FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Meetings at LCOG September 25-29, 2023 LCOG Board of Directors Date: Thursday, September 28, 2023 Time: 6:00-8:00 p.m. Location: Lane Council of Governments, Park Place Building, 5th floor, Buford Meeting Room, 859 Willamette St., Suite 500, Eugene, OR 97401 and Zoom Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89868625575?pwd=dE5IWFdJamd6eWRSOU5JTTZWRlkrQT09 Meeting ID: 898 6862 5575 Passcode: 418897 One tap[Read More…]
Month: September 2023
Oakridge Library Seeking Submissions for Silent Auction
The Oakridge Public Library is holding a silent auction fundraiser in October. Contributions of high quality, high value items would be greatly appreciated! Fine art and jewelry from local artists as well as gift baskets and gift certificates from local businesses are highly desired! If you would like to donate[Read More…]
Consortium receives National Science Foundation funds to continue initiative that monitors ocean conditions in real time
By Michelle Klampe, 541-737-0784, [email protected] Sources: Ed Dever, [email protected]; Anthony Koppers, [email protected] This news release is available online: https://beav.es/Tzi Photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAVdoX B-roll video: https://oregonstate.box.com/s/cosgpx381k6aaterubuq3gaz7pv9kl2v CORVALLIS, Ore. – The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded a coalition of academic and oceanographic research organizations including Oregon State University a five-year, $220 million cooperative agreement to continue operating and maintaining the Ocean[Read More…]
Compound derived from hops reduces abundance of gut microbe associated with metabolic syndrome
By Steve Lundeberg, 541-737-4039, [email protected] Sources: Natalia Shulzhenko, [email protected]; Andrey Morgun, [email protected]; Adrian Gombart, 541-737-8018, [email protected] This news release is available online: https://beav.es/Tz3 Photo: https://flic.kr/p/oYPpMH CORVALLIS, Ore. – Researchers have shown in a mouse model and lab cultures that a compound derived from hops reduces the abundance of a gut bacterium associated with metabolic syndrome. The[Read More…]
Socially vulnerable populations are disproportionately exposed to wildfires in the West, study finds
By Michelle Klampe, 541-737-0784, [email protected] Source: Erica Fleishman, [email protected] This news release is available online: https://beav.es/TDc Photos and graphic: https://flic.kr/p/2kU5Y54; https://flic.kr/p/2kTZsuz; https://flic.kr/p/2p32sF3 CORVALLIS, Ore. – People experiencing a high degree of social vulnerability are also more exposed to wildfires in Oregon and Washington as wildfire risk increases, a new study shows. Social vulnerability is a characteristic of[Read More…]