EIN News: Oregon Science & Technology News

Science sites for families

26 Jul 2008 00:31 GMT

... The biggest local science event of the year will be the ... dozens of older exhibits (and possibly the greatest view of any children's museum in the ... traveling exhibition that was created by the Oregon Museum of Science & Industry in Portland. ...

As wars lengthen, toll on military families mounts

26 Jul 2008 00:30 GMT

... of studies by the Army and outside researchers say that marital strains, risk of child ... in Iraq and Afghanistan. In Iraq, the latest survey by Army mental health experts showed ... process," said Bannerman, who has moved to Oregon to work at an animal sanctuary which ...

Drug has potential to prevent alcoholics from relapsing

25 Jul 2008 23:55 GMT

... the result of a mouse study at Oregon Health & Science University, could lead to human clinical trials ... neuroscience department at OHSU and a research scientist at the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center. ...

High-tech Minn. health lab focused on new risks

25 Jul 2008 23:34 GMT

... its edge in public health. Its 140 scientists from the state health and agriculture departments ... tested. There's also a secure area where researchers examine air filters for signs of bioterrorism, ... for a series of foodborne illnesses in Oregon - a relatively rare type of sapovirus. ...

Two Shows: "Serenade," "High Tech-Low Tech"

25 Jul 2008 23:33 GMT

... paintings. As such, it highlights architect Rick Potestio's modest but exceptional plan for this former ... Tech-Low Tech" at its Hoffman Gallery, the Oregon College of Art and Craft invited members ... metal blanket like those occasionally seen in science fiction or in dentists' offices. Carol Milne ...

Animal rights could mean big changes

25 Jul 2008 22:33 GMT

... In the last three years, Florida and Oregon voters have banned

Pelvic Floor Problems in Women

25 Jul 2008 22:33 GMT

... uterus may protrude out from the vagina. Researchers estimate more than 40 percent of women ... Gregory, M.D., a Reconstructive Pelvic Surgeon at Oregon Health & Science University, is trying to understand what causes ...

Garden microbe foils E. coli O157:H7 in laboratory tests

25 Jul 2008 22:11 GMT

... Accredited in California, Arizona, Idaho, Oregon and Washington and for Certified Crop Advisers: ... Consultants in Oregon and Washington. Get the latest info on almond insect pest management and ...

OIT Offers Renewable Energy Systems Degree

25 Jul 2008 21:20 GMT

... In June of this year, the Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) graduated its first ... its first student with a Bachelor of Science in Renewable Energy Systems, the first such ...

Western governors offer emissions plan to cover greenhouse gases

25 Jul 2008 21:08 GMT

... The draft plan, made public Wednesday by Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski's office, is aimed at ... overall while curbing greenhouse gases that many scientists say are altering the earth's climate. One ...

Treatment of farm animals raises hackles in California

25 Jul 2008 19:21 GMT

... In the last three years, Florida and Oregon voters have banned gestation crates and Arizona ... Democratic Party to the Union of Concerned Scientists. Proponents are also bolstered by an independent ...

Metro: 'Yes' to Milwaukie light-rail line

25 Jul 2008 07:34 GMT

... and neighborhood meetings." The bridge would connect Oregon Health & Science University with the Oregon Museum of Science ... bridges farther south. About a dozen people testified at the Metro Council. Some were skeptical ...

Shedding light on, well, light

25 Jul 2008 07:10 GMT

- Beer family tax suit probed

25 Jul 2008 05:49 GMT

... the board of companies like Key Bank Oregon and the Oregon Health & Science University. An avid golfer, he played with ... & Co. correspondence, as well as deposition testimony that he said supports his claims. In ...

Public Safety: July 23, 2008

25 Jul 2008 04:48 GMT

... 28, Hermiston. DUII, Refusing to take breath test: Kimberly Dawn Haigh, 36, 420 W. Roosevelt, ... 37. 4:58 p.m. Saturday Transport to Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, from Good Shepherd. 9:11 p.m. ...