UO E-Clips is a daily report prepared by the Office of Communications (http://comm.uoregon.edu) summarizing current news coverage of the University of Oregon.
Media mentions for September 11
The Register-Guard: The University of Oregon on Monday began putting into place a new 6-ton, $2.7 million magnetic resonance imaging scanner to help UO researchers step up their work on the human brain. The machine is going into the $65 million Lewis Integrative Science Building, which is opening next month ... The new whole-body machine replaces a head-only scanner that was purchased in 2002, and will allow the UO to conduct a broader range of research, spokesman Lewis Taylor said ... “Most of the subjects will be volunteers. The majority of those are healthy college students, but there will be special populations being scanned,” such as concussion or stroke victims, he said.
Art DeMuro leaves a legacy in (historic) brick
Portland Business Journal:Art DeMuro, who turned his passion for history and architecture into a successful real estate career, died Saturday ... Most famously, DeMuro helmed the White Stag project, a complicated effort that united three abutting buildings into a single structure largely occupied by the University of Oregon ... His thoughts apparently turned to the future in January, when DeMuro established a $2.8 million bequest to the University of Oregon in his will. The money will fund historic preservation education and create an historic preservation ... and helped launch an annual symposium on historic preservation ... Karen Johnson, associate dean at the UO College of Architecture and Allied Arts, attended with DeMuro. “His goal was to spark others to carry the torch of these old buildings,” she said.
Port tension causes slide in Ore. economic index
CBS MoneyWatch:The impact of the summer labor dispute at the Port of Portland is showing up in a measure of Oregon's economic growth. But the economist who compiles the index says it's a blip in the numbers. The Oregon Measure of Economic Activity for July fell. That was influenced heavily by a sag in volume at the port when shippers diverted their vessels. Economist Tim Duy of the University of Oregon says the index likely will be down for August, as well. But after taking the port's slowdown into account, Duy says, the index suggests that the state's economic picture is little changed: growing slowly and at nearly its average rate for the last two decades.
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Late mentions for September 10
New MRI scanner delivered to UO
KMTR:A brand new MRI scanner was delivered to the University of Oregon Monday. A crane lifted the 12,000 pound machine into its new home at the Lewis Integrated Science Building, set to open in late October. Crews had to remove part of an exterior wall to bring the instrument inside. UO reps say the scanner is the largest of its kind in the region, offering subjects more open space when they’re inside. The larger design keeps subjects comfortable and reduces anxiety, which can lead to better results for researchers. The machine will be mainly used for brain research. Any researcher on campus can buy time to use the scanner. It cost about $2.5 million, paid for through a combination of grants and donations.
Pac-12 Conference building a fan base in China
Los Angeles Times: The conference, with its new television network, hopes to find a new and very large group of consumers in China. The UCLA men's basketball team proved to be a popular attraction in the country last month ... Sport business experts say the conference and its new television network are well-situated to establish a foothold in China, broadcasting games and selling merchandise to an enormous, sports-hungry market. “It's a land grab over there,” said Paul Swangard, managing director of the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center at the University of Oregon. “You have this built-in population of fans, and basketball seems to be one sport that has a tremendous following.”