March 4, 2008
In this issue of Lewis & Clark College eNews:
Students Explore Vietnam in New Overseas Program
Scientist’s Gecko Research Leads to New Medical Technology
Innovative Partnership to Reduce Lewis & Clark's Carbon Footprint
Mellon Grant to Bring Postdoctoral Fellows to Campus
College News
Students Explore Vietnam in New Overseas Program
Lewis & Clark’s new overseas study program in Vietnam began in January when 12 students traveled to Ho Chi Minh City. “The Vietnam of today and tomorrow is one that our students will engage with in a way that is much different from what their parents and grandparents experienced,” says Joann Geddes, director of Academic English Studies and one of the program coordinators for the trip.
Scientist’s Gecko Research Leads to New Medical Technology
Recovering from surgery could get a bit easier thanks to an “internal Band-Aid” inspired by the research of Associate Professor of Biology Kellar Autumn. His discoveries regarding the nanostructures that make gecko feet sticky helped researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineer the new medical tool.
Innovative Partnership to Reduce Lewis & Clark's Carbon Footprint
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. The partnership is the first of its kind for a college or university in Oregon.
Mellon Grant to Bring Postdoctoral Fellows to Campus
A $450,000 grant will bring postdoctoral fellows to Lewis & Clark for the next few years in a program designed to bring fresh perspectives and new voices to campus. The grant, from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, will support two postdoctoral fellowships in the humanities per year beginning in the fall of 2008.
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Events of Interest
Date |
Event |
Location |
March 4 |
Portland |
March 5 |
Portland |
March 6 |
Address by the Ambassador of Liechstenstein to the United States, Claudia Fritsche |
Portland |
March 6 |
Portland |
March 12 |
Portland |
Portland |
March 15 |
Tokyo, Japan |
March 16 |
Seoul, South Korea |
March 21 |
Hong Kong |
March 17 |
Portland |
March 18 |
Portland |
March 19 |
Portland |
March 31 |
Portland |
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