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International Affairs Major becomes West Linn’s Youngest City Councilor
Rory Bialostosky BA ’22 will become the youngest City Councilor for the city of West Linn, Oregon. He received the most votes in a field of ten candidates, securing one of the two open positions for a four year term. He plans to continue his undergraduate studies while serving on the city council.
Mathematics and Chemistry Double Major Named Rhodes Finalist
Cabaret in the Time of Coronavirus
From November 4–7, the Lewis & Clark Theatre Department, along with the Music Department presented the musical Cabaret. Taking place in socially lively 1930s Berlin, this musical is a sharp political commentary told through provocative characters and musical numbers. Battling circumstance and technology, the performance could be seen both in-person and virtually while following health and safety guidelines.
Students Win Big at the Invent Oregon Collegiate Competition
Annual Ray Warren Symposium Addresses Race and Movement
Oregon’s small colleges, universities managing COVID-19 successfully - so far
Environmental Affairs Symposium Highlights Local and Global Conservation
The 23rd Annual ENVX Symposium, titled Conservation Conversations, will provide a forum to discuss biodiversity conservation on a local and global level. Taking place virtually from October 20–22, all events are free and open to the public.
“Spiderwoman” Sits Down with Big Biology Podcast
Students Present Original Research Alongside Faculty at Annual Rogers Presentations
Each year, undergraduate students across departments have the opportunity to participate in the John S. Rogers Science Research Program, which supports collaborative scientific research with Lewis & Clark faculty. At this year’s virtual presentations, projects ranged from an interactive game on earthquake preparedness to analysis on ideologies surrounding color blindness and racial passing.
National Science Foundation Awards Physics Professor $135,000 Research Grant
TIME Magazine’s TIME 100 Talks Series Features Alumna, Disability Rights Advocate
Chemistry Professor Awarded $297,000 NSF Grant
The Fight for Farmed Animals
Alumnus-Produced Podcast Earns Webby Award
Seeing the Forest and the Trees
Letter from President Wiewel
Recent Alumnus Awarded Fulbright Grant in Uganda
Lewis & Clark Awarded $750,000 Mellon Foundation Grant
Historic Vietnamese Portland Podcast Now Available Online
Faculty Approve Entrepreneurial Leadership and Innovation Minor
The faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences voted unanimously on March 3 to approve the creation of a minor in entrepreneurial leadership and innovation. The strong support for the new program underscores the fact that the liberal arts and entrepreneurship share a common interdisciplinary approach rooted in understanding people, systems, and methods of creating positive change.
Lewis & Clark Named Top Producer of Peace Corps Volunteers
Special Collections Acquires First Italian Illuminated Manuscript in the Portland Area
Alumni-Founded Podcast Production Company Adds Another L&C Alumnus
Hoffman Gallery Examines “Making a Better Painting”
The exhibit will provide context for the presentations, panel discussions, and hands-on workshops at the Making a Better Painting: Thinking Through Practice Symposium, held on March 6 and 7. The symposium’s keynote speaker is Molly Zuckerman-Hartung, a painter and writer living and working in New York. Zuckerman-Hartung teaches in the low-residency MFA program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Alumna Awarded EPA Award for Environmental Educators
PDX Hillel Takes Top Honors
Recently, Hillel International presented awards to individuals and campuses for creating innovative experiences and meaningful connections for students to develop stronger ties to their Jewish identities. The Greater Portland Hillel—which serves Lewis & Clark College, Portland State University, and Reed College—received Hillel International’s highest honor, the Phillip H. and Susan Rudd Cohen Outstanding Campus Award.
Students bring ancient artisans to life through archaeology and chemistry
A pair of 600-year-old religious paintings that hang in the Church of St. James in Alcúdia, Spain, have seen their share of history. Even centuries after their creation, the paintings, which depict events in the life of Mary, are striking. With the help of determined Lewis & Clark researchers—and some 21st-century technology—their secrets are being coaxed into view. The new issue of The Chronicle takes a look at how faculty and students are researching at the nexus of art and science.
International Affairs Professor Studies Ethical Consumerism in the Portland Cannabis Market
Associate Professor of International Affairs Elizabeth Bennett studies how the political/ethical consumerism movement can promote environmentally and socially responsible products. For the last three years, she has applied her research to the nascent Portland cannabis market. Bennett describes the ways in which consumer activism and sustainable supply chains have emerged in the context of the American and Canadian cannabis markets.
Physics Alumni Cofound a 3D Printing Startup
After building a 3D printer for a class during his senior year, John Kray BA ’17 enlisted the help of Zach Rose BA ’18 to build and sell innovative desktop 3D printers. Their most recent model is so easy to use that Lewis & Clark purchased one for the physics lab.