Topic: nature
Video: Therapy with a dose of nature
12 December 2008
- Advancing Knowledge
- Engaging our World
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. To combat these unhealthy trends, psychologists are discovering the benefits of connecting people to nature to treat depression, stress and addictions, as well as attention deficit [...]
Video: Multi-institutional exchange model trains next generation of environmental leaders
12 November 2008
- Advancing Knowledge
- Engaging our World
As environmental issues and the demand for solutions grow, Jim Proctor, professor and director of Lewis & Clark’s environmental studies program, is working to create a national model for training the next generation of environmental policy makers. Get the latest Flash Player to see this player. [Javascript required to view Flash movie, please turn it on and [...]
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 [...]
Poet Laureate’s archive placed with Lewis & Clark
28 April 2008
- Engaging our World
- Living Portland
(Portland, Ore.)—The family of poet William Stafford has generously given his papers to Lewis & Clark College, where they will be in the care of Special Collections at the Aubrey R. Watzek Library. Stafford, who passed away in 1993, was Oregon’s poet laureate from 1975 to 1990, and a professor at Lewis & Clark for [...]