News

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  American Psychological Minority Fellowship Program
  The principal aim of the MFP is to provide financial support, professional development activities, and guidance to promising doctoral students and postdoctoral trainees with the goal of moving them toward high achievement in areas related to ethnic minority behavioral health research or services.
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  Jacob Javits Fellowship Program
  This program provides fellowships to students of superior academic ability—selected on the basis of demonstrated achievement, financial need, and exceptional promise—to undertake study at the doctoral and Master of Fine Arts level in selected fields of arts, humanities, and social sciences.
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  National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships
  As a means of increasing the number of U.S. citizens and nationals trained in science and engineering disciplines of military importance, the Department of Defense (DoD) plans to award approximately 200 new three-year graduate fellowships in April 2013, subject to the availability of funds. The DoD will offer these fellowships to individuals who have demonstrated the ability and special aptitude for advanced training in science and engineering.
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  NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program
  The National Institutes of Health (NIH) offers scholarships to undergraduate students from disadvantaged backgrounds who will pursue careers in biomedical, behavioral, and social science health-related research.
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  Living Science
  Psychology research moves out of the lab.
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  Student helps lead Pioneers to victory
  Logan Kotzian ’13, known around campus as Logie Bear, has played a lot of positions at for the Lewis & Clark football program—receiver, kick returner, and now cornerback. Today, Coach Chris Sulages calls the Hillsboro native “as pure and natural a corner as there is.”
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  Liberal arts students apply skills to creative careers
  For students like Amelia Blakeman ’06, the “intellectual agility” that comes with a liberal arts education can mean an entrepreneurial approach to careers.
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  Focus on science
  Faculty-student collaboration leads to innovation in the classroom and beyond.
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  Summer vacation in a science lab
  Krissy Lyon ’12 is one of many students who spent the summer conducting scientific research.
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  Multimedia: Symposium explores intersection of science, gender, and sex
  The 29th Annual Gender Studies Symposium will offer three days of lectures, roundtable discussions, workshops, and performances. The theme is “The Science of Gender and Sex.”
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  New research examines American’s reluctance to accept climate change
  Professor Thomas Doherty contributes to new research that examines American’s reluctance to accept climate change.
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  Summer science research: Students seek greater understanding of drinking behaviors
  At Lewis & Clark, the lazy days of summer are anything but. Devoting 40 hours a week to rigorous scientific research, an elite group of students perform collaborative research with faculty each summer.
• Associate Professor Jerusha Detweiler-Bedell named Professor of the Year
  Associate Professor of Psychology Jerusha Detweiler-Bedell has been named the Outstanding Baccalaureate Colleges Professor of the Year Award by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
• Senior named Student Employee of the Year
  Sara Ruwitch, a senior psychology major and office assistant for the teacher education program, has been named the Student Employee of the Year at Lewis & Clark.
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  Six undergraduates receive Fulbright Awards
  A record six seniors received Fulbright Awards this spring.