Topic: research
Study of gecko feet leads to advances in the science of friction
3 June 2009
- Advancing Knowledge
Whether it’s driving on icy roads, rock climbing, or getting a better grip on a bat, the science of friction and adhesion plays a role—large and small—in many human activities. In a new research paper published in the Royal Society journal Interface, biology professor Kellar Autumn shows how the nano-hairs on gecko toes can reveal [...]
Senior to improve global health systems with mobile technology
4 May 2009
- Advancing Knowledge
- Engaging our World
Isaac Holeman ’09 is heading to Africa after graduation. Far from a safari vacation, Holeman will start work in Malawi with FrontlineSMS:Medic, a venture he co-founded to support community health workers in the developing world with mobile technology. A biochemistry and molecular biology major, Holeman has earned numerous academic honors in his time at Lewis & [...]
Blog: Professor of Economics urges bank nationalization
27 February 2009
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- Engaging our World
As the nation’s economic crisis deepens and each day seems to bring another crop of data and analysis, finding reliable sources for information can feel overwhelming. For the past several months, Professor of Economics Martin Hart-Landsberg, director of Lewis & Clark’s Political Economy program, has been sifting through reports and analyses that have emerged from [...]
Video: Student-led grant program supports student research
7 January 2009
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- Engaging our World
For more than a quarter of a century, Lewis & Clark College students have dedicated a portion of their student fees to support the work of their peers. The program, managed by the Student Academic Affairs Board (SAAB), provides grants to students to attend conferences, conduct research, bring scholars to campus, and support student art [...]
Video: Multi-institutional exchange model trains next generation of environmental leaders
12 November 2008
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- 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 [...]
Loening’s protein research raises questions and explores opportunities
17 October 2008
- Advancing Knowledge
(Portland, Ore.)—Niko Loening’s research is casting new light on proteins, one of the basic elements of all living species. Loening, assistant professor of chemistry, is an expert in protein-structure determination, and his work is raising questions about how proteins are formed and how proteins from one species may affect another. This summer, Loening published a study [...]
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 [...]
Video: Students share summer vacation with spiders
20 August 2008
- Advancing Knowledge
(Portland, Ore.)—Spending 40 hours a week with venomous spiders might not be an ideal summer vacation for most people, but for sophomore Tessa Marzulla and junior Micah Depper it’s been an incredible experience. The biology majors have spent their summer analyzing the evolution of the Loxosceles reclusa, or brown recluse spider as part of the [...]
Dean Klonoff collaborates on initiative to reform class-action lawsuits
15 July 2008
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- Engaging our World
(Portland, Ore.)—For four years, Robert Klonoff, dean of Lewis & Clark Law School, has been working with a handful of top legal scholars, judges and practitioners from across the country on a project designed to improve the legal process of class action lawsuits. When the project is finished, it could dramatically change the way class-action [...]
Bentley receives NSF grant for nanoparticle work
15 July 2008
- Advancing Knowledge
(Portland, Ore.)—Anne Bentley, assistant professor of chemistry, received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Development Award in Chemistry worth $100,000 to support her work with nanoparticles. Throughout the next year, Bentley will use the grant to integrate research, teaching, and service components of her work with microscopic fluorescent particles, which are similar to materials used [...]