Lewis & Clark schedule announced
14 December 2007
- Engaging our World
(Portland, Ore.)—A preliminary schedule of events for Focus the Nation at Lewis & Clark is now available online. On January 31, 2008, Focus the Nation events throughout the country will bring together millions of people at universities, colleges, and faith and civic organizations to create a sustained, non-partisan national discussion about confronting the challenge of [...]
Goodstein takes the plunge to raise awareness of global warming
13 December 2007
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- Engaging our World
(Portland, Ore.)—For Professor of Economics and Focus the Nation Project Director Eban Goodstein, the chilly banks of the Willamette River are just another stop on the path to the elimination of global warming. On Saturday, December 8, Goodstein and others hosted a Polar Bear Plunge to raise awareness about the plight of the polar bear [...]
Goodstein delivers keynote address at Convocation
13 November 2007
- Engaging our World
(Portland, Ore.)— Eban Goodstein, professor of economics, delivered the keynote address at Opening Convocation for the College of Arts & Sciences. Goodstein, the project director for Focus the Nation, challenged the class of 2011 to join the effort to find new solutions to the global warming dilemma. With less than three months to go before [...]