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 June 19
Grads’ last lesson:Speakers urge the UO Class of 2012 to rise above hard times
Register Guard: The University of Oregon Class of 2012 is, alternatively, “blessed” and “screwed,” according to graduation speakers who cajoled about 3,500 of the 5,000-student class who participated in Monday’s commencement exercises at Matt Knight Arena.
Why public university presidents are under fire
CNN Opinion: We know an industry is in crisis when its top institutions cannot establish stable leadership. That is the case with some of our nation's best public universities today.When the Board of Visitors at the University of Virginia pressured President Teresa Sullivan to resign on June 10, she became the fourth leader of a flagship public university to leave office under a cloud of controversy in the last year.
Study: Pot dispensaries don't increase teen drug use
MyNorthwest.com, Seattle: New research, analyzing multiple studies of teenage behavior suggests it's wrong to blame legal, medical marijuana dispensaries for an increase in teen drug use."Teen drug use is going up from 2005 to 2011," concedes Benjamin Hansen PhD, an assistant professor of economics at the University of Oregon. "However, we find no evidence that it's related to a state's passage of a medical marijuana law," he concluded.
Healthcare Today, UK: New research from China and the United States shows that practising meditation for just a few hours can prompt beneficial changes in a person's brain. Using imaging technology, researchers have found that short-term meditation can improve self-control, mood, stress response and immunity response. … According to Michael Posner …
Late media mentions for June 18
Oregon prof: 'A nation's rate of belief in hell predicts lower crime rates'
KVAL, Huffington Post: Religions are thought to serve as bulwarks against unethical behaviors. However, when it comes to predicting criminal behavior, the specific religious beliefs one holds is the determining factor, says a University of Oregon psychologist.
Study: Medical marijuana doesn't increase teen pot use -- KEZI-TV: Does legalizing medical marijuana lead to more teens smoking pot? That's what a new study, co-authored by a University of Oregon researcher, aimed to find out. "When we thought about it theoretically, we didn't know what to expect," said UO assistant professor Benjamin Hansen.